David Jones | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Fridays

June 12, 19, and 26REGISTER

Films are screened at 9:00 am each class day with closed captioning when available.

The Jazz Age of the 1920s gave way to the Swing Era of the 1930s and 1940s, transforming American popular music. This  course examines how that musical revolution produced three iconic band leaders—Benny Goodman,

Tommy Dorsey, and Glenn Miller—each with a distinctive sound and style. These Hollywood films offer the opportunity for close listening to the music these bands performed and for exploring what made each band

leader’s approach unique and enduring. Classics such as “Sing, Sing, Sing,” “Song of India,” and “Moonlight Serenade” are in the songbook of this course!

HOLLYWOOD HOTEL BENNY GOODMAN | 1937 | 109 MIN

FEATURED SONGS: “Hooray for Hollywood,” “California Here I Come,” “Let That Be a Lesson to You” and “Sing, Sing, Sing”

LAS VEGAS NIGHTS TOMMY DORSEY | 1941 | 90 MIN

FEATURED SONGS: “Song of India,” “The Trombone Man Is the Best in the Land,” “Shadow Waltz,” “On Miami Shore,” “Dolores,” and “Cocktails for Two”

ORCHESTRA WIVES GLENN MILLER | 1942 | 98 MIN

FEATURED SONGS: “At Last,” “Serenade in Blue,” “(I’ve Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo,” “Chattanooga Choo Choo” and “Moonlight Serenade”

David Jones holds a PhD in leadership from Indiana University. During a distinguished career, he worked for Fortune 100 companies and served on eight university faculties. In his retirement, he gives guided tours and educational programs at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum and teaches regularly at The Learning Center.