The Glenn Miller Orchestra will perform at Mechanics Hall on Nov. 16, and music director Eric Stabnau thinks it's an ideal ...
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.
With concerts set for this weekend with guests Byron Stripling, Leo Manzari and Carmen Bradford, the orchestra aims to turn Jones Hall into a jazz-age nightspot ...
The band, which has appeared at such events as the Red Serge Gala, the White Rock Jazz and Blues Festival, galas for ...
who now leads Dan Gabel and the Abletones which plays Swing era classics. "This is definitely a special era of music," Stabnau said. "For many it's nostalgia music." While audiences at Glen Miller ...