Playing for the King: Ziggy Elman, Benny Goodman, and 1930s Klezmer Swing

SARAH CAISSIE PROVOST is an associate professor of musicology at the University of North Florida. She received her PhD from Brandeis University. Her research interests include the dissemination of jazz history through performance, the experiences of women and minorities in jazz and popular music, and the portrayal of swing-era musicians and dancers on film. Her published and forthcoming works include essays on Mary Lou Williams’s lecture recitals, female jazz instrumentalists’ use of imitation, and the role of Benny Goodman’s “Sing Sing Sing” in films.