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
Giorgio Cùscito & Swing Valley Band
Hilary Alexander
Hot Sugar Band
Hot Swing Sextet
Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five
Julia Lee And Her Boyfriends
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
Mills Blue Rhythm Band
Mint Julep Jazz Band
Naomi & Her Handsome Devils
Norbert Susemihl
Professor Cunningham And His Old School
Sammy Price
Skeets Tolbert
THE SCHWINGS BAND
The Basin Street Brawlers
The Blue Vipers Of Brooklyn
The Cats & The Fiddle
The Club Swing Band
The Solomon Douglas Swingtet
The Speakeasies' Swing Band!
The Swing Ninjas
The Speakeasies' Swing Band!
Hilary Alexander
Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five
Hot Sugar Band
Boilermaker Jazz Band
Norbert Susemihl
Blue Harlem
King Of Swing Orchestra
Hot Swing Sextet
THE SCHWINGS BAND
Naomi & Her Handsome Devils
Brooks Prumo Orchestra
Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra
Julia Lee And Her Boyfriends
The Cats & The Fiddle
The Blue Vipers Of Brooklyn
Lil Hardin Armstrong
Sammy Price
Mint Julep Jazz Band
The Swing Ninjas
The Club Swing Band
Midnight Serenaders
Lily Wilde and her Jumpin' Jubilee Orchestra
Mills Blue Rhythm Band
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
Giorgio Cùscito & Swing Valley Band
Skeets Tolbert