Monday 4 March 2013

This Week: 6 March 2013

Ain't got the change of a nickel, ain't got no bounce in your shoes?
.... Ain't got nothing but the blues?

This WEDNESDAY, check out The Pretty Big Band at The Mac, Surry Hills, 8:30pm.
THURSDAY, time to head over to Juke Joint to show off all your new "blues moves", 8:30pm.  There's a class beforehand at 7:30pm.  Hetty Kate (Melb) will be at the Dome Bar, 7:30pm.  FRIDAY, direct your feet to the swingin' side of the street in Newtown, it's Swing Pit time!  SATURDAY, Bob Henderson Jazz Band, Tailors on Central, 4pm. 
SUNDAY, Geoff Bull at the East Sydney Hotel, 5pm; Unity Hall Jazz Band, Balmain, 4pm; Swinging Blades at Marrickville Golf Club, 3:30pm. 

This week's "Songs You Should Know"I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues  (<-- CLICK to listen!!!  Seriously!)
Performed by:  Ella Fitzgerald.  Composer:  Duke Ellington. 


MORE GIGS and details below.
 


Wednesday 6th

The Pretty Big Band @ The Mac
40 Wentworth Ave, Surry Hills, from 8:30pm, FREE


Thursday 7th

Swing Patrol Juke Joint @ Bedlam Bar
2 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, from 8.30pm, $6
("Blues" social dancing.  There's a class beforehand at 7.30pm, $15, includes social.)


Hetty Kate @ The Dome Bar, Crown Hotel
Cnr Crown & Cleveland Sts, Surry Hills, from 7:30pm-10:30pm, $10

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



Friday 8th

Swing Pit @ St Stephens Hall
Church St, Newtown, from 9:00pm, $8 social
(There's a Level 2 class at 7pm, and Level 1 at 8pm. $15 for 1 class. $22 for 2 classes (social free).)

Full Swing Quartet w/Dan Barnett @ Lane Cove Country Club
180 River Road, Lane Cove, from 7:00pm, FREE
(There's a good size dance floor.  A dance partner is advised.)

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


Saturday 9th

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



Sunday

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


Unity Hall Jazz Band @ Unity Hall Hotel
292 Darling St, Balmain, from 4-7pm, 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."  Practise your balboa.  There's a dance floor!)


Tuesday 12th

James Valentine Quartet w/Dan Barnett @ Golden Sheaf Hotel
429 New South Head Road, Double Bay, from 7:00pm, FREE
(Good meals available.)


Wednesday 13th

The Pretty Big Band @ The Mac
40 Wentworth Ave, Surry Hills, from 8:30pm, FREE

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



Thursday 14th

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.)

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