There is so much to say about the music, we will be adding to this section of the website in the future. For now, we leave you with a list of musicians to check out. This list is not complete but it will get you started. This list does not include any current jazz artists who are out playing and recording. If you are at a Swing Dance Calgary event, please talk to the DJs and ask them who they are playing when you hear a song that really inspires you.
Count Basie
Duke Ellington
Ella Fitzgerald
Chick Webb
Art Tatum
Ben Webster
Quincy Jones
Beryl Booker
Billie Holiday
Lester Young
Bud Freeman
Bunny Berigan
Camille Howard
Cannonball Adderley
Carmen McRae
Carrie Smith
Charlie Christian
Clora Bryant
Coleman Hawkins
Erskine Hawkins
Dinah Washington
Earl Hines
Louis Armstrong
Eddie Condon
Eddie South
Erroll Garner
Ethel Waters
Nina Simone
Fats Waller
Oliver Jones
George Lewis
Gene Harris
Nancy Wilson
Hadda Brooks
Harry James
Hazel Scott
Ivie Anderson
Jack Teagarden
James P. Johnson
Jelly Roll Morton
Jimmie Lunceford
Jimmie Noone
John Kirby
Johnny Hodges
Kid Ory
Lavern Baker
Nellie Lutcher
Lil Hardin