NO - jumpinjive.com is neither the site of a "Retro Swing Band", nor the "virtual meeting place" of a Joe Jackson fan club. It is rather a kind of "Internet magazine ", tracing the roots of what is still called "R&B" in the American charts.
IN OTHER WORDS: Back to the roots of the Rhythm & Blues, the celebrated black music!

These roots can be traced to the Jazz and Blues of the 20's, 30's and 40's of the 20th century. Spawned from an Afro-American music style which the (white) music industry labeled "race music". This term is documented in the terminology used by "Billboard magazine" until 1949 (!). For the fans, who called themselves "hep cats", this music was simply - "Swing", "Jive", or "Jump Blues". jumpinjive.com focuses primarily - but not exclusively - on the period between 1940 and 1960, and under no circumstances, considers the skin color of an artists as a deciding factor: therefor white artists such as Louis Prima, Johnny Otis, Bill Haley and current bands, are theme. Those who play " authentic" R&B and Jumpin ' Jive, will have their place here..

Albums from my collection, presented under the rubric "Spot on... (depicted by a record)", present the development of Rhythm and Blues, its style deviations and the artists who made and it. The "Archive", as it's title implies, is a collection of previously posted articles and contributions to Jumpinjive.com for re-reading serving to create a comprehensive time mosaic of what has gone on at jumpinjive.com. One of jumpinjive.com's central themes is concerns itself with how Rhythm & Blues was socially, economically coordinated and it's cultural geography. Because of this it's pages can tend to become somewhat wordy: Those you who like to read, have an advantage!

The joint is still jumpin' - under the rubric "Events" offers jumpinjive.com a calendar of events (weekly updated) with concerts, festivals and record hops in Germany and Europe!

Interested in a topic? A magazine "lives" through its readers: Suggestions, opinions or contributions (discussions about albums, concert reports, etc...) are therefore welcome at all times - - just write a Mail!

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Have fun with jumpinjive.com - It's Not A Sentimental Journey!

Thomas "Kaiser L"