big band

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But then you, Stanley, pointed out that I was raised on wrong jazz, which is to say white big band jazz, Stan Kenton, Woody Herman.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

The big band music stopped, and for a few seconds a hush fell over the guests.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

As Simon observed years later, the V-Discs “mark the high watermark of the big band years.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

"Oh, I don't know if we're owning being a big band," Oddie demurs.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

He had invited me to probably ten of his gigs to watch him play and had once let me sit in on drums at a big band concert for a thousand people.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick