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 Salmon Arm Jazz Club is excited to bring Mission-based pianist Keith Gray to Salmon Arm for an evening of classic early ...

He was also influenced by the music his African-American friends sang in the cotton fields and later by Hispanic musicians in New Mexico. And he was influenced by “swing” music—an offshoot ...

Jazz saxophonist Soweto Kinch introduces the music of the swing era - the main form of pop music from around 1935 to 1946. Soweto is joined in the studio by Nick Jurd (double bass) and Jonathan ...