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


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