Benny Goodman's 1938 Jazz Concert

Benny Goodman's 1938 concert at Carnegie Hall was a watershed moment, marking the first time jazz was presented in a prestigious concert setting and featuring one of the first racially integrated bands to perform for a paying audience.

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• Benny Goodman | Carnegie Hall
• Some Reflections on Benny Goodman at Carnegie Hall - The Syncopated Times
• The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert - Wikipedia
• Benny Goodman Invaded Carnegie Hall 16 January 1938 - Interlude.hk
• Concert explores the music of Benny Goodman's groundbreaking 1938 Carnegie Hall concert - Newsroom | UCLA

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