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.)