Swing was the first jazz style to achieve commercial and mass success, influencing other genres like pop and rock.
In the 1920s, jazz entered its golden age, the swing era. Swing was characterised by big orchestras, called big bands, playing danceable and syncopated music with a rhythm marked by the rhythm section and wind instruments. Swing was the first jazz style to achieve commercial and mass success, influencing other genres like pop and rock. Prominent musicians of this era included Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, and Glenn Miller.