Big band Summary

Big Bands The Big Band Era (roughly 1935 to 1945) witnessed the emergence of jazz music into the American mainstream at a time, according to Metronome magazine in 1943, "as important to American mus... Read more

The International Sweethearts Of Rhythm During the big band era, among the many big bands that were active, were also a handful of all-female bands. The Harlem Harlicans, formed by Lil Armstrong in... Read more