A big band or jazz orchestra is a type of musical ensemble of jazz music that usually consists of ten or more musicians with four sections: saxophones, trumpets, trombones, and a rhythm …

The swing era (also frequently referred to as the big band era) was the period (1933–1947) when big band swing music was the most popular music in the United States, especially for teenagers.

The term “Big Band,” referring to Jazz, is vague but popular. The term generally refers to the swing era starting around 1935, but there was no one event that kicked off a new form of …

2021年6月7日 · The big band era, also known as the swing era, was at its peak from the 1930s to the mid-1940s, although its history stretches across the first half of the twentieth century. Early …

Big band ensembles usually consist of 14–16 musicians who play from scored arrangements that incorporate repeated riffs, call and response, improvised solos, and rhythmic breaks. These …

The most popular big bands played a combination of swing (to show off their ability) and ballads (in order to sell records and get radio airplay). The most popular bandleaders were Benny …

BIG BAND MUSIC. The 1920s may have been the "Jazz Age," but the 1930s was the era of "The Big Band." Big band jazz provided the soundtrack for a generation coming of age in hard …

Big band music emerged in the 1930s as a spirited response to the economic problems of the Great Depression (1929–41; see entry under 1930s—The Way We Lived in volume 2). The …

Read about the pre-rock era in which big bands led by Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Artie Shaw and others commanded top status in the music industry …

2013年2月6日 · Swing Music and the Big Band Era. Origins. Jazz bands grew bigger and bigger in the 1920s and 1930s. Big band music became its own style of jazz. Swing was actually a …