Modern Swing

Modern swing revives the foot-tapping rhythms and brassy exuberance of swing music from the Great Depression and World War II eras, while infusing contemporary sensibilities and production values. This genre typically includes a vibrant mix of saxophones, trumpets, trombones, and rhythm sections that lay down a danceable groove. It pays homage to the bygone big band sound yet often introduces more nuanced orchestration, diverse influences, and sometimes modern lyrical themes. Bands like The Solomon Douglas Swingtet and The Basin Street Brawlers exemplify the genre by encapsulating the classic swing aesthetic, interspersed with elements of bebop, blues, and jazz sophistication, ensuring the genre resonates with a new generation eager to jitterbug as seamlessly as the swing aficionados of the past.

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Bernard Berkhout
Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra
Blue Harlem
Boilermaker Jazz Band
Brooks Prumo Orchestra
Casey MacGill & the Spirits of Rhythm
Duke Heitger & His Swing Band
Hilary Alexander
Hot Sugar Band
Hot Swing Sextet
Intended Immigration
Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five
King Of Swing Orchestra
Le Dancing Pepa Swing Band
Lil Hardin Armstrong
Lily Wilde and her Jumpin' Jubilee Orchestra
Michael Gamble & The Rhythm Serenaders
Midnight Serenaders
Mint Julep Jazz Band
Naomi & Her Handsome Devils
Norbert Susemihl
Professor Cunningham And His Old School
The Basin Street Brawlers
The Blue Vipers Of Brooklyn
The Cats & The Fiddle
The Solomon Douglas Swingtet
The Swing Ninjas
Intended Immigration
Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five
Boilermaker Jazz Band
Hilary Alexander
Hot Sugar Band
Norbert Susemihl
Blue Harlem
King Of Swing Orchestra
Naomi & Her Handsome Devils
Hot Swing Sextet
Brooks Prumo Orchestra
Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra
The Cats & The Fiddle
The Blue Vipers Of Brooklyn
Lil Hardin Armstrong
The Swing Ninjas
Mint Julep Jazz Band
Lily Wilde and her Jumpin' Jubilee Orchestra
Midnight Serenaders
The Solomon Douglas Swingtet
Le Dancing Pepa Swing Band
Casey MacGill & the Spirits of Rhythm
Professor Cunningham And His Old School
Duke Heitger & His Swing Band
Michael Gamble & The Rhythm Serenaders
Bernard Berkhout
The Basin Street Brawlers