Sven of Sven & the Masterful Orchestra joined host Jessica Wills to chat about the fun happening at the Valentine's Gala- the ...

Friends of the Solana Beach Library will present accomplished singer and instrumentalist Dean Ratzman in a musical ...

He was also influenced by the music his African-American friends sang in the cotton fields and later by Hispanic musicians in New Mexico. And he was influenced by “swing” music—an offshoot ...

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Each band had its own arranger, who wrote the music. Although there were still some improvised solos in swing music, playing the parts that were written by the arranger was very important.