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Feb 5, 2018 · Teachers, check out our 1930s teaching resources: http://amzn.to/2FL1mI5 The following video provides a brief introduction to "big band music" or "swing music", including a few of the major ...
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- Reading Through History
Clarinettist and founding member of Kansas Smitty's, Giacomo Smith, joins the Guildhall Big Band to launch their 2020/21 series of performances exploring big...
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- Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Sep 14, 2019 · Before settling in Harlem, Mary Lou Williams traveled the country playing with big bands. The road shaped her sound, and her theory of black music as "the greatest and only true art in the...
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- Daphne A. Brooks
Mar 11, 2016 · The Boswell Sisters were a close harmony singing group, consisting of sisters Martha Boswell, Connee Boswell, and Helvetia “Vet” Boswell, noted for intricate harmonies and rhythmic experimentation (source). They had up 20 hits during the 1930s, including the number-one record “The Object of My Affection” (1935).
Takes us on a journey of over 200 years of band history from the “Harmonie” ensembles of Colonial America (lat... A rich and colorful tradition brought to life.
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- Robert J Garofalo
Sep 10, 2019 · By 1936, then-25-year-old Mary Lou Williams' reputation already preceded her. The pianist's primary gig — Kansas City band Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy — was taking off, booked for packed ...
Jan 14, 2014 · The early years of jazz did feature a number of all-women big bands like The Ingenues, but they were often marketed as novelties or for their looks, with musicians forced to wear frilly or revealing outfits.
