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!)
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