Carnegie Hall, New York City, 16 January 1938. An eager audience is keyed up with excitement, awaiting the first jazz concert at this prestigious classical music venue. At one time every drummer in ...

DRUMS WEEK 2025: Carnegie Hall, New York City, 16 January 1938. An eager audience is keyed up with excitement, awaiting the first jazz concert at this prestigious classical music venue. The Benny ...

A compilation reel with scenes from The Big Broadcast of 1937 and a Benny Goodman performance. It consists of a single reel of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with bilateral variable-area ...

Edward Kennedy (“Duke”) Ellington and Benjamin David (“Benny”‘) Goodman are the ablest U. S. jazz band leaders now shaking a stick. Both are hard-working and musicianly; both are money-making veterans ...

RECORDING OF “CHINA BOY” PERFORMED BY BENNY GOODMAN. Rachel Edelson: There's so much lore around that concert, as indeed there ought to be. Jon Hancock: It was busy outside of Carnegie Hall. Rachel ...

The night Benny Goodman and his Orchestra performed at Carnegie Hall in January 1938 is celebrated in this joyous and complete recreation from Pete Long and his Goodmen. Everything is there – the ...

Back in 1938, clarinet-playing band leader Benny Goodman shook up Carnegie Hall by playing his "dirty" swing music in what was known as one of the country's finest classical music venues. These days, ...

The Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic will present “A Tribute to Benny Goodman,” The Coronation of the King on Friday April 13 at the F.M. Kirby Center and Saturday April 14 at the Scranton ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The collection consists of printed materials relating to Gene Krupa and other big band musicians and band leaders, including Guy Lombardo and ...