TUESDAY: Big Band Tuesdays, The Basement 8:30pm. Free swing class this week 7pm.
THURSDAY: Juke Joint has been CANCELLED this month due to double-booking by venue.
FRIDAY: Bridge City Jazz Band, Club Ashfield 7:30pm; Aston Martinis, Palmer & Co 7pm.
SATURDAY: Bob Henderson Jazz Band, Tailors on Central 4pm.
SUNDAY: Dan Barnett Big Band, Unity Hall Hotel, Balmain 4pm; Robbers Dogs, Fortune of War Hotel, The Rocks 2pm; Swingin' Sundays, Bronte Bowling Club 4pm; The Swinging Blades, Marrickville Golf Club 3:30pm.
This week's "Songs You Should Know": Ain't Misbehavin' (<-- CLICK to listen.)
Performed by: Anita O'Day & Nat King Cole. Composer: Fats Waller/Hal Brooks/Andy Razaf.
MORE GIGS and details below.
Tuesday 30th
Big Band Tuesdays @ The Basement
Macquarie Place, Sydney, 8:30pm, $5 entry
(Meals/drinks specials available. Free swing class this week at 7pm.)
Thursday 1st Aug
Swing Patrol Juke Joint @ Bedlam Bar
CANCELLED due to double-booking by venue.
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 8pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars @ Miss Peaches
201 Missenden Road, Newtown, from 7pm, FREE
(Classic rhythm and blues.)
Sydney Sound Big Band @ Rockdale RSL
45 Bay St, Rockdale, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Friday 2nd
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Aston Martinis @ Palmer & Co
Abercrombie Lane, Sydney, from 7pm, FREE
Saturday 3rd
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Sunday 4th
Dan Barnett Big Band @ Unity Hall Hotel
292 Darling St, Balmain, from 4-7pm, FREE
Robbers Dogs @ Fortune of War Hotel
George St, The Rocks, 2pm, 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
(Dance floor, meals/drinks available. Live band playing jazz standards.)
Tuesday 6th
Big Band Tuesdays @ The Basement
Macquarie Place, Sydney, 8:30pm, $5 entry
(Meals/drinks specials available. NO free class this week.)
Thursday 8th
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 8pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars @ Miss Peaches
201 Missenden Road, Newtown, from 7pm, FREE
(Classic rhythm and blues.)
Monday 29 July 2013
Monday 22 July 2013
This Week: 24 July 2013
THURSDAY: Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts, Corridor 8pm; Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars, at Miss Peaches Newtown 7pm.
FRIDAY: Keep warm and swing out at Swing Pit, Newtown 9pm. Classes at 7pm & 8pm.
SATURDAY: Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central 4pm; Drey Rollan Band, Torque, Concord, doors 4pm.
SUNDAY: Robbers Dogs w/Carol Ralph, Fortune of War Hotel, The Rocks 2pm; The Swinging Blades, Marrickville Golf Club 3:30pm; Drey Rollan Band, Torque Bar & Grill, doors 4pm; Unity Hall Jazz Band, Balmain 4pm; Geoff Bull & Finer Cuts, East Sydney Hotel, 5pm.
TUESDAY: Big Band Tuesdays, The Basement 8:30pm. Free swing class this week 7pm.
This week's "Songs You Should Know": Just One Those Things (<-- CLICK to listen.)
Performed by: Doris Day. Composer: Cole Porter (a composer you should know!).
From the movie: Lullaby of Broadway, 1951, with Gene Nelson (an awesome dancer!).
MORE GIGS and details below.
Thursday 25th
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 8pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars @ Miss Peaches
201 Missenden Road, Newtown, from 7pm, FREE
(Classic rhythm and blues.)
Drey Rollan Band @ The Soda Factory
16 Wentworth Ave, Surry Hills, from 9:30pm
Friday 26th
Swing Pit @ St Stephens Hall
Church St, Newtown, from 9:00pm, $6 social
(Level 2 class at 7pm, Level 1 class at 8pm, $15/class, $22/both (social free).)
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Flaming Stars @ Rockdale RSL
45 Bay St, Rockdale, from 8pm, FREE
(Rock 'n' Roll.)
Saturday 27th
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Jive Bombers @ St Marys District Band Club
411 Great Western Hwy, St Marys, from 8:30pm, FREE
(Boogie woogie, rock 'n' roll, a little swing.)
Rockabilly Dance Party @ Matraville RSL
Norfolk Parade, Matraville, from 8pm, FREE
Sydney Balboa Bootcamp II @ St Stephens Hall
189 Church St, Newtown, from 10am-3pm
(4 balboa workshops. By booking only. Registrations close at 5pm Thurs.)
Sunday 28th
Robbers Dogs w/guest Carol Ralph @ Fortune of War Hotel
George St, The Rocks, 2pm, FREE
Unity Hall Jazz Band @ Unity Hall Hotel
292 Darling St, Balmain, from 4-7pm, FREE
Drey Rollan Band @ Torque Bar & Grill
153 Parramatta Road, Concord, doors 4pm.
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
(Dance floor, meals/drinks available. Live band playing jazz standards.)
Tuesday 30th
Big Band Tuesdays @ The Basement
Macquarie Place, Sydney, 8:30pm, $5 entry
(Meals/drinks specials available. Free swing class this week at 7pm.)
Thursday 1st Aug
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)
Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars @ Miss Peaches
201 Missenden Road, Newtown, from 7pm, FREE
(Classic rhythm and blues.)
FRIDAY: Keep warm and swing out at Swing Pit, Newtown 9pm. Classes at 7pm & 8pm.
SATURDAY: Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central 4pm; Drey Rollan Band, Torque, Concord, doors 4pm.
SUNDAY: Robbers Dogs w/Carol Ralph, Fortune of War Hotel, The Rocks 2pm; The Swinging Blades, Marrickville Golf Club 3:30pm; Drey Rollan Band, Torque Bar & Grill, doors 4pm; Unity Hall Jazz Band, Balmain 4pm; Geoff Bull & Finer Cuts, East Sydney Hotel, 5pm.
TUESDAY: Big Band Tuesdays, The Basement 8:30pm. Free swing class this week 7pm.
This week's "Songs You Should Know": Just One Those Things (<-- CLICK to listen.)
Performed by: Doris Day. Composer: Cole Porter (a composer you should know!).
From the movie: Lullaby of Broadway, 1951, with Gene Nelson (an awesome dancer!).
MORE GIGS and details below.
Thursday 25th
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 8pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars @ Miss Peaches
201 Missenden Road, Newtown, from 7pm, FREE
(Classic rhythm and blues.)
Drey Rollan Band @ The Soda Factory
16 Wentworth Ave, Surry Hills, from 9:30pm
Friday 26th
Swing Pit @ St Stephens Hall
Church St, Newtown, from 9:00pm, $6 social
(Level 2 class at 7pm, Level 1 class at 8pm, $15/class, $22/both (social free).)
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Flaming Stars @ Rockdale RSL
45 Bay St, Rockdale, from 8pm, FREE
(Rock 'n' Roll.)
Saturday 27th
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Jive Bombers @ St Marys District Band Club
411 Great Western Hwy, St Marys, from 8:30pm, FREE
(Boogie woogie, rock 'n' roll, a little swing.)
Rockabilly Dance Party @ Matraville RSL
Norfolk Parade, Matraville, from 8pm, FREE
Sydney Balboa Bootcamp II @ St Stephens Hall
189 Church St, Newtown, from 10am-3pm
(4 balboa workshops. By booking only. Registrations close at 5pm Thurs.)
Sunday 28th
Robbers Dogs w/guest Carol Ralph @ Fortune of War Hotel
George St, The Rocks, 2pm, FREE
Unity Hall Jazz Band @ Unity Hall Hotel
292 Darling St, Balmain, from 4-7pm, FREE
Drey Rollan Band @ Torque Bar & Grill
153 Parramatta Road, Concord, doors 4pm.
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
(Dance floor, meals/drinks available. Live band playing jazz standards.)
Tuesday 30th
Big Band Tuesdays @ The Basement
Macquarie Place, Sydney, 8:30pm, $5 entry
(Meals/drinks specials available. Free swing class this week at 7pm.)
Thursday 1st Aug
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)
Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars @ Miss Peaches
201 Missenden Road, Newtown, from 7pm, FREE
(Classic rhythm and blues.)
Monday 15 July 2013
This Week: 17 July 2013
"You must take the "A" train, to go to Sugar Hill way up in Harlem..." ... "Hurry, get on, now it's coming... Listen to those rails a-humming, all aboard, get on the "A" train..."
THURSDAY: Come and social dance tonight!... Shuffle Club, Bedlam Bar, Glebe 8:30pm. All-levels class at 7:30pm.
FRIDAY: Finally... it's back! Jump Jive and Wail, Landsdowne Hotel, 10pm-2pm; Bridge City Jazz Band, Club Ashfield 7:30pm; Aston Martinis @ Palmer & Co 7pm.
SATURDAY: Save the last dance... Swing! at the Roxbury, Glebe 8:30pm - This will be the LAST social dance event at the Roxbury. Black Cherry, The Factory 8pm.
SUNDAY: Greg Poppleton, The Rocks 11am; The Moods, Cronulla RSL 12:30pm; Berry Island Picnic, Berry Island Reserve 12pm; Robbers Dogs, Fortune of War Hotel, The Rocks 2pm; Unity Hall Jazz Band, Balmain 4pm; Geoff Bull & Finer Cuts, East Sydney Hotel, 5pm.
TUESDAY: Big Band Tuesdays, The Basement 8:30pm.
This week's "Songs You Should Know": Take the "A" Train (<-- CLICK to listen.)
Performed by: Ella Fitzgerald/Duke Ellington. Composer: Billy Strayhorn.
MORE GIGS and details below.
Thursday 18th
Shuffle Club @ Bedlam Bar
Cnr Glebe Pt Rd & Parramatta Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $8
(All-levels balboa class at 7:30pm, $15 (includes social).)
Chasing the Moon @ Camelot Lounge
Cnr Railway Pde & Marrickville Rd, Marrickville, 7:30pm, $17.70 pre, $20 door
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)
Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars @ Miss Peaches
201 Missenden Road, Newtown, from 7pm, FREE
(Classic rhythm and blues.)
Friday 19th
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)
Aston Martinis @ Palmer & Co
Abercrombie Lane, Sydney, from 7pm, FREE
Saturday 20th
Swing @ The Roxbury
182 St Johns Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $6
(This will be the LAST social dance event at the Roxbury!)
Black Cherry, The Factory Theatre
105 Victoria Rd, Marrickville, from 8pm, $25 door, $20 pre
(Rock, rockabilly, retro.)
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Sunday 21st
The Moods @ Cronulla RSL
Geralle St, Cronulla, from 12:30pm, FREE
(Arrive early for parking, or take train from Woolooware Station.)
Greg Poppleton & the Bakelite Broadcasters @ The Rocks
Aroma Festival - Campbells Cove, from 11:00am, FREE
Berry Island Picnic @ Berry Island Reserve
Sydney Jazz Club with Riverside Jazz Band, from 12pm-3pm
(Bring all your picnic essentials and dance moves.)
Robbers Dogs @ Fortune of War Hotel
George St, The Rocks, 2pm, FREE
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 Swinging Blades @ Marrickville Golf Club
Wharf Street, Marrickville, from 3:30pm, FREE
(Dance floor, meals/drinks available. Live band playing jazz standards.)
Tuesday 23rd
Big Band Tuesdays @ The Basement
Macquarie Place, Sydney, 8:30pm, $5 entry
(Meals/drinks specials available. Next swing class on 30th.)
Thursday 25th
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars @ Miss Peaches
201 Missenden Road, Newtown, from 7pm, FREE
(Classic rhythm and blues.)
THURSDAY: Come and social dance tonight!... Shuffle Club, Bedlam Bar, Glebe 8:30pm. All-levels class at 7:30pm.
FRIDAY: Finally... it's back! Jump Jive and Wail, Landsdowne Hotel, 10pm-2pm; Bridge City Jazz Band, Club Ashfield 7:30pm; Aston Martinis @ Palmer & Co 7pm.
SATURDAY: Save the last dance... Swing! at the Roxbury, Glebe 8:30pm - This will be the LAST social dance event at the Roxbury. Black Cherry, The Factory 8pm.
SUNDAY: Greg Poppleton, The Rocks 11am; The Moods, Cronulla RSL 12:30pm; Berry Island Picnic, Berry Island Reserve 12pm; Robbers Dogs, Fortune of War Hotel, The Rocks 2pm; Unity Hall Jazz Band, Balmain 4pm; Geoff Bull & Finer Cuts, East Sydney Hotel, 5pm.
TUESDAY: Big Band Tuesdays, The Basement 8:30pm.
This week's "Songs You Should Know": Take the "A" Train (<-- CLICK to listen.)
Performed by: Ella Fitzgerald/Duke Ellington. Composer: Billy Strayhorn.
MORE GIGS and details below.
Thursday 18th
Shuffle Club @ Bedlam Bar
Cnr Glebe Pt Rd & Parramatta Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $8
(All-levels balboa class at 7:30pm, $15 (includes social).)
Chasing the Moon @ Camelot Lounge
Cnr Railway Pde & Marrickville Rd, Marrickville, 7:30pm, $17.70 pre, $20 door
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)
Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars @ Miss Peaches
201 Missenden Road, Newtown, from 7pm, FREE
(Classic rhythm and blues.)
Friday 19th
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)
Aston Martinis @ Palmer & Co
Abercrombie Lane, Sydney, from 7pm, FREE
Saturday 20th
Swing @ The Roxbury
182 St Johns Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $6
(This will be the LAST social dance event at the Roxbury!)
Black Cherry, The Factory Theatre
105 Victoria Rd, Marrickville, from 8pm, $25 door, $20 pre
(Rock, rockabilly, retro.)
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Sunday 21st
The Moods @ Cronulla RSL
Geralle St, Cronulla, from 12:30pm, FREE
(Arrive early for parking, or take train from Woolooware Station.)
Greg Poppleton & the Bakelite Broadcasters @ The Rocks
Aroma Festival - Campbells Cove, from 11:00am, FREE
Berry Island Picnic @ Berry Island Reserve
Sydney Jazz Club with Riverside Jazz Band, from 12pm-3pm
(Bring all your picnic essentials and dance moves.)
Robbers Dogs @ Fortune of War Hotel
George St, The Rocks, 2pm, FREE
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 Swinging Blades @ Marrickville Golf Club
Wharf Street, Marrickville, from 3:30pm, FREE
(Dance floor, meals/drinks available. Live band playing jazz standards.)
Tuesday 23rd
Big Band Tuesdays @ The Basement
Macquarie Place, Sydney, 8:30pm, $5 entry
(Meals/drinks specials available. Next swing class on 30th.)
Thursday 25th
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars @ Miss Peaches
201 Missenden Road, Newtown, from 7pm, FREE
(Classic rhythm and blues.)
Monday 8 July 2013
This Week: 10 July 2013
"There may be trouble ahead, but while there's moonlight and music, and love and romance...
Let's face the music and dance..." "Soon we'll be without the moon, humming a different tune, and then..."
THURSDAY: Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts, Corridor, Newtown 8pm; Sydney Sound Big Band, Rockdale RSL 7:30pm.
FRIDAY: You've got your DJs to keep you warm at... Swing Pit! Newtown 9pm. Get to the classes beforehand this week for some blues, at 7pm L2, and 8pm L1.
SATURDAY: Imperial Swing, Imperial Hotel 9pm-3am; Bob Henderson Jazz Band, Tailors on Central 4pm.
SUNDAY: Unity Hall Jazz Band, Balmain 4pm; Swinging Blades, Marrickville Golf Club 3:30pm; Swingin' Sundays, Bronte Bowling Club 4pm; Geoff Bull & The Finer Cuts, East Sydney Hotel 5pm.
TUESDAY: Big Band Tuesdays, The Basement 8:30pm. Swing class at 7pm this week.
This week's "Songs You Should Know": Let's Face the Music and Dance (<-- CLICK to listen.)
Performed by: Nat King Cole. Dancing: Fred Astaire. Composer: Irving Berlin.
MORE GIGS and details below.
Wednesday 10th
Greg Poppleton & the Bakelight Broadcasters @ Sydney Flying Squadron
76 McDougall St, Milsons Point, from 12:30pm, $10
(Sydney Jazz Club Monthly Concert.)
Thursday 11th
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)
Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars @ Miss Peaches
201 Missenden Road, Newtown, from 7pm, FREE
(Classic rhythm and blues.)
Friday 12th
Swing Pit @ St Stephens Hall
Church St, Newtown, from 9:00pm, $6 social
(Blues classes this week at 7pm L2, and 8pm L1. $15x1 / $22xboth (social free).)
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Saturday 13th
Imperial Swing @ Imperial Hotel
35 Erskineville Rd, Erskineville, from 9pm-3am, $10
(Swing, Vintage, Neo, Jump Blues and Burlesque.)
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Sunday 14th
Robbers Dogs @ Fortune of War Hotel
George St, The Rocks, 2pm, FREE
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 Swinging Blades @ Marrickville Golf Club
Wharf Street, Marrickville, from 3:30pm, FREE
(Dance floor, meals/drinks available. Live band playing jazz standards.)
Tuesday 16th
Big Band Tuesdays @ The Basement
Macquarie Place, Sydney, 8:30pm, $5 entry
(Meals/drinks available. Free swing dance lesson at 7pm this week.)
Thursday 18th
Shuffle Club @ Bedlam Bar
Cnr Glebe Pt Rd & Parramatta Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $8
(All-levels balboa class at 7:30pm, $15 (includes social).)
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Chasing the Moon @ Camelot Lounge
Cnr Railway Pde & Marrickville Rd, Marrickville, from 7:30pm, $15+bf, $20 at door
Let's face the music and dance..." "Soon we'll be without the moon, humming a different tune, and then..."
THURSDAY: Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts, Corridor, Newtown 8pm; Sydney Sound Big Band, Rockdale RSL 7:30pm.
FRIDAY: You've got your DJs to keep you warm at... Swing Pit! Newtown 9pm. Get to the classes beforehand this week for some blues, at 7pm L2, and 8pm L1.
SATURDAY: Imperial Swing, Imperial Hotel 9pm-3am; Bob Henderson Jazz Band, Tailors on Central 4pm.
SUNDAY: Unity Hall Jazz Band, Balmain 4pm; Swinging Blades, Marrickville Golf Club 3:30pm; Swingin' Sundays, Bronte Bowling Club 4pm; Geoff Bull & The Finer Cuts, East Sydney Hotel 5pm.
TUESDAY: Big Band Tuesdays, The Basement 8:30pm. Swing class at 7pm this week.
This week's "Songs You Should Know": Let's Face the Music and Dance (<-- CLICK to listen.)
Performed by: Nat King Cole. Dancing: Fred Astaire. Composer: Irving Berlin.
MORE GIGS and details below.
Wednesday 10th
Greg Poppleton & the Bakelight Broadcasters @ Sydney Flying Squadron
76 McDougall St, Milsons Point, from 12:30pm, $10
(Sydney Jazz Club Monthly Concert.)
Thursday 11th
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)
Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars @ Miss Peaches
201 Missenden Road, Newtown, from 7pm, FREE
(Classic rhythm and blues.)
Friday 12th
Swing Pit @ St Stephens Hall
Church St, Newtown, from 9:00pm, $6 social
(Blues classes this week at 7pm L2, and 8pm L1. $15x1 / $22xboth (social free).)
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Saturday 13th
Imperial Swing @ Imperial Hotel
35 Erskineville Rd, Erskineville, from 9pm-3am, $10
(Swing, Vintage, Neo, Jump Blues and Burlesque.)
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Sunday 14th
Robbers Dogs @ Fortune of War Hotel
George St, The Rocks, 2pm, FREE
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 Swinging Blades @ Marrickville Golf Club
Wharf Street, Marrickville, from 3:30pm, FREE
(Dance floor, meals/drinks available. Live band playing jazz standards.)
Tuesday 16th
Big Band Tuesdays @ The Basement
Macquarie Place, Sydney, 8:30pm, $5 entry
(Meals/drinks available. Free swing dance lesson at 7pm this week.)
Thursday 18th
Shuffle Club @ Bedlam Bar
Cnr Glebe Pt Rd & Parramatta Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $8
(All-levels balboa class at 7:30pm, $15 (includes social).)
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)
Chasing the Moon @ Camelot Lounge
Cnr Railway Pde & Marrickville Rd, Marrickville, from 7:30pm, $15+bf, $20 at door
Monday 1 July 2013
This Week: 3 July 2013
"I've got the world on a string, sitting on a rainbow... Got that string around my finger... What a world, what a life, I'm in love..." "Life is a beautiful thing, as long as I've got that string, I'd be a silly so-and-so, if I should ever let it go..."
THURSDAY: Get your fix of blues, blues, blues... Swing Patrol Juke Joint, Bedlam Bar, 8:30pm. Class at 7:30pm.
FRIDAY: Bridge City Jazz Band, Club Ashfield 7:30pm; Aston Martinis @ Palmer & Co 7pm.
SATURDAY: If you want to keep warm... Swing! at the Roxbury, Glebe 8:30pm; Swing vs Rockabilly, The Factory, Marrickville 7:30pm.
SUNDAY: Dan Barnett Big Band, Unity Hall Hotel 4pm; Swingin' Sundays, Bronte Bowling Club 4pm; Robbers Dogs, Fortune of War Hotel, The Rocks 2pm; Geoff Bull & Finer Cuts, East Sydney Hotel, 5pm.
This week's "Songs You Should Know": I've Got the World on a String (<-- CLICK to listen.)
Performed by: Tony Bennett & Diana Krall. Composer: Harold Arlen.
Originally introduced by Cab Calloway and Bing Crosby, also recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1953.
Reached No. 14 on Billboard's most played list.
MORE GIGS and details below.
Thursday 4th
Swing Patrol Juke Joint @ Bedlam Bar
2 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, from 8.30pm, $6
(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!)
Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars @ Miss Peaches
201 Missenden Road, Newtown, from 7pm, FREE
(Classic rhythm and blues.)
Friday 5th
Aston Martinis @ Palmer & Co
Abercrombie Lane, Sydney, from 7pm, FREE
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Saturday 6th
Swing @ The Roxbury
182 St Johns Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $6
Swing vs Rockabilly @ The Factory
105 Victoria Rd, Marrickville, doors open from 7:30pm
(Book tickets online.)
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Sunday 7th
Robbers Dogs @ Fortune of War Hotel
George St, The Rocks, 2pm, FREE
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
(Dance floor, meals/drinks available. Live band playing jazz standards.)
Tuesday 9th
Big Band Tuesdays @ The Basement
Macquarie Place, Sydney, 8:30pm, $5 entry
(Meals/drinks specials available.)
Wednesday 10th
Greg Poppleton & the Bakelight Broadcasters @ Sydney Flying Squadron
76 McDougall St, Milsons Point, from 12:30pm, $10
(Sydney Jazz Club Monthly Concert.)
Thursday 11th
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)
THURSDAY: Get your fix of blues, blues, blues... Swing Patrol Juke Joint, Bedlam Bar, 8:30pm. Class at 7:30pm.
FRIDAY: Bridge City Jazz Band, Club Ashfield 7:30pm; Aston Martinis @ Palmer & Co 7pm.
SATURDAY: If you want to keep warm... Swing! at the Roxbury, Glebe 8:30pm; Swing vs Rockabilly, The Factory, Marrickville 7:30pm.
SUNDAY: Dan Barnett Big Band, Unity Hall Hotel 4pm; Swingin' Sundays, Bronte Bowling Club 4pm; Robbers Dogs, Fortune of War Hotel, The Rocks 2pm; Geoff Bull & Finer Cuts, East Sydney Hotel, 5pm.
This week's "Songs You Should Know": I've Got the World on a String (<-- CLICK to listen.)
Performed by: Tony Bennett & Diana Krall. Composer: Harold Arlen.
Originally introduced by Cab Calloway and Bing Crosby, also recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1953.
Reached No. 14 on Billboard's most played list.
MORE GIGS and details below.
Thursday 4th
Swing Patrol Juke Joint @ Bedlam Bar
2 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, from 8.30pm, $6
(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!)
Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars @ Miss Peaches
201 Missenden Road, Newtown, from 7pm, FREE
(Classic rhythm and blues.)
Friday 5th
Aston Martinis @ Palmer & Co
Abercrombie Lane, Sydney, from 7pm, FREE
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Saturday 6th
Swing @ The Roxbury
182 St Johns Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $6
Swing vs Rockabilly @ The Factory
105 Victoria Rd, Marrickville, doors open from 7:30pm
(Book tickets online.)
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Sunday 7th
Robbers Dogs @ Fortune of War Hotel
George St, The Rocks, 2pm, FREE
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
(Dance floor, meals/drinks available. Live band playing jazz standards.)
Tuesday 9th
Big Band Tuesdays @ The Basement
Macquarie Place, Sydney, 8:30pm, $5 entry
(Meals/drinks specials available.)
Wednesday 10th
Greg Poppleton & the Bakelight Broadcasters @ Sydney Flying Squadron
76 McDougall St, Milsons Point, from 12:30pm, $10
(Sydney Jazz Club Monthly Concert.)
Thursday 11th
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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