Thursday 30 August 2012

This Week: 30 August 2012

This Friday, head over to the north side, The Moods are playing at Club Willoughby, and The Full Swing Quartet with guest Dan Barnett at Lane Cove Country Club.  On Saturday, dress the part, as the annual Gangsters' Ball is here, at the Metro Theatre Sydney, for a night of fun and entertainment.  For those who couldn't find their violin cases, head on over to Swing at the Roxbury, Glebe, for a feast and a dance.  Then Sunday, Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts at East Sydney Hotel, or check out the Todd Hardy Swing Orchestra at Unity Hall, Balmain (reminder that the dance area is now carpeted).  Next Thursday, Swing Patrol Juke Joint is on at the Bedlam Bar, Glebe, for your fix of blues.  A special guest teacher from Washington DC!

"Jazz in the Glen" is on this Friday and Saturday, click on the below link to see the full program of acts, and festival prices.

More gigs and details below.


Thursday 30th

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 31st
The Moods @ Club Willoughby
Crabbes Ave, North Willoughby, from 7:30pm, FREE

Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)


Full Swing Quartet with Dan Barnett @ Lane Cove Country Club
180 River Road, Lane Cove, from 7:00pm, FREE
(Diagonal driveway off River Road, near Stevenson.
 Back from the street, and little signage.)

 
Friday 31st Aug - Sat 1st Sept

Jazz in the Glen @ Glen Street Theatre

Cnr Glen Street & Blackbutts Road, Belrose, from $10 - $40
Complete Festival Pass:  Adults $93, concession $87, youth $46.50
Full Saturday Festival Pass:  Adults $65, concession $60, youth $32.50
Evening Festival Pass (Friday & Saturday):  Adults $60, concession $55, youth $30
 

Saturday 1st Sept

Swing @ The Roxbury
182 St Johns Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $6

The Gangsters' Ball 2012 @ Metro Theatre Sydney
624 George Street, Sydney, from 7:30pm,  Full $75,  VIP $130
(Between Bathurst & Liverpool Sts.)

Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)



Sunday 2nd

Geoff Bull and The Finer Cuts @ The East Sydney Hotel
Cnr Crown & Cathedral Sts, Woolloomooloo, from 5-8pm, FREE


The Aston Martinis @ Club Five Dock RSL
66 Great North Road, Five Dock, from 4:00pm, FREE

Todd Hardy Swing Orchestra @ Unity Hall Hotel
292 Darling St, Balmain, from 4-8pm, FREE
(The 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 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.)


Thursday 6th

Swing Patrol Juke Joint @ Bedlam Bar
2 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, from 8.30pm, $6
The new monthly blues venue in Sydney, there's a class beforehand.

Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)


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