Late musician and band leader Benny Goodman, known as the “King of Swing,” lived in this Stamford ... While the nearly 5,000-square-foot home has been updated, it maintains its original ...

Beyond diplomacy Benny Goodman (right) with composer Paul Hindemith, Yale School of Music, rehearsing at Goodman’s home in Stamford. Goodman commissioned a “Clarinet Concerto” from Hindemith in 1947.

America began to hear Benny Goodman's music when he secured ... a long time resident of a country farm home right outside of Stamford, also became famous for being colorblind when it came to ...

B Benny Goodman, the King of Swing ... Mosaic Records is located at 35 Melrose Place, Stamford, CT 06902. Call: 327-7111. The New England Jazz Ensemble presents a Christmas concert featuring ...

Bandleader Benny ... Goodman was 14, he was able to help his family playing music. "Then, when they were making a little money, they bought their father a newsstand. And then one day, on his way ...

Eighty years ago this month, legendary clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman, the King of Swing, made history with a sold-out performance at Carnegie Hall. On January 16, 1938 the Benny Goodman ...