swing band
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He enrolled at the prestigious Juilliard School, where he spent two years studying saxophone and clarinet before dropping out in 1944 to play professionally with the Henry Jerome swing band.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
A thudding kick drum and a mournful sax set up “I’ll Play the Fool” before a rubbery rumba beat and swing band take over.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
As a teenager, the pianist and composer played in a swing band, his own trio and then in a sextet called the Jazz Epistles, which also included another South African jazz great, Hugh Masakela.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
In another theater, guitarist Bill Kirchen held a tribute for his pioneering country rock swing band, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 11, 2022
There was a swing band on the radio.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
