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Top 6 Greatest Female Jazz Musicians the World Has Known

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Swing Street Radio brings to you an endless and awesome collection of bigband and swing music that will make you feel happy and rejuvenated. The songs of these top 6 greatest female jazz musicians will leave you in awe and you are sure to wait to listen to more such musical wonders! However, here are a few snippets about these women who dared to go beyond the ordinary and create a niche for themselves.   Top 6 Female Jazz Musicians Women, who dared to achieve their dreams!     1.      Toshiko Akiyoshi Toshiko Akiyoshi, a Japanese American jazz pianist, started playing the piano at the tender age of only six years when she had already defined herself as Japan's one of the most budding jazz musicians. Toshiko moved to the USA in 1956 to study at the Berklee School of Music, and she was finally able to start a band in Los Angeles in 1972. She formed the band with Lew Tabackin, a prominent flutist and saxophonist, whom she married later on. In 1983, their band made its debut a

Top 4 Jazz Tracks to Play at the Next Friends’ Reunion

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  Is it that time of the year when your old pals are in town and you all have planned for an old friends’ reunion? Play these choicest jazz numbers that are also played on the top big band swing music radio and make every moment spent with your friends memorable. Listen to these songs to feel the spirit of merry touch your soul while you delve further into the glories of the time well spent years ago!   Top 4 Jazz Songs for You & Your Friends The jazz tracks necessarily do not have to have friendship as their main theme but the feel and the essence of these songs are enough to cherish the bond of friendship as you recall the bygone days. Take a look at these jazz songs and brace yourself to have a gala time with your mates soon!   a.      Never Too Old to Dance by Stuart  Stott's Never too old to dance, Never too old to sing Never too old to take a chance and let my dreams take wing. Don’t call me old if saying I’m old means I can’t do what I choose. Don’t

Decline of Swing Music: Top Reasons That You Must Know

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Swing music era is one of those musical eras that has behind a treasure trove of musical notes and critically acclaimed songs. Music lovers and ardent swing music fans still play these melodies even after years of the death of this memorable music era. The effects of swing music and jazz tracks are like a trance that never fails to captivate you. This is why the top and most loved music radio station for swing music in USA , has been held in high esteem by its listeners for preserving this bygone era.   Yet the lovers and devotees of swing music often ask about the most prominent reasons that lead to its demise. They are eager to know exactly what made this strongly loved music era see its final end. So, through this blog, we aim at throwing light on all those reasons that you must know which had caused the decline of swing music.   Major reasons leading to the decline of swing music These reasons backed the fall of swing music and maybe you were not even aware of them until now!

The Weekend’s Here! Which Swing Songs to Dance to?

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  Keep listening to the big band swing music radio and let your dancing feet never stop. You will be enticed to listen to the melodies of the yesteryears of swing on a loop. This addiction to swing music is quite understandable because the songs are indeed a creation of unique talents. So, when the weekend is near, you just have to tune into America’s top music radio station and keep your feet tap, tap, and tapping. Play the swing songs and dance to your heart’s content.   But which specific swing songs will delight your mood? Let us give you a list of the same!   List of swing songs to dance to This list contains only a handful of swing songs that will make you groove to their beats. Besides these, there are endless tracks that you can play and dance to. a.      “Come Fly With Me” by Frank Sinatra A splendid song, coming from the one and only Frank Sinatra, this swing track is simply breathtaking. It is a wonderful creation of the music maestro Frank Sinatra and you are sur

Swing Street Radio brings to You Hits by Coleman Hawkins

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The jazz era has seen the rise of several noted musicians and instrumentalists. Moreover, with the inception of big bands, many struggling musicians got the opportunity to show their talents before the mass, and the world. From trumpets and saxophones to trombones and clarinets, people loved to swing to the beats and rhythm of these instruments. With the splendid playing of such instruments, everyone hooked on to the swing and jazz. Although there were many musicians that popularized one instrument or the other with their playing skill, the mastery of Cole Hawkins is our matter of discussion in this write-up. With his huge collection of big band and swing music , the saxophonist legend is still remembered as one of the improvisers and pioneers in the early and mid-twentieth century. Let us take a glimpse into the life of this jazz artist. Interest in instruments since an early age Hawkins was only five years old when started receiving his piano lessons. Later on,