Favorite Links
South Florida Fair is where you'll find the Big Band Hall of Fame Museum in West Palm Beach, Florida which was founded by composer Sally Bennett and is the only Big Band museum in the United States.
James Hubert Blake High School is a local school for the arts that support the Olney Big Band.
The Palomar dedicated to remembering the Big Bands, and the Swing Era from the perspective of Benny Goodman's historic concert at Carnegie Hall.
The Oak Room at the Sandy Spring, MD Ballroom where the Sandy Spring Volunteer Firemen are kind enough to provide rehearsal space for the Olney Big Band.
Goldenage Radio Broadcast contains A One Night Stand with the Big Bands, a wonderful series of 43 interviews featuring big band leaders, sidemen, agents, and jazz reporters.
The swing music site is a great resource for music, history and links to jazz radio stations devoted to the same.
The live365 Radio Station from Cleveland, Ohio has live feeds of Big Band, and Swing music.
Big Band Data Base dedicated to bands, jazz and popular music history which also includes an “E-Z 60 Minute” course in dancing.
Craig's Big Bands Big Names features Big bands, singers, radio personalities, and contemporary reviews.
Tuxedo Junction is devoted to jazz and big band music and includes a great cartoon starring Benny Goodman.
“In the Mood” Big Band with Ken Jackson Every Friday from 9:00 pm to Midnight from Baltimore’s own WYPR ( 88.1 FM ) provides great music and commentary of the big band era.
Big Band Central provides continuous 24 hour “real” big band music made popular in the 30s, 40s and 50s.
Big Band Jump is a two-hour weekly radio program of Big Bands and Vocalists of yesterday and today, featuring both original and later Swing music, with background information. Hosted by Don Kennedy.
