Benny Goodman
...group bop but he made his way back to swing music by the 1940’s. Goodman was not just a bandleader, he was a clarinet soloist. With this talent that he had he was able to accomplish many important things in life such as: In 1925 he went to New York with Ben Pollack. In 1929 he recorded with his own band, soon word spread. By 1934 the weekly NBC Radio show syndicated “Lets Dance” across the USA. Then in 1935 Palomar ballroom in Los Angeles held the concert which officially started the swing era. Finally in 1938 Carnegie Hall concert establishes jazz as an important art form; this event also documented the historical chronology of Jazz. Benny Goodman Benny Goodman has a very significant role in the history of jazz. Not only was he the first big music megastar, paving the way for other great musicians such as Frank Sinatra and Elvis; he was a remarkable bandleader. As a bandleader he established standards for high performance levels, many of which still exist today. He was also a talented musician. After playing classical music for his entire life, Goodman was not only able to cross over to jazz but to play jazz at a very high level. Goodman was also a social activist. His band was the firs...