Crossing over from swing dancer to avid jazz music listener
A common complaint among swing djs is that most dancers do not care about the music they dance to. By caring, I mean that they do not bother to learn the names of the musicians, the name of the songs, the history of the music.
Of course, this is a generalization. I’m not saying that all dancers are like this. But I think there’s room for improvement.
So starting today, I will be posting a Top 5 series on my favorite musicians and band leaders, followed by some historical blurb about them. I hope that these posts will encourage you (dancers) to cross over to appreciating jazz music as listeners.
