Experience the magic of Benny Goodman and his Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert of 1938 when Swingtime meets Tuesday, April 15, at 1 p.m. in the Fountain Hills Community Center.

This first-ever jazz concert at the fabled Carnegie Hall featured Benny Goodman and his band, with trumpeters Harry James and Ziggy Elman, drummer Gene Krupa and vocalist Martha Tilton.

They were joined by Count Basie and his band plus elements of the Duke Ellington Orchestra for this memorable occasion.

The theme of this concert was to celebrate 20 years of jazz, acknowledging the contributions made by the “Original Dixieland Jazz Band,” Ted Lewis, Bix Beiderbeck, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington.

The concert was a tremendous success and, over the years, has become legendary in the annals not only of swing jazz but of Carnegie Hall as well, according to a press release.

All in attendance are invited to contribute their thoughts and feelings about the music and the music makers and to share memories of this unique musical event.

Membership in the Community Center is required to attend Swingtime meetings. For more information, contact Bill Whittaker at 480-837-7961 or the Community Center at 480-816-5200.

A spin-off of the Golden Age of Radio, Swingtime plays vintage recordings from that magical era when swing was king. Listen to the big bands and small ensembles, the crooners and singing groups. Remember the grand ballrooms, the dance crazes and dance contests. While not all the music of the time was swing, the term itself defines that period from the depression years through World War II.