Happy holidays everyone!!!
Be sure to have a dance. :-)
Thursday 27th
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Friday 28th
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Saturday 29th
Swing @ The Roxbury
182 St Johns Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $6
(Yes, it is ON this week!)
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Sunday 30th
Unity Hall Jazz Band @ Unity Hall Hotel
292 Darling St, Balmain, from 4-7pm, FREE
Geoff Bull and The Finer Cuts @ The East Sydney Hotel
Cnr Crown & Cathedral Sts, Woolloomooloo, from 5-8pm, FREE
Swingin' Sundays with The Faculties @ Bronte Bowling Club
16 Wallace St, Waverley, from 4-7pm, FREE
Bill Dudley's New Orleanians @ Technology Park Hotel
Wyndham St, Alexandria, 4:00pm, FREE
The Swinging Blades @ Marrickville Golf Club
Wharf Street, Marrickville, from 3:30pm, FREE
("Toe tapping, old time jazz." There IS a dance floor.)
Monday 31st
NYE @ The Bar at the End of the Wharf
$189 *** SOLD OUT ***
Burlesque Party & Jive Bombers Band @ Bankstown Sports Club
8 Greenfield Parade, Bankstown. Doors open at 6pm, Ballroom 7pm, show 7:20pm.
Tickets $95 each, includes dinner and entertainment.
Rockabilly Dance Party @ Matraville RSL
Norfolk Parade, Matraville, from 7:30pm-1:00am, non-members $20
(Rockabilly, rock'n'roll, swing, and honky tonk blues)
Black Cherry NYE @ The Factory Theatre
105 Victoria Road, Marrickville, from 9pm, $55 each + bf; $200 +bf group of 4
(Burlesque & DJ Party. Concert Mode. General Admission Standing.)
Wednesday 2nd Jan
Wednesday Night Jazz w/Peter Power & Guests @ Bondi Junction RSL
1-9 Gray Street, Bondi Junction, from 7:10pm, FREE
(A dance partner with impeccable "time" is advised. There is a small dance floor.)
Thursday 3rd Jan
Swing Patrol Juke Joint @ Bedlam Bar
2 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, from 8.30pm, $6
(The monthly "blues" social, there's a class beforehand at 7.30pm.)
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Sydney Sound Big Band @ Rockdale RSL
45 Bay St, Rockdale, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Wednesday 26 December 2012
Monday 17 December 2012
This Week: 19 December 2012
'S wonderful, 'S marvellous, that you should care for me,
'S awful nice, 'S paradise, 'S what I love to see,
You've made my life so glamorous, you can't blame me for feeling amorous...
'S wonderful that the Chrissy break is so near, but you'd better stock up on some dancing! This THURSDAY, drop in for a listen to Geoff Bull at Corridor, Newtown; if you're in the area the Sydney Sound Big Band is on at Rockdale RSL. FRIDAY, charge your batteries, Jump Jive and Wail is on at the Landsdowne Hotel, Broadway, 10pm 'til late! SATURDAY, head over to the Vanguard, Newtown, for Grant Arthur's Swingin' Christmas Extravaganza - six bands playing throughout the night. SUNDAY, over at Balmain the Unity Hall Jazz Band 4pm; you can find Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts at East Sydney Hotel, Woolloomooloo 5pm; or you can "swing" your Sunday down at Bronte Bowling Club 4pm.
REMINDER: There's NO Swing Pit or Swing @ the Roxbury this weekend. Next Roxbury is Sat 29th Dec.
This week's Songs You Should Know: 'S Wonderful. Now, this "SWINGS"!
(Performed by: Ella Fitzgerald & Sammy Davis Jr on the Ed Sullivan Show. Composer: Gershwin)
More gigs, links, and details below.
Wednesday 19th
Wednesday Night Jazz w/Peter Power & Guests @ Bondi Junction RSL
1-9 Gray Street, Bondi Junction, from 6:30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised. There is a dance floor.)
Thursday 20th
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Sydney Sound Big Band @ Rockdale RSL
45 Bay St, Rockdale, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Friday 21st
Jump Jive and Wail @ The Landsdowne Hotel
Cnr City Rd & Broadway, from 10pm, FREE
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Saturday 22nd
Grant Arthur's Big Swingin' Christmas Extravaganza @ The Vanguard
42 King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, tickets $23.80
(The Pretty Big Band + Grant Arthur and The Baubles + The Cope Street Parade +
Geoff Bull And The Finer Cuts + Bellyache Ben + The Daley Brothers)
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Sunday 23rd
Unity Hall Jazz Band @ Unity Hall Hotel
292 Darling St, Balmain, from 4-7pm, FREE
(Dance area is now carpeted.)
Geoff Bull and The Finer Cuts @ The East Sydney Hotel
Cnr Crown & Cathedral Sts, Woolloomooloo, from 5-8pm, FREE
Swingin' Sundays with The Faculties @ Bronte Bowling Club
16 Wallace St, Waverley, from 4-7pm, FREE
Bill Dudley's New Orleanians @ Technology Park Hotel
Wyndham St, Alexandria, 4:00pm, FREE
The Swinging Blades @ Marrickville Golf Club
Wharf Street, Marrickville, from 3:30pm, FREE
("Toe tapping, old time jazz." There IS a dance floor, with a dozen or so regular dancers.)
'S awful nice, 'S paradise, 'S what I love to see,
You've made my life so glamorous, you can't blame me for feeling amorous...
'S wonderful that the Chrissy break is so near, but you'd better stock up on some dancing! This THURSDAY, drop in for a listen to Geoff Bull at Corridor, Newtown; if you're in the area the Sydney Sound Big Band is on at Rockdale RSL. FRIDAY, charge your batteries, Jump Jive and Wail is on at the Landsdowne Hotel, Broadway, 10pm 'til late! SATURDAY, head over to the Vanguard, Newtown, for Grant Arthur's Swingin' Christmas Extravaganza - six bands playing throughout the night. SUNDAY, over at Balmain the Unity Hall Jazz Band 4pm; you can find Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts at East Sydney Hotel, Woolloomooloo 5pm; or you can "swing" your Sunday down at Bronte Bowling Club 4pm.
REMINDER: There's NO Swing Pit or Swing @ the Roxbury this weekend. Next Roxbury is Sat 29th Dec.
This week's Songs You Should Know: 'S Wonderful. Now, this "SWINGS"!
(Performed by: Ella Fitzgerald & Sammy Davis Jr on the Ed Sullivan Show. Composer: Gershwin)
More gigs, links, and details below.
Wednesday 19th
Wednesday Night Jazz w/Peter Power & Guests @ Bondi Junction RSL
1-9 Gray Street, Bondi Junction, from 6:30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised. There is a dance floor.)
Thursday 20th
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Sydney Sound Big Band @ Rockdale RSL
45 Bay St, Rockdale, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Friday 21st
Jump Jive and Wail @ The Landsdowne Hotel
Cnr City Rd & Broadway, from 10pm, FREE
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Saturday 22nd
Grant Arthur's Big Swingin' Christmas Extravaganza @ The Vanguard
42 King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, tickets $23.80
(The Pretty Big Band + Grant Arthur and The Baubles + The Cope Street Parade +
Geoff Bull And The Finer Cuts + Bellyache Ben + The Daley Brothers)
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Sunday 23rd
Unity Hall Jazz Band @ Unity Hall Hotel
292 Darling St, Balmain, from 4-7pm, FREE
(Dance area is now carpeted.)
Geoff Bull and The Finer Cuts @ The East Sydney Hotel
Cnr Crown & Cathedral Sts, Woolloomooloo, from 5-8pm, FREE
Swingin' Sundays with The Faculties @ Bronte Bowling Club
16 Wallace St, Waverley, from 4-7pm, FREE
Bill Dudley's New Orleanians @ Technology Park Hotel
Wyndham St, Alexandria, 4:00pm, FREE
The Swinging Blades @ Marrickville Golf Club
Wharf Street, Marrickville, from 3:30pm, FREE
("Toe tapping, old time jazz." There IS a dance floor, with a dozen or so regular dancers.)
Tuesday 11 December 2012
This Week: 12 December 2012
I get no kick from champagne, mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all,
so tell me why should it be true, that I get a kick out of you...
Now that you've all recovered from being Christmas-partied-out, it's time to go in search of your next hit. For a mid-week "jazz fix", WEDNESDAY, Emma Pask is at Blue Beat, Double Bay, 8:30pm; and THURSDAY Geoff Bull at Corridor, Newtown, 7:30pm. Then FRIDAY, head over to Newtown to give that rhythm everything you've got - it's the last Swing Pit for 2012! SUNDAY, Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts at East Sydney Hotel, 5pm; Dan Barnett Trio at Royal Hotel, Paddington, 5:30pm; and The Swinging Blades at Marrickville Golf Club, 3:30pm, where there's a dance floor! REMINDER: There's NO Roxbury this Saturday. Next Roxbury is Sat, 29th Dec.
Your mission this week, if you choose to accept, is to DANCE like there's no tomorrow!!
(This week's "Songs You Should Know": I Get a Kick out of You - Performed by: Frank Sinatra (3:19).
Composer: Cole Porter)
More gigs, links, and details below.
Wednesday 12th
Wednesday Night Jazz w/Peter Power & Guests @ Bondi Junction RSL
1-9 Gray Street, Bondi Junction, from 6:30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised. There is a dance floor.)
Emma Pask @ Blue Beat
16 Cross Street, Double Bay, from 8:30pm, $23.80
(A listening treat. Meals and drinks available.)
Thursday 13th
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Friday 14th
Swing Pit @ St Stephens Hall
189 Church St, Newtown, from 9:00pm, $6 social
(Last Swing Pit for 2012. There's a class beforehand at 8pm, $15 (social free).)
"Sinatra Rocks the Basement" @ The Basement
(Jeff Duff, Frank Bennett, Grant Galea)
Reiby Place, Sydney, from 9:30pm, tickets $30+bf in advance/$35 at door
(Reserved seating or standing room only. No dance floor.
In the style of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jnr, Bobby Darin etc)
Jive Bombers @ Club Bondi Junction
Gray St. Bondi Junction, from 7pm, FREE
(High energy boogie woogie.)
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Saturday 15th
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Sunday 16th
Geoff Bull and The Finer Cuts @ The East Sydney Hotel
Cnr Crown & Cathedral Sts, Woolloomooloo, from 5-8pm, FREE
Dan Barnett Trio @ Royal Hotel
Glenmore Rd, Paddington, from 5:30pm, FREE
Unity Hall Jazz Band @ Unity Hall Hotel
292 Darling St, Balmain, from 4-7pm, FREE
Swingin' Sundays with The Faculties @ Bronte Bowling Club
16 Wallace St, Waverley, from 4-7pm, FREE
Bill Dudley's New Orleanians @ Technology Park Hotel
Wyndham St, Alexandria, 4:00pm, FREE
The Swinging Blades @ Marrickville Golf Club
Wharf Street, Marrickville, from 3:30pm, FREE
("Toe tapping, old time jazz." There's a dance floor.)
Thursday 20th
Sydney Sound Big Band @ Rockdale RSL
45 Bay St, Rockdale, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
so tell me why should it be true, that I get a kick out of you...
Now that you've all recovered from being Christmas-partied-out, it's time to go in search of your next hit. For a mid-week "jazz fix", WEDNESDAY, Emma Pask is at Blue Beat, Double Bay, 8:30pm; and THURSDAY Geoff Bull at Corridor, Newtown, 7:30pm. Then FRIDAY, head over to Newtown to give that rhythm everything you've got - it's the last Swing Pit for 2012! SUNDAY, Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts at East Sydney Hotel, 5pm; Dan Barnett Trio at Royal Hotel, Paddington, 5:30pm; and The Swinging Blades at Marrickville Golf Club, 3:30pm, where there's a dance floor! REMINDER: There's NO Roxbury this Saturday. Next Roxbury is Sat, 29th Dec.
Your mission this week, if you choose to accept, is to DANCE like there's no tomorrow!!
(This week's "Songs You Should Know": I Get a Kick out of You - Performed by: Frank Sinatra (3:19).
Composer: Cole Porter)
More gigs, links, and details below.
Wednesday 12th
Wednesday Night Jazz w/Peter Power & Guests @ Bondi Junction RSL
1-9 Gray Street, Bondi Junction, from 6:30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised. There is a dance floor.)
Emma Pask @ Blue Beat
16 Cross Street, Double Bay, from 8:30pm, $23.80
(A listening treat. Meals and drinks available.)
Thursday 13th
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Friday 14th
Swing Pit @ St Stephens Hall
189 Church St, Newtown, from 9:00pm, $6 social
(Last Swing Pit for 2012. There's a class beforehand at 8pm, $15 (social free).)
"Sinatra Rocks the Basement" @ The Basement
(Jeff Duff, Frank Bennett, Grant Galea)
Reiby Place, Sydney, from 9:30pm, tickets $30+bf in advance/$35 at door
(Reserved seating or standing room only. No dance floor.
In the style of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jnr, Bobby Darin etc)
Jive Bombers @ Club Bondi Junction
Gray St. Bondi Junction, from 7pm, FREE
(High energy boogie woogie.)
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Saturday 15th
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Sunday 16th
Geoff Bull and The Finer Cuts @ The East Sydney Hotel
Cnr Crown & Cathedral Sts, Woolloomooloo, from 5-8pm, FREE
Dan Barnett Trio @ Royal Hotel
Glenmore Rd, Paddington, from 5:30pm, FREE
Unity Hall Jazz Band @ Unity Hall Hotel
292 Darling St, Balmain, from 4-7pm, FREE
Swingin' Sundays with The Faculties @ Bronte Bowling Club
16 Wallace St, Waverley, from 4-7pm, FREE
Bill Dudley's New Orleanians @ Technology Park Hotel
Wyndham St, Alexandria, 4:00pm, FREE
The Swinging Blades @ Marrickville Golf Club
Wharf Street, Marrickville, from 3:30pm, FREE
("Toe tapping, old time jazz." There's a dance floor.)
Thursday 20th
Sydney Sound Big Band @ Rockdale RSL
45 Bay St, Rockdale, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Monday 3 December 2012
This Week: 5 December 2012
They heard the breeze in the trees, singing weird melodies,
and they named that the start of the blues...
This THURSDAY, Swing Patrol Juke Joint is back - head over to the Bedlam Bar, Glebe, for your fix of blues. For a listening treat, Leigh Barker, Geoff Bull, Pugsley Buzzard at 505, Surry Hills, 8:30pm. FRIDAY, Bridge City Jazz Band at Club Ashfield, 7:30pm. Full Swing Quartet w/guest Dan Barnett, Lane Cove, 7pm. Greg Poppleton & his Bakelite Broadcasters at the Seymour Centre, Darlington, 6:30pm. SATURDAY, the Swingtime Christmas Dance is on at Petersham RSL, 7:30pm. SUNDAY, Pugsley Buzzard at the Cafe Lounge, 6pm. Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts, East Sydney Hotel, 5pm. Unity Hall Jazz Band, Balmain, 4pm. The Swinging Blades at Marrickville Golf Club, 3:30pm.
REMINDER: There's NO Swing Pit or Roxbury this weekend.
From a whippoorwill out on a hill, they took a new note,
pushed it through a horn, 'til it was worn into a blue note...
("Birth of the Blues" at 1:13 Sammy Davis Jr)
More gigs, links, and details below.
Thursday 6th
Swing Patrol Juke Joint @ Bedlam Bar
2 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, from 8.30pm, $6
(The monthly "blues" venue in Sydney, there's a class beforehand, 7:30pm.)
Leigh Barker &
The New Sheiks with Geoff Bull & The Finer Cuts and
Pugsley Buzzard @ 505
280 Cleveland St Surry Hills, from 8:30pm, $20/$15 bookings
Sydney Sound Big Band @ Rockdale RSL
45 Bay Street, Rockdale, from 7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised.)
Friday 7th
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Full Swing Quartet w/Dan Barnett @ Lane Cove Country Club
180 River Road, Lane Cove, from 7:00pm, FREE
(Meals and drinks available. There's a dance floor. A dance partner is advised.)
Greg Poppleton & his Bakelite Broadcasters @ Seymour Centre
City Rd, Darlington, from 6:30pm, FREE
(Courtyard Sessions. 1920s and 1930s style swing jazz.)
Jive Bombers @ Club Bondi Junction
Gray St. Bondi Junction, from 7pm, FREE
(High energy boogie woogie.)
Saturday 8th
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Swingtime Christmas Dance @ Petersham RSL
7 Regent Street, Petersham, from 7:30pm, $25
Sunday 9th
Pugsley Buzzard (solo) @ Live at Sin-é, Cafe Lounge
277 Goulburn St, Surry Hills, from 6pm
Unity Hall Jazz Band @ Unity Hall Hotel
292 Darling St, Balmain, from 4-7pm, FREE
Swingin' Sundays with The Faculties @ Bronte Bowling Club
16 Wallace St, Waverley, from 4-7pm, FREE
Geoff Bull and The Finer Cuts @ The East Sydney Hotel
Cnr Crown & Cathedral Sts, Woolloomooloo, from 5-8pm, FREE
Bill Dudley's New Orleanians @ Technology Park Hotel
Wyndham St, Alexandria, 4:00pm, FREE
The Swinging Blades @ Marrickville Golf Club
Wharf Street, Marrickville, from 3:30pm, FREE
("Toe tapping, old time jazz." There IS a dance floor.)
Thursday 13th
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
and they named that the start of the blues...
This THURSDAY, Swing Patrol Juke Joint is back - head over to the Bedlam Bar, Glebe, for your fix of blues. For a listening treat, Leigh Barker, Geoff Bull, Pugsley Buzzard at 505, Surry Hills, 8:30pm. FRIDAY, Bridge City Jazz Band at Club Ashfield, 7:30pm. Full Swing Quartet w/guest Dan Barnett, Lane Cove, 7pm. Greg Poppleton & his Bakelite Broadcasters at the Seymour Centre, Darlington, 6:30pm. SATURDAY, the Swingtime Christmas Dance is on at Petersham RSL, 7:30pm. SUNDAY, Pugsley Buzzard at the Cafe Lounge, 6pm. Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts, East Sydney Hotel, 5pm. Unity Hall Jazz Band, Balmain, 4pm. The Swinging Blades at Marrickville Golf Club, 3:30pm.
REMINDER: There's NO Swing Pit or Roxbury this weekend.
From a whippoorwill out on a hill, they took a new note,
pushed it through a horn, 'til it was worn into a blue note...
("Birth of the Blues" at 1:13 Sammy Davis Jr)
More gigs, links, and details below.
Thursday 6th
Swing Patrol Juke Joint @ Bedlam Bar
2 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, from 8.30pm, $6
(The monthly "blues" venue in Sydney, there's a class beforehand, 7:30pm.)
Leigh Barker &
The New Sheiks with Geoff Bull & The Finer Cuts and
Pugsley Buzzard @ 505
280 Cleveland St Surry Hills, from 8:30pm, $20/$15 bookings
Sydney Sound Big Band @ Rockdale RSL
45 Bay Street, Rockdale, from 7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised.)
Friday 7th
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Full Swing Quartet w/Dan Barnett @ Lane Cove Country Club
180 River Road, Lane Cove, from 7:00pm, FREE
(Meals and drinks available. There's a dance floor. A dance partner is advised.)
Greg Poppleton & his Bakelite Broadcasters @ Seymour Centre
City Rd, Darlington, from 6:30pm, FREE
(Courtyard Sessions. 1920s and 1930s style swing jazz.)
Jive Bombers @ Club Bondi Junction
Gray St. Bondi Junction, from 7pm, FREE
(High energy boogie woogie.)
Saturday 8th
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Swingtime Christmas Dance @ Petersham RSL
7 Regent Street, Petersham, from 7:30pm, $25
Sunday 9th
Pugsley Buzzard (solo) @ Live at Sin-é, Cafe Lounge
277 Goulburn St, Surry Hills, from 6pm
Unity Hall Jazz Band @ Unity Hall Hotel
292 Darling St, Balmain, from 4-7pm, FREE
Swingin' Sundays with The Faculties @ Bronte Bowling Club
16 Wallace St, Waverley, from 4-7pm, FREE
Geoff Bull and The Finer Cuts @ The East Sydney Hotel
Cnr Crown & Cathedral Sts, Woolloomooloo, from 5-8pm, FREE
Bill Dudley's New Orleanians @ Technology Park Hotel
Wyndham St, Alexandria, 4:00pm, FREE
The Swinging Blades @ Marrickville Golf Club
Wharf Street, Marrickville, from 3:30pm, FREE
("Toe tapping, old time jazz." There IS a dance floor.)
Thursday 13th
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Monday 26 November 2012
This Week: 28 November 2012
This FRIDAY, at the Seymour Centre, Greg Poppleton & his Bakelite Broadcasters for the Courtyard Sessions, City Rd, Darlington, 6pm. SATURDAY, Swing at the Roxbury, Glebe, 8:30pm. It's finally here... Swing Patrol's Christmas Dance at the Camperdown Hotel, 8pm, red and green is the theme! For more dancing continue on afterwards to the Speakeasy at Crossover Studios, 11:30pm 'til late. Why not "warm up" during the day at the "Little Big Weekend with Ramona" workshops at Redfern Community Centre, 12:15pm, (see below). SUNDAY, Dan Barnett Big Band & Emma Pask at the Unity Hall Hotel, 4pm. Geoff Bull & the Finer Cuts at East Sydney Hotel, 5pm. On the other side of town, Swingin' Sundays with the Faculties at Bronte Bowling Club, 4pm. Next THURSDAY, Juke Joint at the Bedlam Bar, Glebe, 8:30pm for your hit of blues. Feast your ears to Leigh Barker & The New Sheiks with Geoff Bull & The Finer Cuts and Pugsley Buzzard are all at 505, Surry Hills, 8:30pm.
More gigs, links, and details below.
Wednesday 28th
Wednesday Night Jazz w/Peter Power & Guests @ Bondi Junction RSL
1-9 Gray Street, Bondi Junction, from 6:30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised. There is a dance floor.)
Thursday 29th
Sydney Sound Big Band @ Rockdale RSL
45 Bay St, Rockdale, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Friday 30th
Greg Poppleton & his Bakelite Broadcasters @ Seymour Centre
City Rd, Darlington, from 6pm, FREE
(Courtyard Sessions)
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Saturday 1st Dec
Swing Patrol Christmas Dance @ Camperdown Hotel
138 Parramatta Road, Camperdown, from 7pm, $20 pre-book, $25 at door
(Band: Geoff Bull & The Finer Cuts. Dress: a touch of Red and/or Green. Near Church Street.)
The Little Big Weekend with Ramona @ Redfern Community Centre
29- 53 Hugo Street, Redfern, from 12.15pm, $70 for full day
(Dance workshops with Ramona Staffeld. Soft shoe, black bottom, & Characters of the Jazz Age)
SpeakEasy Party @ Crossover Dance Studios
Level 1, 22 Goulburn Street, Sydney, from 11:30pm 'til late, $10.
(Between George & Sussex Sts. Late night party continuing on from SP Christmas Dance.)
Swing @ The Roxbury
182 St Johns Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $6
(Social swing dancing. Meals and drinks avail.)
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Sunday 2nd
Dan Barnett Big Band & Emma Pask @ Unity Hall Hotel
292 Darling St, Balmain, from 4-8pm, FREE
(Dance area is now carpeted.)
Swingin' Sundays with The Faculties @ Bronte Bowling Club
16 Wallace St, Waverley, from 4-7pm, FREE
Geoff Bull and The Finer Cuts @ The East Sydney Hotel
Cnr Crown & Cathedral Sts, Woolloomooloo, from 5-8pm, FREE
Bill Dudley's New Orleanians @ Technology Park Hotel
Wyndham St, Alexandria, 4:00pm, FREE
The Swinging Blades @ Marrickville Golf Club
Wharf Street, Marrickville, from 3:30pm, FREE
("Toe tapping, old time jazz." There IS a dance floor.)
Thursday 6th Dec
Swing Patrol Juke Joint @ Bedlam Bar
2 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, from 8.30pm, $6
(There's a class beforehand at 7:30pm, $15 (includes social).)
Leigh Barker &
The New Sheiks with Geoff Bull & The Finer Cuts and
Pugsley Buzzard @ 505
280 Cleveland St Surry Hills, from 8:30pm, $20/$15 bookings
Sydney Sound Big Band @ Rockdale RSL
45 Bay St, Rockdale, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
More gigs, links, and details below.
Wednesday 28th
Wednesday Night Jazz w/Peter Power & Guests @ Bondi Junction RSL
1-9 Gray Street, Bondi Junction, from 6:30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised. There is a dance floor.)
Thursday 29th
Sydney Sound Big Band @ Rockdale RSL
45 Bay St, Rockdale, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Friday 30th
Greg Poppleton & his Bakelite Broadcasters @ Seymour Centre
City Rd, Darlington, from 6pm, FREE
(Courtyard Sessions)
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Saturday 1st Dec
Swing Patrol Christmas Dance @ Camperdown Hotel
138 Parramatta Road, Camperdown, from 7pm, $20 pre-book, $25 at door
(Band: Geoff Bull & The Finer Cuts. Dress: a touch of Red and/or Green. Near Church Street.)
The Little Big Weekend with Ramona @ Redfern Community Centre
29- 53 Hugo Street, Redfern, from 12.15pm, $70 for full day
(Dance workshops with Ramona Staffeld. Soft shoe, black bottom, & Characters of the Jazz Age)
SpeakEasy Party @ Crossover Dance Studios
Level 1, 22 Goulburn Street, Sydney, from 11:30pm 'til late, $10.
(Between George & Sussex Sts. Late night party continuing on from SP Christmas Dance.)
Swing @ The Roxbury
182 St Johns Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $6
(Social swing dancing. Meals and drinks avail.)
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Sunday 2nd
Dan Barnett Big Band & Emma Pask @ Unity Hall Hotel
292 Darling St, Balmain, from 4-8pm, FREE
(Dance area is now carpeted.)
Swingin' Sundays with The Faculties @ Bronte Bowling Club
16 Wallace St, Waverley, from 4-7pm, FREE
Geoff Bull and The Finer Cuts @ The East Sydney Hotel
Cnr Crown & Cathedral Sts, Woolloomooloo, from 5-8pm, FREE
Bill Dudley's New Orleanians @ Technology Park Hotel
Wyndham St, Alexandria, 4:00pm, FREE
The Swinging Blades @ Marrickville Golf Club
Wharf Street, Marrickville, from 3:30pm, FREE
("Toe tapping, old time jazz." There IS a dance floor.)
Thursday 6th Dec
Swing Patrol Juke Joint @ Bedlam Bar
2 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, from 8.30pm, $6
(There's a class beforehand at 7:30pm, $15 (includes social).)
Leigh Barker &
The New Sheiks with Geoff Bull & The Finer Cuts and
Pugsley Buzzard @ 505
280 Cleveland St Surry Hills, from 8:30pm, $20/$15 bookings
Sydney Sound Big Band @ Rockdale RSL
45 Bay St, Rockdale, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Tuesday 20 November 2012
This Week: 21 November 2012
This FRIDAY, plenty of room to swing out at Swing Pit, Newtown, 9pm - only 2 more Pits for 2012! The 'Sydney Swings' concert series continues with James Morrison w/Jeff Clayton (USA), 7:30pm, playing 2 hours of swing classics by Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Count Basie. SATURDAY, 'Sydney Swings' again, Botanic Gardens 7:30pm - Big Band Finale with Emma Pask and Frank Bennett featuring dance-friendly classics made famous by the kings of swing Ella Fitzgerald, Sinatra. SUNDAY, check out the Kings Cross Festival with Dan Barnett Big Band & Emma Pask at the Trademark Hotel, 6pm (see link below). Also at the festival, Greg Poppleton's Bakelite Broadcasters from 1pm, Main Stage. TUESDAY, if you're in the area, drop in for dinner and a dance at the Golden Sheaf Hotel, Double Bay, 7pm, James Valentine Quartet w/guest Lily Dior. End-of-Year Social Dancing at SP North Sydney, 8:45pm. Next THURSDAY, soak up some cosy atmosphere at Corridor with the top-tapping Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts, Newtown, 7pm.
Good mornin', good mornin'! It's great to stay up late, good mornin', good mornin' to you.
When the band began to play, the sun was shinin' bright.
Now the milkman's on his way, it's too late to say goodnight... So, good mornin', good mornin'...
(Good Mornin' - Singing in the Rain)
More gigs, links, and details below.
Thursday 22nd
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Sydney Sound Big Band @ Rockdale RSL
45 Bay St, Rockdale, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Friday 23rd
Swing Pit @ St Stephens Hall
189 Church St, Newtown, from 9:00pm, $6 social only
(Class beforehand at 8pm, $15 includes social)
James Morrison with Jeff Clayton (USA) @ Sydney Swings Concert
Fleet Steps, Royal Botanic Gardens, from 7:30pm-9:30pm,
from $39-$59, now discounted to $49
(Open air picnic concert series.)
Jive Bombers @ Club Bondi Junction
Gray St. Bondi Junction, from 7pm, FREE
(High energy boogie woogie.)
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Saturday 24th
Big Band Finale with Emma Pask and Frank Bennett @ Sydney Swings Concert
Fleet Steps Royal Botanic Gardens, from 7:30pm-9:30pm,
from $39-$59, now discounted to $49
(Open air picnic concert series.)
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Sunday 25th
Geoff Bull and The Finer Cuts @ The East Sydney Hotel
Cnr Crown & Cathedral Sts, Woolloomooloo, from 5-8pm, FREE
Dan Barnett Big Band + Emma Pask @ Trademark Hotel
Kings Cross, from 6:00pm, Gen. tickets $20 + bf
(Part of the Kings Cross Festival. Locals $15 +bf)
Greg Poppleton's Bakelite Broadcasters @ Kings Cross Festival
Kings Cross, Main Stage from 1:00pm, Gen. tickets $20 + bf
(Part of the Kings Cross Festival. Locals $15 +bf)
Zenith New Orleans Jazz Band @ Cronulla RSL
88 Geralle St, Cronulla, from 12:30pm, FREE
(Park at Woolooware Station, get train to Cronulla, then a 3 min walk.
Or get there early to park. A dance partner is advised)
Unity Hall Jazz Band @ Unity Hall Hotel
292 Darling St, Balmain, from 4-7pm, FREE
(Dance area is now carpeted.)
Swingin' Sundays with The Faculties @ Bronte Bowling Club
16 Wallace St, Waverley, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Bill Dudley's New Orleanians @ Technology Park Hotel
Wyndham St, Alexandria, 4:00pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
The Swinging Blades @ Marrickville Golf Club
Wharf Street, Marrickville, from 3:30pm, FREE
("Toe tapping, old time jazz." There's a dance floor.)
Tuesday 27th
End-of-Year Social Dancing @ Swing Patrol North Sydney
181 Blues Point Road, North Sydney, from 8:45pm 'til late, FREE
(Classes beforehand at 6:45pm and 7:45pm, $15, or class card.)
James Valentine Quartet Supper Club w/guest Lily Dior @ Golden Sheaf Hotel
429 New South Head Road, Double Bay, doors from 7:00pm, FREE
(Food/dining avail. Small area for a dance or two.)
Wednesday 28th
Wednesday Night Jazz w/Peter Power & Guests @ Bondi Junction RSL
1-9 Gray Street, Bondi Junction, from 6:30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised. There is a dance floor.)
Thursday 29th
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Good mornin', good mornin'! It's great to stay up late, good mornin', good mornin' to you.
When the band began to play, the sun was shinin' bright.
Now the milkman's on his way, it's too late to say goodnight... So, good mornin', good mornin'...
(Good Mornin' - Singing in the Rain)
More gigs, links, and details below.
Thursday 22nd
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Sydney Sound Big Band @ Rockdale RSL
45 Bay St, Rockdale, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Friday 23rd
Swing Pit @ St Stephens Hall
189 Church St, Newtown, from 9:00pm, $6 social only
(Class beforehand at 8pm, $15 includes social)
James Morrison with Jeff Clayton (USA) @ Sydney Swings Concert
Fleet Steps, Royal Botanic Gardens, from 7:30pm-9:30pm,
from $39-$59, now discounted to $49
(Open air picnic concert series.)
Jive Bombers @ Club Bondi Junction
Gray St. Bondi Junction, from 7pm, FREE
(High energy boogie woogie.)
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Saturday 24th
Big Band Finale with Emma Pask and Frank Bennett @ Sydney Swings Concert
Fleet Steps Royal Botanic Gardens, from 7:30pm-9:30pm,
from $39-$59, now discounted to $49
(Open air picnic concert series.)
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Sunday 25th
Geoff Bull and The Finer Cuts @ The East Sydney Hotel
Cnr Crown & Cathedral Sts, Woolloomooloo, from 5-8pm, FREE
Dan Barnett Big Band + Emma Pask @ Trademark Hotel
Kings Cross, from 6:00pm, Gen. tickets $20 + bf
(Part of the Kings Cross Festival. Locals $15 +bf)
Greg Poppleton's Bakelite Broadcasters @ Kings Cross Festival
Kings Cross, Main Stage from 1:00pm, Gen. tickets $20 + bf
(Part of the Kings Cross Festival. Locals $15 +bf)
Zenith New Orleans Jazz Band @ Cronulla RSL
88 Geralle St, Cronulla, from 12:30pm, FREE
(Park at Woolooware Station, get train to Cronulla, then a 3 min walk.
Or get there early to park. A dance partner is advised)
Unity Hall Jazz Band @ Unity Hall Hotel
292 Darling St, Balmain, from 4-7pm, FREE
(Dance area is now carpeted.)
Swingin' Sundays with The Faculties @ Bronte Bowling Club
16 Wallace St, Waverley, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Bill Dudley's New Orleanians @ Technology Park Hotel
Wyndham St, Alexandria, 4:00pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
The Swinging Blades @ Marrickville Golf Club
Wharf Street, Marrickville, from 3:30pm, FREE
("Toe tapping, old time jazz." There's a dance floor.)
Tuesday 27th
End-of-Year Social Dancing @ Swing Patrol North Sydney
181 Blues Point Road, North Sydney, from 8:45pm 'til late, FREE
(Classes beforehand at 6:45pm and 7:45pm, $15, or class card.)
James Valentine Quartet Supper Club w/guest Lily Dior @ Golden Sheaf Hotel
429 New South Head Road, Double Bay, doors from 7:00pm, FREE
(Food/dining avail. Small area for a dance or two.)
Wednesday 28th
Wednesday Night Jazz w/Peter Power & Guests @ Bondi Junction RSL
1-9 Gray Street, Bondi Junction, from 6:30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised. There is a dance floor.)
Thursday 29th
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Monday 12 November 2012
This Week: 15 November 2012
This FRIDAY, the "Sydney Swings" concerts continue at the Botanic Gardens - 2 hours of tunes by composers Gershwin, Porter and Bernstein, with the John Morrison Big Band, 7:30pm (see below). Then you can head over to Jump Jive and Wail for more dancing, 'til late! SATURDAY, Swing at the Roxbury, Glebe, 8:30pm. More "Sydney Swings" with The Harry James Angus Band, Botanic Gardens, 7:30pm. If you're feeling "loud", don your loud shirt for a night out with the Blue Riff Big Band at Chatswood High School Hall for a fund raising event, includes swing dance lesson at 7pm. SUNDAY, head outdoors for a swing picnic down at Coogee Beach 11am-1pm; and then "Sydney Swings" with David Campbell a la Bobby Darrin, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. mode, Botanic Gardens, 6pm. Also, check out the Swinging Blades, Marrickville Golf Club, 3:30pm; Unity Hall Jazz Band, Balmain, 4pm; and Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts at East Sydney Hotel, Woolloomooloo, 5pm.
Shall we dance? On a bright cloud of music shall we fly?
Shall we dance? Shall we then say "Goodnight" and mean "Goodbye"?
Or perchance, when the last little star has left the sky ....
More gigs, links, and details below.
Thursday 15th
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Friday 16th
Jump Jive and Wail @ The Landsdowne Hotel
Cnr City Rd & Broadway, from 10pm-2pm, FREE
(Bistro finishes at 9:45pm.)
Gershwin, Porter and Bernstein @ Sydney Swings Concert
Fleet Steps Royal Botanic Gardens, from 7:30pm-9:30pm,
from $39-$59, now discounted to $49
(Open air picnic concert series.)
Jive Bombers @ Eastern Suburbs Legion Club
213 Bronte Road Waverley, from 8pm, FREE
(High energy boogie woogie.)
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Saturday 17th
Swing @ The Roxbury
182 St Johns Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $6
The Harry James Angus Band (Cat Empire) @ Sydney Swings Concert
Fleet Steps Royal Botanic Gardens, from 7:30pm-9:30pm,
from $39-$59, now discounted to $49
(Open air picnic concert series.)
Loud Shirt Swing Dance @ Chatswood High School Hall
24 Centennial Avenue, Chatswood, from 7pm-11pm, $25 (includes swing dance lesson)
(Fund raising event. With Blue Riff Big Band.)
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Sunday 18th
Swing Picnic @ Coogee Beach
Grass area, from 11am - 1pm
(Bring your picnic blanky, snacks, swimmers, dance shoes, friends, family.)
David Campbell @ Sydney Swings Concert
Fleet Steps Royal Botanic Gardens, from 6pm-8pm,
from $39-$59, now discounted to $49
(Open air picnic concert series.)
Unity Hall Jazz Band @ Unity Hall Hotel
292 Darling St, Balmain, from 4-7pm, FREE
Swingin' Sundays with The Faculties @ Bronte Bowling Club
16 Wallace St, Waverley, from 4-7pm, FREE
Geoff Bull and The Finer Cuts @ The East Sydney Hotel
Cnr Crown & Cathedral Sts, Woolloomooloo, from 5-8pm, FREE
Bill Dudley's New Orleanians @ Technology Park Hotel
Wyndham St, Alexandria, 4:00pm, FREE
The Swinging Blades @ Marrickville Golf Club
Wharf Street, Marrickville, from 3:30pm, FREE
("Toe tapping, old time jazz." Yes, there's a dance floor!)
Thursday 22nd
Sydney Sound Big Band @ Rockdale RSL
45 Bay St, Rockdale, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Shall we dance? On a bright cloud of music shall we fly?
Shall we dance? Shall we then say "Goodnight" and mean "Goodbye"?
Or perchance, when the last little star has left the sky ....
More gigs, links, and details below.
Thursday 15th
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Friday 16th
Jump Jive and Wail @ The Landsdowne Hotel
Cnr City Rd & Broadway, from 10pm-2pm, FREE
(Bistro finishes at 9:45pm.)
Gershwin, Porter and Bernstein @ Sydney Swings Concert
Fleet Steps Royal Botanic Gardens, from 7:30pm-9:30pm,
from $39-$59, now discounted to $49
(Open air picnic concert series.)
Jive Bombers @ Eastern Suburbs Legion Club
213 Bronte Road Waverley, from 8pm, FREE
(High energy boogie woogie.)
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Saturday 17th
Swing @ The Roxbury
182 St Johns Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $6
The Harry James Angus Band (Cat Empire) @ Sydney Swings Concert
Fleet Steps Royal Botanic Gardens, from 7:30pm-9:30pm,
from $39-$59, now discounted to $49
(Open air picnic concert series.)
Loud Shirt Swing Dance @ Chatswood High School Hall
24 Centennial Avenue, Chatswood, from 7pm-11pm, $25 (includes swing dance lesson)
(Fund raising event. With Blue Riff Big Band.)
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Sunday 18th
Swing Picnic @ Coogee Beach
Grass area, from 11am - 1pm
(Bring your picnic blanky, snacks, swimmers, dance shoes, friends, family.)
David Campbell @ Sydney Swings Concert
Fleet Steps Royal Botanic Gardens, from 6pm-8pm,
from $39-$59, now discounted to $49
(Open air picnic concert series.)
Unity Hall Jazz Band @ Unity Hall Hotel
292 Darling St, Balmain, from 4-7pm, FREE
Swingin' Sundays with The Faculties @ Bronte Bowling Club
16 Wallace St, Waverley, from 4-7pm, FREE
Geoff Bull and The Finer Cuts @ The East Sydney Hotel
Cnr Crown & Cathedral Sts, Woolloomooloo, from 5-8pm, FREE
Bill Dudley's New Orleanians @ Technology Park Hotel
Wyndham St, Alexandria, 4:00pm, FREE
The Swinging Blades @ Marrickville Golf Club
Wharf Street, Marrickville, from 3:30pm, FREE
("Toe tapping, old time jazz." Yes, there's a dance floor!)
Thursday 22nd
Sydney Sound Big Band @ Rockdale RSL
45 Bay St, Rockdale, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Monday 5 November 2012
This Week: 8 November 2012
You've got to accentuate the positive, eliminate the
negative, latch on to the affirmative, don't mess with "Mister In-Between".
This Thursday, Swing Patrol Juke Joint at the Bedlam Bar, Glebe, 8:30pm, with special guest teachers Jase S and Sam S at 7:30pm for the class. Friday, some serious fun at Swing Pit, Newtown - only 3 more Pits to go - so head over to practise or try out those new moves! If you're in the area, Mike Hallam's Hot Six at St Andrew's in Manly, 7:30pm. There's a 'Sydney Swings' outdoor concert series featuring Kate Ceberano Friday 7:30pm, Fleet Steps, Botanic Gardens (see below). Saturday, 'Sydney Swings' with a Tribute to Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey and Artie Shaw, 7:30pm, Botanic Gardens. Sunday, start the day with a Sunday lunch with some jazz thrown in - Geoff Power Jazz Band will be at Cronulla RSL Club, 12:30pm, and it's free. The Swinging Blades at Marrickville Golf Club for a mid-arvo swing out on the dance floor. 'Sydney Swings' series continued at 6:00pm, with Grace Knight with Jeff Duff swing band. Drop in on the way over, just around the corner is Geoff Bull at the East Sydney Hotel, Woolloomooloo, 5pm.
You've got to spread joy up to the maximum, bring gloom down to the minimum, have faith, or pandemonium liable to walk upon the scene. So, have yourselves a dance!
More details, links, and gigs below.
Thursday 8th
Swing Patrol Juke Joint @ Bedlam Bar
2 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, from 8.30pm, $6 social
(Blues class with special guest teachers Jase S and Sam S, at 7.30pm, $15 (includes social).)
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Sydney Sound Big Band @ Rockdale RSL
45 Bay St, Rockdale, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Friday 9th
Swing Pit @ St Stephens Hall
Church St, Newtown, from 9:00pm, $6
Kate Ceberano @ Sydney Swings Concert
Fleet Steps Royal Botanic Gardens, from 7:30pm, from $39-$59, now discounted to $49
(Open air picnic concert series.)
Mike Hallam's Hot Six @ St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
59 Raglan St, Manly, from 7:30pm
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Saturday 10th
Tribute to Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey and Artie Shaw @ Sydney Swings Concert
Fleet Steps Royal Botanic Gardens, from 7:30pm, from $39-$59, now discounted to $49
(Open air picnic concert series.)
The Moods @ North Sydney Markets, Civic Centre Park
200 Miller Street, North Sydney, from 11am - 1pm, FREE
(Outdoors.)
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Sunday 11th
Grace Knight with Jeff Duff and his Swing Band @ Sydney Swings Concert
Fleet Steps Royal Botanic Gardens, from 6:00pm, from $39-$59, now discounted to $49
(Open air picnic concert series. )
Geoff Power Jazz Band @ Cronulla RSL Club
Fortunes Lounge, 88 Gerrale St, Cronulla, from 12:30pm, FREE
(Get there early to park. Or park at Woolooware Station, get the train to Cronulla, then it's a 3 min walk.)
Unity Hall Jazz Band @ Unity Hall Hotel
292 Darling St, Balmain, from 4-7pm, FREE
(Dance area is carpeted.)
Geoff Bull and The Finer Cuts @ The East Sydney Hotel
Cnr Crown & Cathedral Sts, Woolloomooloo, from 5-8pm, FREE
Swingin' Sundays with The Faculties @ Bronte Bowling Club
16 Wallace St, Waverley, from 4-7pm, FREE
Bill Dudley's New Orleanians @ Technology Park Hotel
Wyndham St, Alexandria, 4:00pm, FREE
The Swinging Blades @ Marrickville Golf Club
Wharf Street, Marrickville, from 3:30pm, FREE
("Toe tapping, old time jazz." There's a dance floor.)
Thursday 15th
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
This Thursday, Swing Patrol Juke Joint at the Bedlam Bar, Glebe, 8:30pm, with special guest teachers Jase S and Sam S at 7:30pm for the class. Friday, some serious fun at Swing Pit, Newtown - only 3 more Pits to go - so head over to practise or try out those new moves! If you're in the area, Mike Hallam's Hot Six at St Andrew's in Manly, 7:30pm. There's a 'Sydney Swings' outdoor concert series featuring Kate Ceberano Friday 7:30pm, Fleet Steps, Botanic Gardens (see below). Saturday, 'Sydney Swings' with a Tribute to Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey and Artie Shaw, 7:30pm, Botanic Gardens. Sunday, start the day with a Sunday lunch with some jazz thrown in - Geoff Power Jazz Band will be at Cronulla RSL Club, 12:30pm, and it's free. The Swinging Blades at Marrickville Golf Club for a mid-arvo swing out on the dance floor. 'Sydney Swings' series continued at 6:00pm, with Grace Knight with Jeff Duff swing band. Drop in on the way over, just around the corner is Geoff Bull at the East Sydney Hotel, Woolloomooloo, 5pm.
You've got to spread joy up to the maximum, bring gloom down to the minimum, have faith, or pandemonium liable to walk upon the scene. So, have yourselves a dance!
More details, links, and gigs below.
Thursday 8th
Swing Patrol Juke Joint @ Bedlam Bar
2 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, from 8.30pm, $6 social
(Blues class with special guest teachers Jase S and Sam S, at 7.30pm, $15 (includes social).)
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Sydney Sound Big Band @ Rockdale RSL
45 Bay St, Rockdale, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Friday 9th
Swing Pit @ St Stephens Hall
Church St, Newtown, from 9:00pm, $6
Kate Ceberano @ Sydney Swings Concert
Fleet Steps Royal Botanic Gardens, from 7:30pm, from $39-$59, now discounted to $49
(Open air picnic concert series.)
Mike Hallam's Hot Six @ St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
59 Raglan St, Manly, from 7:30pm
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Saturday 10th
Tribute to Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey and Artie Shaw @ Sydney Swings Concert
Fleet Steps Royal Botanic Gardens, from 7:30pm, from $39-$59, now discounted to $49
(Open air picnic concert series.)
The Moods @ North Sydney Markets, Civic Centre Park
200 Miller Street, North Sydney, from 11am - 1pm, FREE
(Outdoors.)
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Sunday 11th
Grace Knight with Jeff Duff and his Swing Band @ Sydney Swings Concert
Fleet Steps Royal Botanic Gardens, from 6:00pm, from $39-$59, now discounted to $49
(Open air picnic concert series. )
Geoff Power Jazz Band @ Cronulla RSL Club
Fortunes Lounge, 88 Gerrale St, Cronulla, from 12:30pm, FREE
(Get there early to park. Or park at Woolooware Station, get the train to Cronulla, then it's a 3 min walk.)
Unity Hall Jazz Band @ Unity Hall Hotel
292 Darling St, Balmain, from 4-7pm, FREE
(Dance area is carpeted.)
Geoff Bull and The Finer Cuts @ The East Sydney Hotel
Cnr Crown & Cathedral Sts, Woolloomooloo, from 5-8pm, FREE
Swingin' Sundays with The Faculties @ Bronte Bowling Club
16 Wallace St, Waverley, from 4-7pm, FREE
Bill Dudley's New Orleanians @ Technology Park Hotel
Wyndham St, Alexandria, 4:00pm, FREE
The Swinging Blades @ Marrickville Golf Club
Wharf Street, Marrickville, from 3:30pm, FREE
("Toe tapping, old time jazz." There's a dance floor.)
Thursday 15th
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Wednesday 31 October 2012
This Week: 1 November 2012
In olden days, a glimpse of stocking, was looked on as something shocking, but now heaven knows, anything goes. .... Go try any of these!
There's plenty on this weekend! This Thursday, try something different at Camelot Lounge with Chasing the Moon, or head over to Blue Beat to see Emma Pask. Friday, Cherry Poppin' Daddies are at the Factory Theatre, Marrickville; Jive Bombers at Club Bondi Junction, and if you want to stay out late there's Church Street Blues at Mars Hill Cafe at Parramatta. Saturday, dash over to Swing at the Roxbury, Glebe for a healthy dose of swinging out and catching up; Swings and Round-a-bouts is on at Club Five Dock RSL featuring various bands (see below); Cherry Poppin' Daddies make another appearance, this time at The Vanguard, Newtown. Sunday, at the Unity Hall is Dan Barnett's big band; Geoff Bull will be cutting it at the East Sydney Hotel; or if you want to be outdoors there's Jazz in the Park, Gladstone Park, Darling St, Balmain; down at Bondi Beach there's the filming for iCharleston if you want to join in, set your alarms. Next Thursday (8th), Juke Joint at the Bedlam Bar, Glebe, for your blues fix, with special guest teachers Jase S and Sam S for the class at 7.30pm. ... Ready, set, ... GO!!!
See details, links and more gigs below.
This week's gig guide dedicated to DD!
Thursday 1st
Chasing the Moon @ Camelot Lounge
19 Marrickville Road, Marrickville, from 7pm, $15
Click here to LISTEN - (link to download at bottom of page).
Emma Pask @ Blue Beat
16 Cross Street, Double Bay, from 9pm, tickets $20
(Space for dancing.)
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Reminder: NO Juke Joint this week.
It will be on Nov 8th instead.
Friday 2nd
Cherry Poppin' Daddies @ The Factory Theatre
105 Victoria Road, Marrickville, from 8:00pm, $49 + fb
Church Street Blues @ Mars Hill Cafe
331 Church St, Parramatta, from 11pm, $5
Jive Bombers @ Club Bondi Junction
1 Gray Street, Bondi Junction, from 7pm, FREE
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Saturday 3rd
Swing @ The Roxbury
182 St Johns Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $6
Cherry Poppin' Daddies @ The Vanguard
King St, Newtown, tickets $42.80 incl. fees.
Swings & Round-a-bouts @ Grand Ballroom, Club Five Dock RSL
66 Great North Road, Five Dock, Doors 7:00pm, Show 7:30pm,
$25 pre-sale only, fizzy5@bigpond.com 0407 562 001
(Featuring: The Aston Martinis, Sydney Swing Katz,
Danny & the Cosmic Tremors, Pia Anderson, more...)
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Sunday 4th
Geoff Bull and The Finer Cuts @ The East Sydney Hotel
Cnr Crown & Cathedral Sts, Woolloomooloo, from 5-8pm, FREE
Dan Barnett Big Band @ Unity Hall Hotel
292 Darling St, Balmain, from 4-8pm, FREE
(Dance area is now carpeted.)
Swingin' Sundays with The Faculties @ Bronte Bowling Club
16 Wallace St, Waverley, from 4-7pm, FREE
Bill Dudley's New Orleanians @ Technology Park Hotel
Wyndham St, Alexandria, 4:00pm, FREE
'The Sunset Series' Jazz In The Park @ Gladstone Park
Darling St, Balmain, from 4pm - 7pm, FREE
iCharlston @ Bondi Beach (South)
Campbell Parade, Bondi, from 11am - 1pm, FREE
(Filming event.)
The Swinging Blades @ Marrickville Golf Club
Wharf Street, Marrickville, from 3:30pm, FREE
("Toe tapping, old time jazz." There IS a dance floor.)
Thursday 8th
Swing Patrol Juke Joint @ Bedlam Bar
2 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, from 8.30pm, $6
There's a class beforehand with Jase and Sam S, 7:30pm $15 (incl. social).
Sydney Sound Big Band @ Rockdale RSL
45 Bay St, Rockdale, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
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There's plenty on this weekend! This Thursday, try something different at Camelot Lounge with Chasing the Moon, or head over to Blue Beat to see Emma Pask. Friday, Cherry Poppin' Daddies are at the Factory Theatre, Marrickville; Jive Bombers at Club Bondi Junction, and if you want to stay out late there's Church Street Blues at Mars Hill Cafe at Parramatta. Saturday, dash over to Swing at the Roxbury, Glebe for a healthy dose of swinging out and catching up; Swings and Round-a-bouts is on at Club Five Dock RSL featuring various bands (see below); Cherry Poppin' Daddies make another appearance, this time at The Vanguard, Newtown. Sunday, at the Unity Hall is Dan Barnett's big band; Geoff Bull will be cutting it at the East Sydney Hotel; or if you want to be outdoors there's Jazz in the Park, Gladstone Park, Darling St, Balmain; down at Bondi Beach there's the filming for iCharleston if you want to join in, set your alarms. Next Thursday (8th), Juke Joint at the Bedlam Bar, Glebe, for your blues fix, with special guest teachers Jase S and Sam S for the class at 7.30pm. ... Ready, set, ... GO!!!
See details, links and more gigs below.
This week's gig guide dedicated to DD!
Thursday 1st
Chasing the Moon @ Camelot Lounge
19 Marrickville Road, Marrickville, from 7pm, $15
Click here to LISTEN - (link to download at bottom of page).
Emma Pask @ Blue Beat
16 Cross Street, Double Bay, from 9pm, tickets $20
(Space for dancing.)
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Reminder: NO Juke Joint this week.
It will be on Nov 8th instead.
Friday 2nd
Cherry Poppin' Daddies @ The Factory Theatre
105 Victoria Road, Marrickville, from 8:00pm, $49 + fb
Church Street Blues @ Mars Hill Cafe
331 Church St, Parramatta, from 11pm, $5
Jive Bombers @ Club Bondi Junction
1 Gray Street, Bondi Junction, from 7pm, FREE
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Saturday 3rd
Swing @ The Roxbury
182 St Johns Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $6
Cherry Poppin' Daddies @ The Vanguard
King St, Newtown, tickets $42.80 incl. fees.
Swings & Round-a-bouts @ Grand Ballroom, Club Five Dock RSL
66 Great North Road, Five Dock, Doors 7:00pm, Show 7:30pm,
$25 pre-sale only, fizzy5@bigpond.com 0407 562 001
(Featuring: The Aston Martinis, Sydney Swing Katz,
Danny & the Cosmic Tremors, Pia Anderson, more...)
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Sunday 4th
Geoff Bull and The Finer Cuts @ The East Sydney Hotel
Cnr Crown & Cathedral Sts, Woolloomooloo, from 5-8pm, FREE
Dan Barnett Big Band @ Unity Hall Hotel
292 Darling St, Balmain, from 4-8pm, FREE
(Dance area is now carpeted.)
Swingin' Sundays with The Faculties @ Bronte Bowling Club
16 Wallace St, Waverley, from 4-7pm, FREE
Bill Dudley's New Orleanians @ Technology Park Hotel
Wyndham St, Alexandria, 4:00pm, FREE
'The Sunset Series' Jazz In The Park @ Gladstone Park
Darling St, Balmain, from 4pm - 7pm, FREE
iCharlston @ Bondi Beach (South)
Campbell Parade, Bondi, from 11am - 1pm, FREE
(Filming event.)
The Swinging Blades @ Marrickville Golf Club
Wharf Street, Marrickville, from 3:30pm, FREE
("Toe tapping, old time jazz." There IS a dance floor.)
Thursday 8th
Swing Patrol Juke Joint @ Bedlam Bar
2 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, from 8.30pm, $6
There's a class beforehand with Jase and Sam S, 7:30pm $15 (incl. social).
Sydney Sound Big Band @ Rockdale RSL
45 Bay St, Rockdale, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Thanks for tuning in! Come visit us again soon...
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