He could hear the sound of big-band jazz coming from a radio in the room.
His parents sent him to military school in Georgia, where he learned to play trumpet and heard big-band jazz for the first time.
On Saturday nights, big-band jazz played for dancers on an outdoor dance floor.
That's the sort of big-band jazz New Yorkers will get to hear this weekend.
On the basis of that letter we produced five free concerts of classical music and big-band jazz in the square.
Was this a symphonic event, a pops concert or a convocation of big-band jazz?
Freddie Brocksieper was considered a leading figure of early European big-band jazz.
It takes place late one night in Kimberly's bedroom, with the nostalgic sounds of big-band jazz drifting from the radio.
It's on a par with the best of orchestral big-band jazz.
This simple call-and-response technique is found in lots of music, including gospel singing and big-band jazz.