The Greatest Generation, as well as Boomers, Xers, Ys and Zs will be able to experience the sound of a real big band! On the eve of America's entry into World War II, TIME magazine reported that to ...

On the upcoming 100th anniversary of Artie Shaw's birth, Fresh Air remembers one of jazz's greatest clarinetists and big-band leaders with excerpts from a 1985 interview. In the 1930s and '40s, the ...

There's a whole world under the surface and only Ron has any idea about it.

This new Artie Shaw Orchestra remains one of the "swingingest" outfits around. Featuring clarinetist Matt Koza, the group hews to the Shaw legacy, and continues with the time-tested formula that has ...

EASTON On the eve of America's entry into World War II, Time magazine reported that to the German masses the United States meant "sky-scrapers, Clark Gable and Artie Shaw." More than 40 years after ...

A year after the Glenn Miller Orchestra played there, the Artie Shaw Or-chestra will play the Fargo Theatre on June 18. The group features big band music by the late clarinet-playing band leader, who ...

A year after the Glenn Miller Orchestra played there, the Artie Shaw Orchestra will play the Fargo Theatre on June 18. The group features big band music like "Begin the Beguine," "Stardust" and ...

The Artie Shaw Orchestra is the final presentation of the Northwest Oklahoma Concert Series. The group will appear at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Herod Hall Auditorium on the campus of Northwestern Oklahoma ...

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Artie Shaw, the clarinetist and bandleader whose recording of “Begin the Beguine” epitomized the Big Band era, died yesterday at his home. He was 94. Mr. Shaw had been in ...

"His use of strings and arrangements blending commercialism with interesting musical values was almost unique of its kind. But Shaw was a contrary soul, critical of any pandering to audiences." - "The ...