Beer Talk: The Two Man Gentlemen Band
Vaudeville swing duo The Two Man Gentlemen Band recorded some of the first Soundcheck jingles earlier this summer. Now, Andy Bean and Fuller Condon, (the gentlemen in the band), return to our studio...
View ArticleGig Alert: Cynthia Sayer
ARTIST: Cynthia SayerDOWNLOAD:"Ella Miriam's Blues"SHOW: Tuesday at Joe's Pub ($20)It's simple to say but easy to forget: Jazz just doesn't sound the way it used to. We’ve gotten so used to groups...
View ArticleSwing Dancers Celebrate Man Who Made Them Fly
Over 2,000 swing dancers from as far away as Mozambique, Australia and Sweden will gather in New York this weekend to celebrate the 100th anniversary of late Harlem dancer Frankie Manning's birth.The...
View ArticleThe Soul Queen of New Orleans Lights Up Midsummer Night Swing
Grammy-winning vocalist Irma Thomas, the “Soul Queen of New Orleans,” talks about her life and career, as well as her upcoming performance with The Allen Toussaint Band at Midsummer Night Swing on June...
View ArticleDungeons & Dragons rolls a 20, now a critical hit in the Toy Hall of Fame...
Photo by Flickr user janet galoreFisher-Price Little People, Dungeons & Dragons and the swing became the newest toys Thursday to be inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame.Finalists that did...
View ArticleIndian Summer
Tonight at Carnegie Hall, a star-studded cast performs the large-scale operetta "Babes in Toyland" by Victor Herbert. But WNYC's Sara Fishko turns her attention to a much more modest creation by that...
View ArticleSquirrel Nut Zippers Sling Some Hot Swing
The big band jazz and hot swing revivalists Squirrel Nut Zippers from Chapel Hill, North Carolina have always been a guaranteed good time since they broke through in the late 1990’s,with their platinum...
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