Big Band

Shows
Swing Shift (KMHD)
Swing Shift (KMHD)
It's a swingin' way to start your evening with straight-ahead, big band and swing with Jere Lee.
Rhythm Sweet and Hot
Rhythm Sweet and Hot
Rhythm Sweet & Hot is a musical variety program that entertains audiences by capturing the essence of musical culture from the 1920s to the 1940s. Listeners hear the well-known, big names of swing but are also able to discover the music of artists...
Swing Session
Swing Session
If you're a fan of swing jazz, you know Kathleen Lee even if you've never heard her sing. She’s the host of WWOZ's "Swing Session" show on Sundays. She's also a versatile jazz, blues and classical vocalist who trained at the Boston Conservatory and...
Swing Shift (WDCB)
Swing Shift (WDCB)
WDCB's Bruce Oscar takes you back to the World War II era when "swing was king."
The Big Band Show
The Big Band Show
Glen plays a broad mix of big band recordings, from the early 1930s to the present.
Midwest Ballroom
Midwest Ballroom
Midwest Ballroom is a two-hour program hosted by local author John Russell (Ghrist) that mostly features local big bands and orchestras. These are the musical groups that are keeping the big band era alive in the Chicagoland area.
Swing and Big Band
Swing and Big Band
Swing and Big Band with The Minister of Swing
Big Band Sunday Night
Big Band Sunday Night
AM 740’s big band expert is George Jonescu, hosting Big Band Sunday Night every Sunday evening at 7pm.
New Vintage
New Vintage
Featuring the contemporary sounds of the vintage art form known as big band, New Vintage celebrates the many successes of today's band leaders dedicated to furthering and promoting America's greatest contribution to world music history.
Jazz with Phil Dodd
Jazz with Phil Dodd
Phil Dodd is thoroughly familiar with a wide variety of jazz (as well as other kinds of music) but he especially enjoys featuring standards, jazz vocalists, the masters (Armstrong, Coltrane, Miles, Monk, and Mingus, among many others) and jazz...
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