Month June 1975
Goodman proves ‘swing’ never died
by Bryan Jackson, The Saratogian
If the music period known as the “Swing Era” had survived, it would be celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.
“Swing” exploded with a fireworks force in the mid-30’s and …
Good Jazz Featured At Festival
by Georgia Urban, The Times Record, June 25, 1975
Not all of the music was of the highest caliber, but there was some good jazz offered at Saratoga Performing Arts Center’s Second Annual Upstate Jazz …
(editor’s note – Stanley Turrentine was scheduled to play, but canceled)
Good Jazz Featured At Festival
by Georgia Urban, The Times Record, June 25, 1975
Not all of the music was of the highest caliber, but there was some good …
(editor’s note – Stanley Turrentine was scheduled to play, but canceled)
Photo by Teddy Sherwood, The Saratogian
Pandemonium reigns at SPAC concert witnessed by 14,000
by Steve Grandin, The Saratogian
“We jus’ wanna play our music and take it to the people, ” said Ronnie Van Zant, lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd. And Lynyrd Skynyrd did play …
Jazz music at SPAC
Photo by Hubbard. Bennington Banner, June 17, 1975
Bit of New Orleans comes to SPAC
by Steve Grandin, The Saratogian
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band brought just a little bit of New Orleans to upstate New York Sunday night as it opened the season at the Saratoga Performing …
(editor’s note – this show was scheduled and advertised, but never happened. New Riders of the Purple Sage ended up playing in Austin on this night)
Syracuse Herald-Journal, May 25, 1975
by Lisa Tuttle, Austin American-Statesman, June 14, 1975…