Monday 28 January 2013

This Week: 30 January 2013



Thursday 31st

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


Jordan C Thomas @ Rock Lily, The Star
Level 1, Casino, 80 Pyrmont St, Pyrmont, from 6:30pm
(Also Miss Pia and Her Lonesome Playboys, DJ Brian.  Rock'n'Roll.)


Friday 1st Feb

Greg Poppleton & the Bakelight Broadcasters @ Justice and Police Museum
Phillip Street, Sydney, from 6pm, $75/$65
("Dress to kill ball".  Part of "Wicked Women" and exhibition. With live burlesque by Imogen Kelly.
  Put on your best and win a prize.)


Todd Hardy Big Band w/Monica Trapaga @ 505
280 Cleveland St, Surry Hills, from 8:30pm, $20/$15
(Very small space, but tunes will be dance-friendly.)

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



Saturday 2nd

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


Greg Poppleton & the Bakelight Broadcasters @ Leura Mall
"Charleston Challenge", Leura, from 1pm

Shake Rattle 'n' Roll @ Bedlam Bar
2 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, from 9pm-->2am, FREE

Sydney Sound Big Band @ Rockdale RSL

45 Bay St,
Rockdale, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)


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



Sunday 3rd

Dan Barnett Big Band @ Unity Hall Hotel
292 Darling St, Balmain, from 4pm, 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 4pm, FREE

Bill Dudley's New Orleanians @ Technology Park Hotel
Wyndham St, Alexandria, 4pm, FREE


The Swinging Blades @ Marrickville Golf Club
Wharf Street, Marrickville, from 3:30pm, FREE

("Toe tapping, old time jazz." Practise your balboa, there IS a dance floor.)


Thursday 7th

Swing Patrol Juke Joint @ Bedlam Bar
2 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, from 8.30pm, $6
(The monthly "blues" social, 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!)


Monday 21 January 2013

This Week: 23 January 2013

Every time it rains, it rains pennies from heaven...
Don't you know each cloud contains pennies from heaven...

This THURSDAY, bring your picnic supplies, and dogs, to Centennial Park for a light show and gypsy jazz with Chasing the Moon, from 7pm.  FRIDAY, make your way down to Swing Pit, 9pm, there'll be plenty of room to swing out!  There is a new Level 2 class beforehand at 7pm, and a Level 1 class at 8pm.  Harbourside Jump returns to The Bar at the End of the Wharf, Pier 4, 9:30pm; and the Aston Martinis at Club Five Dock, 8pm.  SATURDAY, for something more energetic there's the Jive Bombers over at Club Five Dock, 8pm; or the Flaming Stars at Eastern Suburbs Leagues Club, 8pm; The Drey Rollan Band at the Opera Bar, 5.30pm.  SUNDAY, Geoff Bull will be swinging at the East Sydney Hotel, Woolloomooloo, 5pm; or the Aston Martinis will be over at Club Five Dock again, this time in Sunday arvo quartet-mode, 4pm; and the Unity Hall Jazz Band, as always, over in Balmain, 4pm.

So when you hear it thunder, don't run under a tree...
There'll be pennies from heaven for you and me...

This week's "Songs You Should Know":  Pennies From Heaven.  (<-- Click to listen.)
Performed by: Frank Sinatra w/Count Basie Orchestra.  Remember, listen to the arrangement!!

More gigs, links, and details below.


Thursday 24th

The Light Garden Doggy Night & Gypsy Jazz @ Centennial Park
from Paddington Gates, activities from 7pm, FREE
(With "Chasing the Moon".  Advised to arrive early at 6pm.  Bring your dogs! literally, for a record-breaking event.  There'll be a travelling Barista, but bring your picnic supplies.)

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



Friday 25th

Swing Pit @ St Stephens Hall
Church St, Newtown, from 9:00pm, $6 social
(Level 2 class at 7pm, Level 1 class at 8pm: $15 (social free).)

Harbourside Jump @ The Bar at the End of the Wharf
Pier 4, Hickson Road, from 9:30pm, FREE
(A mix of jump blues, rockabilly, and swing.)


Aston Martinis @ Club Five Dock
66 Great North Road, Five Dock, from 8pm, FREE
(Full band.)

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



Saturday 26th

The Drey Rollan Band @ Opera Bar
Lower Concourse, Sydney Opera House, from 5:30pm

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


Jive Bombers @ Club Five Dock
66 Great North Road, Five Dock, from 8pm, FREE
(Rock'n'roll, boogie-woogie.)

Flaming Stars @ Eastern Suburbs Legion Club
213 Bronte Rd, Waverley, from 8pm, FREE

(Mostly rock'n'roll.)

James Morrison & Emma Pask @ The Basement
Reiby Place, Sydney, from 9:30pm,
Gen. standing room: $25 +booking fee, or at door $30. Dinner & show $79.80.
(NO dancing room, but a listening treat for modern-jazz purists.)



Sunday 27th

Unity Hall Jazz Band @ Unity Hall Hotel
292 Darling St, Balmain, from 4-7pm, FREE
(The dance area is now carpeted.)                       

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

Aston Martinis @ Club Five Dock
66 Great North Road, Five Dock, from 4pm, FREE
(Quartet mode.)

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."  Practise your balboa, there IS a dance floor.)


Tuesday 29th

Social Dancing @ Swing Patrol North Sydney
181 Blues Point Road, North Sydney, from 8:30pm
(Level 1 class at 6:30pm; Level 2 class at 7:30pm 
  $15 for one class, $22 for 2 classes. Social included in class fee.)



Thursday 31st

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)


Tuesday 15 January 2013

This Week: 16 January 2013

A-tisket a-tasket I lost my yellow basket...
And if that girlie don't return it, don't know what I'll do...


This FRIDAY, Jump Jive and Wail has been cancelled due to last week's fire, but if you still want your dose of rock'n'roll, you can head over to Ashfield RSL where the Jive Bombers will be playing, or you can check out the Flaming Stars at Rockdale RSL.  SATURDAY, the first Swing at the Roxbury for the year, so make tracks over to Glebe and have a dance, 8.30pm.  SUNDAY, Geoff Bull is at the East Sydney Hotel, Woolloomooloo, 5pm; The Moods will be at Cronulla RSL, 12.30pm; the Jive Bombers at Lizotte's, Dee Why, 12pm, for the Summer Lunch Swing Sessions; or for some toe-tapping old time jazz head to Marrickville Golf Club for the Swinging Blades, 3.30pm. 

This week's "Songs You Should Know":  A-Tisket A-Tasket.   Performed by: Ella Fitzgerald, (clip from the movie "Ride Em Cowboy").

More gigs, links and details below.


Wednesday 16th

Wednesday Night Jazz w/Peter Power & Guests @ Bondi Junction RSL
1-9 Gray Street, Bondi Junction, from 7:10pm, FREE
(A dance partner with impeccable "time" is advised. There's a very small dance floor.)


Thursday 17th

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 18th

Jump Jive and Wail @ The Landsdowne Hotel
**Has been CANCELLED due to last week's fire**

Jive Bombers @ Ashfield RSL Club
374 Liverpool Road, Ashfield, 8.30pm, FREE
(High energy boogie woogie, rock'n'roll.)


Flaming Stars @ Rockdale RSL
45 Bay Street, Rockdale, from 8pm, FREE
(Mostly rock'n'roll.)


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



Saturday 19th

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 20th

Unity Hall Jazz Band @ 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 Moods @ Cronulla RSL
Geralle Street, Cronulla, from 12.30pm, FREE
(Arrive early for parking, or take the train from Woolooware Station.)

Jive Bombers @ Lizotte's - Summer Lunch Swing Sessions
629 Pittwater Road, Dee Why, from 12pm, $24 show ticket
(A la carte menu.  Small space at the back of room for a dance or two.)

The Swinging Blades @ Marrickville Golf Club
Wharf Street, Marrickville, from 3:30pm, FREE

("Toe tapping, old time jazz." There IS a dance floor.)


Wednesday 23rd

Wednesday Night Jazz w/Peter Power & Guests @ Bondi Junction RSL
1-9 Gray Street, Bondi Junction, from 7.00pm, FREE
(A dance partner with impeccable "time" is advised. There's a very small dance floor.)



Thursday 24th

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


Tuesday 8 January 2013

This Week: 9 January 2013

When you're smilin', when you're smilin', the whole world smiles with you...
When you're laughin', when you're laughin', the sun comes shining through...


For those of you still on holidays, here's why you should be staying out late, smiling, and having a dance!   This THURSDAY, RockLily at The Star, Pyrmont, for a bit of jazz, swing and rockabilly, Jordan C Thomas, 6pm, and it's free!   FRIDAY, is the first Swing Pit for 2013! Head over to Newtown and get your dancing year off to a flying start, 9pm.  A new Level 2 class at 7pm!, and Level 1 at 8pm.  SATURDAY afternoon, bring a partner and grab a dance at Tailor's on Central with the Bob Henderson Band, 4pm.   Flaming Stars are at the Eastern Suburbs Legion Club, Waverley 8pm for some holiday-mode rock'n'roll.   SUNDAY, Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts doing their swing at East Sydney Hotel, Woolloomooloo 5pm; Pugsley Buzzard at the CafĂ© Lounge, Surry Hills 6pm; The Swinging Blades at Marrickville Golf Club 3.30pm; Unity Hall Jazz Band, Balmain 4pm.

This week's "Songs You Should Know":  When You're Smiling.  Performed by: Frank Sinatra.


More gigs, links, and details below. 


Thursday 10th

Jordan C Thomas @ RockLily at The Star
80 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont, 6pm, FREE

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



Friday 11th

Swing Pit @ St Stephens Hall
Church St, Newtown, from 9:00pm, $6 social ony
Level 2 class beforehand at 7pm, and Level 1 class at 8pm
($15 for one class, 2nd class half price (class includes free entry to social).


Pugsley Buzzard @ Brewery Hotel (The Mac)
42 Wentworth St, Surry Hills, 9pm

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



Saturday 12th

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


Flaming Stars @ Eastern Suburbs Legion Club
213 Bronte Road, Waverley 8pm, FREE



Sunday 13th

Unity Hall Jazz Band @ 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

Pugsley Buzzard @ Cafe Lounge

277 Goulburn Street, Surry Hills, from 6.30pm

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.)


Wednesday 16th

Wednesday Night Jazz w/Peter Power & Guests @ Bondi Junction RSL
1-9 Gray Street, Bondi Junction, from 7:10pm, FREE
(A dance partner with impeccable "time" is advised. There's a very small dance floor.)



Thursday 17th

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)

Tuesday 1 January 2013

This Week: 2 January 2013

Happy new year everyone!
Welcome to another year of dancing!  :-)
 

Wednesday 2nd

Wednesday Night Jazz w/Peter Power & Guests @ Bondi Junction RSL
1-9 Gray Street, Bondi Junction, from 7:10pm, FREE
(A dance partner with impeccable "time" is advised.   There is a very small dance floor.)



Thursday 3rd

Swing Patrol Juke Joint @ Bedlam Bar
2 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, from 8.30pm, $6
(The monthly "blues" social, 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!)


Sydney Sound Big Band @ Rockdale RSL
45 Bay St, Rockdale, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised.)

 

Friday 4th

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



Saturday 5th

Imperial Swing @ Imperial Hotel
35 Erskineville Rd Erskinevillefrom 9.00pm, $10
(Free intro swing class starts at 8.30pm.)

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



Sunday 6th

Dan Barnett Big Band @ Unity Hall Hotel
292 Darling St, Balmain, from 4-8pm, 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 IS a dance floor.)


Thursday 10th

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