Please note that material donations cannot come directly to the Center. The Swing Era provided the sound track to the Great Depression and World War II, and in its music lie the stories of one of the ...

In 1925 the Jazz Age was in full swing. It was the year Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington made their first recordings.The Phantom of the Opera opened at movie theaters. The Ku Klux Klan marched ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Lake Street Dive is headed back to Northeast Ohio this summer. The eclectic pop quintet that effortlessly blends soul, folk, swing-era jazz, Motown and more will headline the ...

Jazz saxophonist Soweto Kinch introduces the music of the swing era - the main form of pop music from around 1935 to 1946. Soweto is joined in the studio by Nick Jurd (double bass) and Jonathan ...

That period was known as the ‘Swing Era.’ Marked by segregation, this music had the ability to break racial barriers by bringing people together to enjoy the music, to dance and to have fun.” ...

Changing technology has everything to do with the way music is made and enjoyed. For a powerful reminder, look no further than the current Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown,” whose climax ...

In 1925 the Jazz Age was in full swing. It was the year Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington made their first recordings.The Phantom of the Opera opened at movie theaters. The Ku Klux Klan marched ...