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!)