Jazz Articles about Kurt Hanrahan

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The Milwaukee Jazz Orchestra: Welcome to Swingsville!

by Jack Bowers
March 26, 2017

Even as the likelihood of big-band success keeps shrinking, there are those who willingly laugh at the odds and stay true to their heart, which insists that they keep on swinging even when common sense says they would be better off pursuing other musical avenues. They can be found occupying small pockets of resistance in cities and towns from coast to coast, engaging in a labor of love that is no doubt intellectually and emotionally rewarding but can't possibly pay ...