Practice Music

 

Swing Music Playlists

Check out these playlists - an easy way to get started listening to swing era music. These songs are great to practice dancing your Swing, Lindy Hop, Charleston, and Balboa. Note: you will need to get a spotify account in order to use the playlists. It’s super easy to get started and it’s free with occasional ads (or a monthly fee to listen ad-free).

 
 

Practice Music

Low-mid Tempo

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DJ Peter Strom's practice music playlist for learning Lindy Hop.

 

DJ and bandleader Naomi Uyama's playlist for an instant swing dance.

 
 
 

Great Swing Era Jazz Musicians

Here is a VERY short list of jazz musicians we love. Try looking them up on Spotify, Youtube, or plugging them into Pandora.

  • Fats Waller

  • Fletcher Henderson

  • Gene Krupa

  • Jimmie Lunceford

  • Illinois Jacquet

  • Lionel Hampton

  • Lester Young

  • Roy Eldridge

  • Sidney Bechet

  • Artie Shaw

  • Benny Goodman

  • Buster Smith

  • Cab Calloway

  • Chick Webb

  • Count Basie

  • Duke Ellington

  • Earl Hines

  • Ella Fitzgerald

 

Contemporary National Bands

Many of these bands tour the country playing at various Swing events.