An expanded version of the groundbreaking racially integrated Benny Goodman Quartet, chiefly notable for incorporating pioneering electric guitarist Charlie Christian. This made it the first group in American jazz to give a guitar solo instrument space since the very different-sounding and much quieter handful of 1920s groups to use the acoustic instrument. Christian's progressive tendencies also meant the group foreshadowed bebop.
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Mississippi River Festival SIU Edwardsville 1976 Jun 23 - Jul 13, 1976 Edwardsville, Illinois, United States Uploaded by Louise Halsey
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Benny Goodman Sextet has had 1 concert.
Benny Goodman Sextet is most often considered to be Jazz, Guitar, Swing, Contemporary Jazz, Big Band, Bebop, Dixieland, Stride, and Vintage Jazz.
The last Benny Goodman Sextet concert was on June 23, 1976 at SIU Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville in Edwardsville, Illinois, United States. The bands that performed were: Preservation Hall Jazz Band / The Blind Boys of Alabama / Chuck Mangione Quartet / Benny Goodman Sextet / Henry Chapin / Jim Stafford / Sonny James / Emmy Lou Harris / Jessee Calm Young / Grinderswitch / The Marshall Tucker Band / Atlantic Rhythm System / Utopia / Johnny & Edgar Winter / Starcastle / The Spinners / The Doobie Brothers / Sha-Na-Na / Melba Moore / Heart / Doug Kershaw / The Ozark Mountain Daredevils / Gordon Lightfoot / Tom Chaplin / Firefall / Loggins & Messina / John Hartford / Judy Collins / Nitty Gritty Dirt Band / Cab Calloway and His Orchestra / The Modernaires with Paula Kelly / Barry Manilow / Lady Flash / Linda Ronstadt / Andrew Gold / Bobby “Blue” Bland / Esther Phillips / Janis Ian / Michael Martin Murphey / David Crosby & Graham Nash / Munch / The Osmonds / Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons / Yes.
