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Big Band and Swing

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    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 >>

  • Music

    October 6, 2011

    Tech N9ne @ Marquee Theatre

    ​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 >>

  • Calendar

    May 19, 2011

    Canned Gods

    ​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 >>

  • Calendar

    October 21, 2010

    Mood Swings

    Cool tunes, daddy-o

  • Calendar

    March 18, 2010

    Going 'Nuts

    Film documents plenty of ‘80s flash

  • Calendar

    October 15, 2009

    The Coolio World

    Local playwright unveils sexually explicit musical romance

  • Music

    May 17, 2007

    Man of Steel

    Jon Rauhouse gives his music the ol' iPod shuffle

  • Music

    March 8, 2007

    Real Swingers

    No harm, no foul

  • Culture

    February 2, 2006

    Theater Scene

    What's running now

  • Culture

    January 26, 2006

    Theater Scene

    What's running now

  • Music

    August 18, 2005

    Gogol Bordello

    Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike
    (SideOneDummy)

  • Calendar

    October 14, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike
    (SideOneDummy)

  • Calendar

    June 10, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike
    (SideOneDummy)

  • News

    September 11, 2003

    Jazz Rift

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

  • Music

    April 3, 2003

    Richie Cole

    Sax man blows into Valley

  • Music

    March 27, 2003

    Nouveau Swing

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

  • Music

    January 23, 2003

    George Strait

    Country king plays it strait

  • Music

    August 29, 2002

    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)

  • Music

    June 6, 2002

    Illinois Jacquet/Jack McVea

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

  • Dining

    February 22, 2001

    Prance Charming

    Octogenarian dancer still on his toes

  • Music

    November 30, 2000

    He Got Rhythm

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

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 21, 2000

    Best Swing Club

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

  • Music

    June 22, 2000

    Tough All Over

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

  • Music

    April 20, 2000

    The Artist Formerly Known As Print

    Our quarterly roundup of the latest in music books

  • Culture

    February 10, 2000

    Riff Trade

    Side Man is a gig worth sitting in on

  • News

    April 15, 1999

    New Times Music Showcase 1999 Nominees

    Side Man is a gig worth sitting in on

  • Music

    February 18, 1999

    Stompin' at Balboa

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

  • Calendar

    December 10, 1998

    Forward to the Past

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

  • Music

    October 1, 1998

    Recordings

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

  • Music

    July 30, 1998

    Swing Set

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

  • Music

    June 18, 1998

    Mambo King

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

  • Music

    April 2, 1998

    Recordings

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

  • Music

    March 19, 1998

    Big Night

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

  • Music

    March 13, 1997

    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

  • Music

    December 5, 1996

    Poppin' Off

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

  • Music

    September 5, 1996

    All That Jazz

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

  • News

    August 31, 1995

    THE DOWNBEAT GENERATION

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

  • Music

    August 4, 1994

    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.

  • Music

    February 2, 1994

    STAND AND DELIVER

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

  • Music

    March 31, 1993

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

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

  • Music

    September 23, 1992
  • Music

    January 29, 1992

    LONG LIVE THE DUKE

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

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