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 ...

Each band had its own arranger, who wrote the music. Although there were still some improvised solos in swing music, playing the parts that were written by the arranger was very important.

The legendary Glenn Miller was one of the most successful of all dance bandleaders back in the Swing Era of the 1930s and ...

But as the handsome building at 325 W45th Street, designed by the famous New York architect Emery Roth celebrates its 100th ...

“The King of the Savoy” reigned supreme over jazz drummers in New York in the 1930’s. He was the consummate showman and with his fluid and rhythmic style, was perfectly suited for the swing era. He ...