Artie Shaw was an American clarinetist, composer, bandleader, actor and author of both fiction and non-fiction.
Shaw c. 1947
Artie Shaw performs his "Concerto for Clarinet" in 1940.
Artie Shaw and The Rangers, 1943
Shaw in Second Chorus (1940)
A big band or jazz orchestra is a type of musical ensemble of jazz music that usually consists of ten or more musicians with four sections: saxophones, trumpets, trombones, and a rhythm section. Big bands originated during the early 1910s and dominated jazz in the early 1940s when swing was most popular. The term "big band" is also used to describe a genre of music, although this was not the only style of music played by big bands.
Paul Whiteman and his orchestra in 1921
The United States Navy Band Northwest Big Band plays at a concert held in Oak Harbor High School.
Ockbrook Big Band at Pride Park Stadium
Benny Goodman and Peggy Lee