Ward Swingle (born 21 September 1927) is an American vocalist and jazz musician. Swingle was born in Mobile, Alabama, USA. He studied music, particularly jazz, from a very young age. He was playing in Mobile-area Big Bands before finishing high school. After high school, Swingle graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. He then moved to France, where he studied piano with the celebrated Walter Gieseking. In the 1960s he was a founding member of Les Double Six of Paris, then took the scat singing idea and applied it to the works of Bach. This concept would … read more
Ward Swingle (born 21 September 1927) is an American vocalist and jazz musician. Swingle was born in Mobile, Alabama, USA. He studied music, particularly jazz, from a very young age. He was playing in Mobile-area Big Bands before finishing high school. After high school, Swingle graduated Sum… read more
Ward Swingle (born 21 September 1927) is an American vocalist and jazz musician. Swingle was born in Mobile, Alabama, USA. He studied music, particularly jazz, from a very young age. He was playing in Mobile-area Big Bands before finishing high school. After high school, Swingle graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. He then moved to… read more