Long time PBS announcer David Shields has a brand new show: Swingtime. Big Bands ... and beyond!
From the depths of the Great Depression came a body of music that provided a much-needed tonic to an ailing nation. Big band sounds were exciting, rhythmical, tap-your-feet, dance-in-the-aisles islands of escape. The good news is that the music didn't end in the 1940s...
Join David Shields every Sunday evening on an exploration of the beginnings of the big band sound, and how its legacy continues through to modern groups. Listen to the bands, to the groups within the bands, and the soloists who got their starts in those settings.
All this, plus important conversations with musicians, both young and old, who breathe life into the music. Tune in every Sunday from 7pm for your weekly big band hit.
