Here's a sample of the

Big Band Jump Newsletter...

The BIG BAND JUMP NEWSLETTER has been published six times a year since early 1989, beginning with the March-April issue of that year.  Each 12-page issue includes...

*  An In-Person INTERVIEW with a musical personality associated with Big Bands

*  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; with comments, questions, and answers about recordings, biographical information, background stories, etc.

*  SIDELINE STORIES:  Humorous anecdotes about musicians.

*  LISTS OF UPCOMING BIG BAND JUMP program titles, with a description of each program's content.

*  BOOKS AND RECORDS TO CONSIDER:  News of newly issued CD's or books to consider.

* A TRIVIA QUIZ to strain your brain; asking you to match facts with names, phrases with song titles, recording with issue dates... any number of matching quiz schemes designed to test your knowledge of Big Bands... and sometimes frustrate you!

There are also occasional articles about...

*  BALLROOM PROFILES with pictures and the story behind dance locations in various parts of the nation.

*  MINI-BIOGRAPHIES of sidemen or arrangers, the men who worked in the background to make the Big Bands successful.

*  EDITORIAL COMMENT by editor Hagen Williams, expressing opinions about the Big Bands of today and yesterday, directions in radio, people difficult to deal with, listeners' reactions, etc.  These aren't presented often, but bring strong reaction when they are.

*  CENTER PAGE CD offers of recordings available from BBJ Sales.