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!)
Thanks for tuning in! Come visit us again soon...
Wednesday 31 October 2012
Thursday 25 October 2012
This Week: 25 October 2012
Pack up all my cares and woe, here I go swingin' low, bye bye blackbird...
This Friday, Matt Black & The Phat Cats are playing at Swing Pit Live! 9pm, $15 social - also a performance by the Harbour City Hoppers troupe. Dom James & the Dixie Ticklers (UK) are in town for a series of gigs, catch them Friday for lunch at the Sydney Flying Squadron, Milsons Point. Sunday, The Dixie Ticklers will be at Cronulla RSL, 12:30pm, and it's FREE. Then they're on again at Camelot Lounge, Marrickville, 7:30pm, $25 pre-sale, $30 at door. The Moods are back at Avalon Beach Bowling Club, 3pm, if you're in the area. Next Thursday, try something different at Camelot Lounge with Chasing the Moon, 7pm (see blog for a listen); and Emma Pask will be at Blue Beat, Double Bay, 8:30pm. (Reminder, there is NO Juke Joint next Thursday, it will be on the 8th instead.)
So, much dancing to be had! ...Make my bed and light the light, I'll be home LATE tonight, blackbird, bye bye...
See details, links, and more gigs below!
Thursday 25th
Ray Beadle & The Hightones and Jill Barber @ Brass Monkey
115a Cronulla St, Cronulla, from 7pm, $28.50
(West coast jump blues style of America in the 50s & 60s.
There's a little bit of space up the back of room for a dance or two.)
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 26th
Matt Black & the Phat Cats
Swing Pit Live @ St Stephens Hall
Church St, Newtown, from 9:00pm, $15.
(There's a class beforehand 8pm, $15.)
Dom James & the Dixie Ticklers @ Sydney Flying Squadron
76 McDougall St, Milsons Point, from 12:30pm
(Mid-afternoon Jazz - Sydney Jazz Club)
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Saturday 27th
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Sunday 28th
The Dixie Ticklers (UK) @ Cronulla RSL
Geralle St, Cronulla, from 12:30pm, FREE
(Park at Woolooware Station, get the train to Cronulla, then it's a 3 min walk.
Or get there early to park.)
The Moods @ Avalon Beach Bowling Club
Bowling Green Lane, Avalon, from 3pm, FREE
Geoff Bull and The Finer Cuts @ The East Sydney Hotel
Cnr Crown & Cathedral Sts, Woolloomooloo, from 5-8pm, 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 IS a dance floor.)
The Dixie Ticklers (UK) @ Camelot Lounge ***
19 Marrickville Road, Marrickville, show at 7:30pm, $25 pre-sale, $30 at door
Tuesday 30th
Social dancing @ Swing Patrol North Sydney
181 Blues Point Road, North Sydney, from 8:45pm, FREE
(There's a Level 2 class beforehand at 7:45pm, $15 or class card.)
Thursday 1st Nov
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Emma Pask @ Blue Beat
16 Cross Street, Double Bay, from 8:30pm, tickets $23
(Space for dancing.)
Chasing the Moon @ Camelot Lounge
19 Marrickville Road, Marrickville, from 7pm, $15
Click here to LISTEN - (link to download at bottom of page).
Reminder, there is NO Juke Joint this week.
It will be on 8th Nov instead.
This Friday, Matt Black & The Phat Cats are playing at Swing Pit Live! 9pm, $15 social - also a performance by the Harbour City Hoppers troupe. Dom James & the Dixie Ticklers (UK) are in town for a series of gigs, catch them Friday for lunch at the Sydney Flying Squadron, Milsons Point. Sunday, The Dixie Ticklers will be at Cronulla RSL, 12:30pm, and it's FREE. Then they're on again at Camelot Lounge, Marrickville, 7:30pm, $25 pre-sale, $30 at door. The Moods are back at Avalon Beach Bowling Club, 3pm, if you're in the area. Next Thursday, try something different at Camelot Lounge with Chasing the Moon, 7pm (see blog for a listen); and Emma Pask will be at Blue Beat, Double Bay, 8:30pm. (Reminder, there is NO Juke Joint next Thursday, it will be on the 8th instead.)
So, much dancing to be had! ...Make my bed and light the light, I'll be home LATE tonight, blackbird, bye bye...
See details, links, and more gigs below!
Thursday 25th
Ray Beadle & The Hightones and Jill Barber @ Brass Monkey
115a Cronulla St, Cronulla, from 7pm, $28.50
(West coast jump blues style of America in the 50s & 60s.
There's a little bit of space up the back of room for a dance or two.)
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 26th
Matt Black & the Phat Cats
Swing Pit Live @ St Stephens Hall
Church St, Newtown, from 9:00pm, $15.
(There's a class beforehand 8pm, $15.)
Dom James & the Dixie Ticklers @ Sydney Flying Squadron
76 McDougall St, Milsons Point, from 12:30pm
(Mid-afternoon Jazz - Sydney Jazz Club)
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Saturday 27th
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Sunday 28th
The Dixie Ticklers (UK) @ Cronulla RSL
Geralle St, Cronulla, from 12:30pm, FREE
(Park at Woolooware Station, get the train to Cronulla, then it's a 3 min walk.
Or get there early to park.)
The Moods @ Avalon Beach Bowling Club
Bowling Green Lane, Avalon, from 3pm, FREE
Geoff Bull and The Finer Cuts @ The East Sydney Hotel
Cnr Crown & Cathedral Sts, Woolloomooloo, from 5-8pm, 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 IS a dance floor.)
The Dixie Ticklers (UK) @ Camelot Lounge ***
19 Marrickville Road, Marrickville, show at 7:30pm, $25 pre-sale, $30 at door
Tuesday 30th
Social dancing @ Swing Patrol North Sydney
181 Blues Point Road, North Sydney, from 8:45pm, FREE
(There's a Level 2 class beforehand at 7:45pm, $15 or class card.)
Thursday 1st Nov
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Emma Pask @ Blue Beat
16 Cross Street, Double Bay, from 8:30pm, tickets $23
(Space for dancing.)
Chasing the Moon @ Camelot Lounge
19 Marrickville Road, Marrickville, from 7pm, $15
Click here to LISTEN - (link to download at bottom of page).
Reminder, there is NO Juke Joint this week.
It will be on 8th Nov instead.
Thursday 18 October 2012
This Week: 18 October 2012
So you stay up late just swingin' those moves all night, goody goody...
You think that swing's a barrel of dynamite...
Hooray and hallelujah, you had it comin' to ya...
Goody goody for you, goody goody for me... Check these goodies out!
This Friday, energise your socks off at Jump Jive and Wail at the Landsdowne Hotel, for free... 'til late! Aston Martinis are on at Club Five Dock RSL for some kinda cool swing... via Vegas? Saturday, can't get too much of a good thing... so what's another swing out or 2 (million)... Swing at the Roxbury, Glebe! (Purists, look away now) ...the Jive Bombers are at Five Dock RSL if you want to 'boogie' your 'woogie'... (OK purists, continue reading now). Sunday, celebrate at the 40th Anniversary Gig of the Unity Hall Jazz Band, at that place with carpet(!!), in Balmain. Also, Geoff Bull 'cutting his finest' at East Sydney Hotel, and the Bronte Bowling Club 'swinging its Sunday' in the arvo. Next Thursday, Sydney Sound Big Band at the Rockdale RSL delivering some fetching 'standards'. Goody goody...
So, have a dance this week!
More gigs and details below.
This week's gig guide brought to you from the inner labyrinth of the jet-lagged mind. ;-)
Thursday 18th
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Friday 19th
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)
Aston Martinis @ Club Five Dock RSL
66 Great North Road, Five Dock, from 8pm, FREE
Saturday 20th
Swing @ The Roxbury
182 St Johns Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $6
Jive Bombers @ Club Five Dock RSL
66 Great North Road, Five Dock, from 8:30pm, FREE
(More energetic, boogie woogie ...)
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Sunday 21st
Unity Hall Jazz Band - 40th Anniversary Gig @ 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's a dance floor.)
Thursday 25th
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 26th
Matt Black and the Phat Cats @ Swing Pit "Live"
St Stephen's Hall, 189 Church Street, Newtown, from 9pm, $6
(There's a dance class beforehand at 8pm, $15. Social is included.)
You think that swing's a barrel of dynamite...
Hooray and hallelujah, you had it comin' to ya...
Goody goody for you, goody goody for me... Check these goodies out!
This Friday, energise your socks off at Jump Jive and Wail at the Landsdowne Hotel, for free... 'til late! Aston Martinis are on at Club Five Dock RSL for some kinda cool swing... via Vegas? Saturday, can't get too much of a good thing... so what's another swing out or 2 (million)... Swing at the Roxbury, Glebe! (Purists, look away now) ...the Jive Bombers are at Five Dock RSL if you want to 'boogie' your 'woogie'... (OK purists, continue reading now). Sunday, celebrate at the 40th Anniversary Gig of the Unity Hall Jazz Band, at that place with carpet(!!), in Balmain. Also, Geoff Bull 'cutting his finest' at East Sydney Hotel, and the Bronte Bowling Club 'swinging its Sunday' in the arvo. Next Thursday, Sydney Sound Big Band at the Rockdale RSL delivering some fetching 'standards'. Goody goody...
So, have a dance this week!
More gigs and details below.
This week's gig guide brought to you from the inner labyrinth of the jet-lagged mind. ;-)
Thursday 18th
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Friday 19th
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)
Aston Martinis @ Club Five Dock RSL
66 Great North Road, Five Dock, from 8pm, FREE
Saturday 20th
Swing @ The Roxbury
182 St Johns Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $6
Jive Bombers @ Club Five Dock RSL
66 Great North Road, Five Dock, from 8:30pm, FREE
(More energetic, boogie woogie ...)
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Sunday 21st
Unity Hall Jazz Band - 40th Anniversary Gig @ 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's a dance floor.)
Thursday 25th
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 26th
Matt Black and the Phat Cats @ Swing Pit "Live"
St Stephen's Hall, 189 Church Street, Newtown, from 9pm, $6
(There's a dance class beforehand at 8pm, $15. Social is included.)
Wednesday 10 October 2012
This Week: 11 October 2012
If you're blue and you don't know where to go to, why don't you go where swinging sits, puttin' on the ritz...
This Friday, for your fill of dancing, make your way to Swing Pit, Newtown. Special guest teacher, Tom Frazier, joins Trish for the class beforehand. Saturday, catch up for a meal, and then lindy the night away at Swing at the Roxbury, Glebe. Sunday, the Dan Barnett Quartet is playing at Sydney Rowing Club, Abbotsford; Geoff Bull at East Sydney Hotel, Woolloomooloo; if you're in the area the Horns Plus Big Band at Lane Cove Plaza 2:30pm; some toe-tapping old-time jazz at Marrickville Golf Club 3:30pm, try out your balboa and/or stamina on the dance floor. For a "listening" treat this weekend, the Glenn Miller Orchestra and Count Basie Orchestra will be in town at the State Theatre and Opera House, respectively.
More details, links, and gigs below.
This week's gig guide brought to you from the heart of Paris.
Thursday 11th
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)
Thurs 11th --> Sat 13th
Glenn Miller Orchestra @ State Theatre Sydney
Market St, Sydney, Thurs/Fri 7.30pm;
Sat 5:00pm & 8:15pm, $79.90 - $98.90
(Reserved seating only. No dancing. A "listening" treat.)
Friday 12th
Swing Pit @ St Stephens Hall
Church St, Newtown, from 9:00pm, $6
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Saturday 13th
Swing @ The Roxbury
182 St Johns Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $6
(Yes, it's on this week, instead of last week.)
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Count Basie Orchestra @ Sydney Opera House
from 8:00pm, $113.50
(Reserved seating only. No dancing. A "listening" treat.)
Sunday 14th
Dan Barnett Quartet @ Sydney Rowing Club
Great North Road, Abbotsford, from 3:00pm, FREE
Geoff Bull and The Finer Cuts @ The East Sydney Hotel
Cnr Crown & Cathedral Sts, Woolloomooloo, from 5-8pm, FREE
Horns Plus Big Band @ Lane Cove Plaza - Lane Cove Village Fair
Burns Bay Rd, Lane Cove, from 2:30pm-3:30pm, 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 IS a dance floor.)
Thursday 18th
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Friday 19th
Jump Jive and Wail @ The Landsdowne Hotel
Cnr City Road & Broadway, from 10pm-2am, FREE
This Friday, for your fill of dancing, make your way to Swing Pit, Newtown. Special guest teacher, Tom Frazier, joins Trish for the class beforehand. Saturday, catch up for a meal, and then lindy the night away at Swing at the Roxbury, Glebe. Sunday, the Dan Barnett Quartet is playing at Sydney Rowing Club, Abbotsford; Geoff Bull at East Sydney Hotel, Woolloomooloo; if you're in the area the Horns Plus Big Band at Lane Cove Plaza 2:30pm; some toe-tapping old-time jazz at Marrickville Golf Club 3:30pm, try out your balboa and/or stamina on the dance floor. For a "listening" treat this weekend, the Glenn Miller Orchestra and Count Basie Orchestra will be in town at the State Theatre and Opera House, respectively.
More details, links, and gigs below.
This week's gig guide brought to you from the heart of Paris.
Thursday 11th
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)
Thurs 11th --> Sat 13th
Glenn Miller Orchestra @ State Theatre Sydney
Market St, Sydney, Thurs/Fri 7.30pm;
Sat 5:00pm & 8:15pm, $79.90 - $98.90
(Reserved seating only. No dancing. A "listening" treat.)
Friday 12th
Swing Pit @ St Stephens Hall
Church St, Newtown, from 9:00pm, $6
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Saturday 13th
Swing @ The Roxbury
182 St Johns Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $6
(Yes, it's on this week, instead of last week.)
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Count Basie Orchestra @ Sydney Opera House
from 8:00pm, $113.50
(Reserved seating only. No dancing. A "listening" treat.)
Sunday 14th
Dan Barnett Quartet @ Sydney Rowing Club
Great North Road, Abbotsford, from 3:00pm, FREE
Geoff Bull and The Finer Cuts @ The East Sydney Hotel
Cnr Crown & Cathedral Sts, Woolloomooloo, from 5-8pm, FREE
Horns Plus Big Band @ Lane Cove Plaza - Lane Cove Village Fair
Burns Bay Rd, Lane Cove, from 2:30pm-3:30pm, 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 IS a dance floor.)
Thursday 18th
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Friday 19th
Jump Jive and Wail @ The Landsdowne Hotel
Cnr City Road & Broadway, from 10pm-2am, FREE
Thursday 4 October 2012
This Week: 4 October 2012
This Thursday the monthly SP Juke Joint is back at the Bedlam Bar, Glebe, for your fix of blues, and chillin' out after last week's craziness. Saturday, head over to Glebe for Swing at the Roxbury for a good ol' feast and a swing out or 2 (hundred). Sunday, a treat for your ears, Dan Barnett's Big Band is playing at the Unity Hall, Balmain. A reminder that the dance area is now carpeted. Geoff Bull will be swinging on the other side of town at the East Sydney Hotel. Next Thursday, the Sydney Sound Big Band at the Rockdale RSL, and Geoff Bull at Corridor Newtown if you want to drop by for a mid-week ale and a listen. Be sure to have a dance this weekend!!
More gigs and details below.
This week's gig guide brought to you from the sunny beach at Nice, in the south of France. :-)
Thursday 4th
Swing Patrol Juke Joint @ Bedlam Bar
2 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, from 8.30pm, $6
(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!)
Friday 5th
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Saturday 6th
Swing @ The Roxbury
182 St Johns Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $6
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Sunday 7th
Dan Barnett Big Band @ Unity Hall Hotel
292 Darling St, Balmain, from 4-8pm, 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's a dance floor!)
Thursday 11th
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!)
More gigs and details below.
This week's gig guide brought to you from the sunny beach at Nice, in the south of France. :-)
Thursday 4th
Swing Patrol Juke Joint @ Bedlam Bar
2 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, from 8.30pm, $6
(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!)
Friday 5th
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Saturday 6th
Swing @ The Roxbury
182 St Johns Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $6
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Sunday 7th
Dan Barnett Big Band @ Unity Hall Hotel
292 Darling St, Balmain, from 4-8pm, 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's a dance floor!)
Thursday 11th
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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