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 ...

NEW HAVEN >> Benny Goodman fans three centuries ... As for other Connecticut connections, the silent home movies show Goodman’s house close to Stamford (the city where he is buried).

Sponsor Message The concert was recorded, but there were no plans to release it. "Benny Goodman's Carnegie Hall Concert of January 16 th, 1938, historically, is the most important concert in jazz ...

Benjamin David Goodman was born on May 30, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois. He was the eighth child of immigrants David Goodman and Dora Grisinsky Goodman, who left Russia to escape anti-Semitism. Benny's ...

WILTON – A building that was previously home to ... Stamford pet groomers Francisco Albornoz and Emma Mery submitted a special permit application to Wilton to open Benny’s Backyard at 944 ...

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 ...

In the hands of a man who was equally at home in jazz and classical music, the clarinet was—to use its affectionate nickname—one sweet licorice stick. "Benny Goodman was the most popular ...

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 ...