Our guest is Steve Shaiman, bandleader, saxophonist and artistic director of the Swingtime Big Band. Mr. Shaiman's critically acclaimed 20 piece swing big band is celebrating 50 years of performances with concert audiences, and ballroom dancers alike, with authentic recreations of timeless swing music with such iconic bandleaders as Count Basie, Artie Shaw, Glen Miller, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey and Duke Ellington.Regularly engaged by Lincoln Center for its renowned Midsummer Night Swing festival, Swingtime Big Band was featured in five performances on that grand stage from 1999 through 2011... [ read more ]
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