Artie Shaw on Jazz Rhythm

Join Dave Radlauer on a three part exploration of the music of Artie Shaw. See him perform here...

Artie Shaw was born Arthur Arshawsky in Manhattan, New York, in 1910. He went on to become a major musical figure as a jazz clarinetist, bandleader, composer and arranger. From 1925 until 1936, Shaw performed with a variety of bands and orchestras including those of Johnny Caverello and Austin Wylie. He began to gain fame, however, after forming his own group in 1936.