Portal:Jazz/Did you know/44

• ... that the 1932 jazz standard "Moten Swing" was an important development in the move towards a freer form of orchestral jazz and the development of swing music?
• ... that an agent liked the sound of Onzy Matthews's band and music but expressed concern after seeing the band was racially mixed?
• ... that as of January 2014, Desfado by fado singer Ana Moura has not dropped from the Portuguese Albums Chart Top 20 since its release in November 2012?
• ... that U.S. President Bill Clinton participated in a jam session at Reduta Jazz Club (pictured) during a 1994 visit to the Czech Republic?

January/February 2014