"It was a mix of everything that was great about Black culture," a Hofstra professor says of the genre, which burned bright in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

And he was influenced by “swing” music—an offshoot of jazz that was sweeping the nation in the 1930s.

Swing State 06:10 3 Laura ... But we all return to our core, that is, the music that fueled our desires and tacitly directed our lives. Ben went home at the age of 78 with this album. His core was/is ...

Although there were still some improvised solos in swing music, playing the parts that were written by the arranger was very important. In this video, Jazz saxophonist Soweto Kinch introduces the ...