"No gal made, has got a shade on sweet Georgia Brown...
Two left feet but oh so neat, has sweet Georgia Brown..."
This THURSDAY, bring your dance shoes to support "One Billion Rising" at Petersham Bowling Club 7:45pm, swing class at 7pm. FRIDAY, Jive Bombers at Club Bondi Junction, 7pm; Aston Martinis at South Sydney Juniors 8:30pm. SATURDAY, Swing at the Roxbury, Glebe, 8:30pm. Roaring 20s & All That Jazz Festival, Blue Mountains Manor House Speakeasy, 6:30pm. SUNDAY, Geoff Bull & The Finer Cuts at East Sydney Hotel, 5pm; Unity Hall Jazz Band, Balmain, 4pm.
"Georgia named her, Georgia claimed her, sweet Georgia Brown..."
This week's "Songs You Should Know": Sweet Georgia Brown. (Click to listen.)
Performed by: Ella & Duke Ellington Orch.
More gigs, details, and links below.
Thursday 14th
One Billion Rising @ Petersham Bowling Club
77 Brighton Street, Petersham, from 7:45pm, swing class 7pm, $18
(An international fund raising event to protest violence against women and girls.)
Aston Martinis and Jordan C Thomas @ Rock Lily
The Star, 80 Pyrmont St, Pyrmont, from 6:30pm, FREE
I Hate Valentine's Day Rockabilly Revolution @ Torque Bar & Grill
153 Parramatta Road, Concord, doors open 6:00pm
(Featuring the Drey Rollin Band & DJ Grizzly Adams)
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Friday 15th
Jive Bombers @ Club Bondi Junction
1 Gray St, Bondi Junction, from 7pm, FREE
Aston Martinis @ South Sydney Juniors
558A Anzac Parade, Kingsford, from 8:30pm, FREE
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Saturday 16th
Swing @ The Roxbury
182 St Johns Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $6
(Regular swing social dancing. No partner required.)
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Sydney Sound Big Band @ Rockdale RSL
45 Bay St, Rockdale, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Greg Poppleton & the Bakelight Broadcasters @ Penrith RSL
8 Tindale St, Penrith, from 2pm, FREE
(Big dance floor. Great food. Plenty of free parking.)
The Roaring 20s & All That Jazz Festival
Valentine's Day Massacre Wake @ Blue Mountains Manor House Speakeasy
Montgomery St, Mt Victoria, NSW, from 6:30pm, $85 +bf
Sunday 17th
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
Swingin' Sundays with The Faculties @ Bronte Bowling Club
16 Wallace St, Waverley, from 4-7pm, FREE
The Jive Bombers @ Cronulla RSL
Geralle St, Cronulla, from 12:30pm, FREE
(Arrive early for parking, or park at Woolooware Station catch train.)
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's a dance floor.)
Thursday 21st
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
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