Ridgewood honors jazz great who went to RHS
Friday, April 12, 2013
BY Â LAURA HERZOG
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
The Swing era is associated with big bands, big music and big names like Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway.
Another name recognized by many serious musicians was former Ridgewood resident Sonny Igoe, who died last spring at age 88.
A 1939 Ridgewood High School (RHS) “distinguished alumni” graduate, Igoe was one of America’s great big band drummers, who even played with the “King of Swing” himself, Benny Goodman.
https://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/music/202643991_Ridgewood_honors_jazz_great_who_went_to_RHS.html
This should be a great show – if you want to get your kids into music, bring them too.