swing band
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As a teen, she studied trombone and later started a local swing band.
From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2021
A drummer and his singer girlfriend form a high-school swing band for a radio contest.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2020
After graduating from Central High School at 19, Schaeffer married a musician, studied music at the University of Akron and then went pro, playing in a swing band with her mom and aunt.
From Washington Times • Apr. 12, 2019
He quit high school at 16 to travel with a swing band.
From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2017
On Friday and Saturday nights, to pay his tuition and help with the home finances, he played saxophone and clarinet in a swing band, the Blue Lyres, he had started in high school.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
