RECORDING OF “CHINA BOY” PERFORMED BY BENNY GOODMAN. Rachel Edelson: There's so much lore around that concert, as indeed there ought to be. Jon Hancock: It was busy outside of Carnegie Hall. Rachel ...

April is Jazz Appreciation Month and we're honor the long tradition of it here in Kansas City. Clint Ashlock and Charles Williams both of the Kansas City Orchestra join us in-studio to chat about ...

Long before rock stars filled stadiums, Benny Goodman sparked America's first true youth music craze. As the face of the Swing Era, he transformed jazz into a national phenomenon and introduced many ...

Title on container: The famous 1938 Carnegie Hall jazz concert. Automatic sequence. Program notes ([3] p.) by Irving Kolodin on container. Performer(s): Jazz ensembles, featuring Benny Goodman, ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by A new podcast explores an array of items from the 133-year-old hall’s archive, like Ella Fitzgerald’s glasses and an opening-night ticket. By Javier C ...

Bandleader Benny Goodman was born 100 years ago Saturday. Raised in Chicago, Goodman rose from poverty to become a virtuoso clarinetist and the poster boy for the Swing Era. Along the way, Goodman's ...

The 44th Annual Great Lenexa BBQ Battle is underway this weekend at Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park, drawing 161 competitors to vie for the coveted Grand Champion title. Lawrence, Kansas residents and visitors ...