#swingmusic — Public Fediverse posts
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"How Germans took a stand against Nazis by dancing to ‘degenerate’ swing music
What started as escapism became a tool to rebuke fascism.
Jazz became a worldwide sensation throughout the 1920s, and Germany was no exception. However, as the political climate grew darker in the 1930s, jazz music also became a way for young people to rebel against a fascist regime.
Under Nazi ideology, jazz was labeled as 'degenerate music' ('entartete Musik') for its obvious roots in Black culture, not to mention that many musicians who played jazz were Jewish.
Restrictions gradually manifested: first, broadcasting of jazz was prohibited, then individual artists were banned, followed by listening to any non-German radio station, which did play propaganda-filled 'Aryanized' jazz.
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However, over the years, there would be Gestapo raids, arrests, forced entry into the Hitler Youth, and, in some cases, being sent to concentration camps. Even for those detained, jazz remained a tool of resistance. Some reportedly sang and danced to Louis Armstrong’s 'Jeepers Creepers' while being held prisoner. Erich Pechmann, who was held in a French concentration camp, was said to have sung the blues song and even used his voice to imitate jazz instrument."
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Artie Shaw was born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky on May 23, 1910, in New York City. We're featuring his music all day on Cladrite Radio, so tune in now! https://cladriteradio.com #bigbands #bigbandmusic #swingmusic #1930smusic #1940smusic
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“I was twenty when I joined Benny Goodman‘s band. Benny was forty-two at the time. But after we played about four bars, we were the same age, you know? That’s what jazz does to you. It has nothing to do with race, creed, or age; when two people play together, that’s all that counts.” - Terry Gibbs
Read the first of our two part interview with Terry Gibbs. This conversation was captured four days after Mr. Gibbs’ 100th birthday. In part one, we cover the Dream Band, learning from Fred Albright, working with Benny Goodman and Charlie Parker, providing music for Regis Philbin and Steve Allen, and more. Dream Band’s ‘Vol. 7: The Lost Tapes, 1959’ is out now on Whaling City Sound
#terrygibbs #terrygibbsdreamband #jazz #music #art #swingmusic #bebop #charlieparker #dizzygillespie #buddydefranco #steveallen #vibes #vibraphone #whalingcity #whalingcitysound
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Bulles de swing, une autre vision du chant polyphonique le 1er février au Centre culturel de la Ville de Nouzonville.
https://ardennesdecouverte.com/article/bulles-de-swing-1er-fevrier-20250115
#Ardennes #musique #culture #concert #jazz #swing #swingmusic #CentreCulturel #Nouzonville
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Bulles de swing, une autre vision du chant polyphonique le 1er février au Centre culturel de la Ville de Nouzonville.
https://ardennesdecouverte.com/article/bulles-de-swing-1er-fevrier-20250115
#Ardennes #musique #culture #concert #jazz #swing #swingmusic #CentreCulturel #Nouzonville
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Song of the Day November 22 2024
In remembrance of the 120th anniversary of the birth of Horace Henderson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Henderson
Horace Henderson and His Orchestra - “Happy Feet"
https://youtu.be/nssGRviX1sU?si=3JRNOfYu83o5ahAl
#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #November22 #HoraceHenderson #HappyFeet #Jazz #BigBand #SwingMusic #Music #AudioRecording #1930s
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Woke up with electro-swing music in my head today. https://soundcloud.com/tape-five-official/sets/best-of-swing-edition?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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Listening to Glenn Miller on shuffle while sorting through and tagging my Billie Holiday collection. I need a whole lot more music from the 1940s.
#Music #MastodonMusic #BigBand #SwingMusic #Swing #Jazz #GlennMiller #BillieHoliday #1940s #1940sMusic -
#SwingMusic is a Web-Based Self-hosted Music Player written in Python :python: 🎵
https://www.linuxlinks.com/swing-music-web-based-self-hosted-music-player/
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Zur Einstimmung ins Wochenende möchte ich meinen Lieblingsklarinettisten Ernst Höllerhagen empfehlen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgSdEws5LqIEr spielte in den 1930er u.a. im Tanz Orchester von Teddy Stauffer.
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#DukeEllington & his Orch
"I've Got be a Rugcutter" 1937