Big Band and Swing

THE BIRTH OF SHHWINGTWO NEW BOXED SETS PROVE THAT SWING PUT SEX ON THE DANCE FLOOR

STAND AND DELIVER

LATE BANDLEADER KENTON PUSHED LIMITS; HIS ALUMNI ARE STILL AT IT

THE DOWNBEAT GENERATION

LATE BANDLEADER KENTON PUSHED LIMITS; HIS ALUMNI ARE STILL AT IT

All That Jazz

LATE BANDLEADER KENTON PUSHED LIMITS; HIS ALUMNI ARE STILL AT IT

Poppin' Off

Basking in the glory of coolness that is Cherry Poppin' Daddies, woefully unsung heroes of evolutionary, cross-genre rock

Black Mambo Jambo

Royal Crown Revue may be the don of gangster bop, but Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is starting to muscle in on its turf

Big Night

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy turns Gibson's into a scene from Swingers

Recordings

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy turns Gibson's into a scene from Swingers

Mambo King

After half a century of percussive brilliance, Tito Puente still wants the moon and stars

Swing Set

New releases by Brian Setzer and Squirrel Nut Zippers test the staying power of the neo-swing movement

Recordings

New releases by Brian Setzer and Squirrel Nut Zippers test the staying power of the neo-swing movement

Stompin' at Balboa

Phoenix Jazz Orchestra launches its assault on Tempe after only one rehearsal

New Times Music Showcase 1999 Nominees

Phoenix Jazz Orchestra launches its assault on Tempe after only one rehearsal

Best Swing Club

The Bash on Ash
230 West Fifth Street, Tempe
480-966-5600

Illinois Jacquet/Jack McVea

Jumpin' at Apollo/McVoutie's Central Avenue Blues (Delmark)

Abe Schwartz, Various Artists, Various Artists

The Klezmer King (Columbia Legacy), From Avenue A to the Great White Way (Columbia Legacy), Music From the Yiddish Radio Project (Shanachie)

Theater Scene

What's running now

Theater Scene

What's running now

Man of Steel

Jon Rauhouse gives his music the ol' iPod shuffle

Real Swingers

No harm, no foul

Gogol Bordello

Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike
(SideOneDummy)

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike
(SideOneDummy)

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike
(SideOneDummy)

Jazz Rift

Down by the tracks, there's a thriving jazz scene so authentic it's even got heartbreak

Richie Cole

Sax man blows into Valley

Nouveau Swing

Hot Club of Cowtown and others revive the rebel spirit of Django Reinhardt

George Strait

Country king plays it strait

Prance Charming

Octogenarian dancer still on his toes

He Got Rhythm

Ken Burns wants you to know why Jazz is America's music

Tough All Over

A lifetime of ups and downs helps 'Bama songbird Shelby Lynne craft a stunning Southern pop masterpiece

The Artist Formerly Known As Print

Our quarterly roundup of the latest in music books

Riff Trade

Side Man is a gig worth sitting in on

Forward to the Past

Side Man is a gig worth sitting in on

WHAT'S THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY?

THE PROBLEM FOR CRITICS AND JAZZ POLICE IS NO PROBLEM TO HARRY CONNICK JR. HE'S CROONING ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK.

GOING WHERE NO JAZZMAN HAS GONE BEFORENEW CD SET BRINGS SUN RA'S INTERPLANETARY MUSIC BACK TO EARTH

THE PROBLEM FOR CRITICS AND JAZZ POLICE IS NO PROBLEM TO HARRY CONNICK JR. HE'S CROONING ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK.

LONG LIVE THE DUKE

BEFORE AXL'S ATTITUDE AND MICHAEL'S CROTCH, ELLINGTON WAS AT THE HEAD OF THE CLASS

The Coolio World

Local playwright unveils sexually explicit musical romance

Going 'Nuts

Film documents plenty of ‘80s flash

Mood Swings

Cool tunes, daddy-o

Canned Gods

Cool tunes, daddy-o

Tech N9ne @ Marquee Theatre

Cool tunes, daddy-o

Swing for a Cause with Savoy Hop Cats

​It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that "charity to help at-risk Valley youth" swing. Arizona's premier Lindy Hoppers, The Savoy Hop Cats, are hosting their second annual holiday event at the Hotel San Carlos on Monday, December 19. The Moonlight and Mistletoe Holiday Gala will benefit t ... More >>