Artie Shaw will always be a bit of a puzzle to his fans--"morons, “ as he once characterized some of us. The best band he ever fronted, and said so more than once, was his 1949-50 “bop" band. Benny ...

Swinging From Start To Finish: Finest & Most Innovative Musician of Jazz Artie Shaw’s estate contents offered for sale to the public. April 1st through April 10th by Reservation Los Angeles (March 25, ...

Brigitte Berman’s dazzling 1985 look at the self-taught virtuoso clarinetist and bandleader is showing after a restoration. By Glenn Kenny When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film ...

An Arlington author and journalist has published a new book on a jazz musician’s harrowing experiences in World War II. In the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor, musician Artie Shaw joined up with ...

Historian and cornetist Dick Sudhalter provides historical perspective on the great clarinetist and bandleader. A Tribute To Artie Shaw On Piano Jazz Cornetist and jazz historian Richard "Dick" ...

For more than a year now, the Selmer clarinet Artie Shaw played on his classic 1938 recording of "Begin the Beguine" has been preserved in the National Museum of American History, a gift made when ...

Savor the sounds of big band jazz and swing with this compendium of live performance clips from some of the genres most legendary musicians Besides innovative clarinetist composer and bandleader Artie ...

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The National Endowment for the Arts came to town yesterday to name big band leader Artie Shaw, vocalist Shirley Horn, guitarist Kenny Burrell, clarinetist/composer Paquito D'Rivera, keyboardist Jimmy ...

Artie Shaw had eight wives in his lifetime, but one real love: jazz. He was an accomplished composer, arranger, bandleader and clarinetist. He also made one appearance on the Silver Screen in a movie ...

Program from the weekly radio documentary series, Jazz profiles, chronicling the people, places, and themes in jazz. Combines interviews, archival recordings, music, and narration (music-to-talk ratio ...