Jimmy Dorsey News

A trumpet player for bands led by Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman, Maestro Camarata made his greatest mark as an arranger.

The Tacoma jazz scene lost its linchpin when Red Kelly died in 2004. Many of the best musicians in the Northwest performed in his little Tacoma Avenue club, and it definitely wasn't for the money.

Another era will come to life through the musical styles of Hunter Fuerste and his American Vintage Orchestra on Saturday, June 28.

Three free summer concerts in the park Jessica Shawley 19.JUN.08 This summer, the Main Street Committee and Chamber of Commerce of Arcadia are teaming up to bring lively, clean, no-cost fun to the residents of ...

' Si Zentner was born in Brooklyn on June 13, 1917. He attended Thomas Jefferson High School.

Married 47 years, Skip and Helen Jones danced like a dream to big band sounds of Jimmy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, and Harry James.

Lynn Roberts identifies herself as a "big band singer," and the label is well-earned. It also makes her part of an extremely small group of musicians who've been around since the big band days and who still are ...

“Who will be teaching the upper register?”

OBITUARY: Jimmy Giuffre Clarinettist, saxophonist and composer. Born Dallas, Texas, April 26, 1921. via The Australian

“Our love is here to stay"? Sure they can, and you don't even need Reader's Digest Music to get back "In the Mood.”

"I'll Be Seeing You" is one of them. "I'll Walk Alone" is another. And, of course, "I Don't Want to Walk Without You." Not to mention "G.I. Jive," "Sentimental Journey," "Juke Box Saturday Night," "Saturday ... via Sun Post News

“It will come full circle when I take the stage with Jack's son, Jim”

Frank Perowsky has toured with the big bands of Jimmy Dorsey and Woody Herman and recorded with the likes of Les and Larry Elgart, Tito Rodriguez and Johnny Richards. via Des Moines Register

“The music is a trip down memory lane for some and just a wonderful experience for others.”

Paris Entertainment Series will present its final concert of the 2007-2008 season Saturday. via Paris Texas

“My father used to tell the same bad joke about me everywhere we went: `He's born on Feb. 29. That means he can collect family allowance till he's 18, then he can switch to an old age pension,'”

Peter's Cathedral. He also excommunicated King Henry VIII after Henry assumed leadership of the Church of England. via The Toronto Star

“Curtsy while you're thinking of something to say. It saves time.”

Today is Friday, Feb. 29, the 60th day of 2008 with 306 to follow. This is Leap Year Day, which occurs only once every four years. via Political Gateway

McGarrigle family reunites at songwriters gala Family snapshot: From left, Kate McGarrigle, Martha Wainwright, Rufus Wainwright, Sylvan Lanken, Lily Lanken and Anna McGarrigle in a long-ago winter scene. via The Toronto Star

“I'm Beginning to See the Light”

Kitty Kallen was a band singer, and later a soloist, who lit up bandstands with a handful of top leaders during the '40s. She's remembered for three reasons: big-band fans know that she was the one who replaced ... via KOY-AM Tempe

To people of my parents' generation who were teens and young adults during World War II, "oldies" refers to the Big Band and Swing music of groups led by the likes of Harry James, Tommy and/or Jimmy Dorsey, ... via Associated Content