Monday, 30 September 2013

This Week: 2 October 2013

"Nobody near us, to see us, or hear us, no friends or relations on weekend vacations... We won't have it known... that we own a telephone, dear..."

WEDNESDAY:  Swing Patrol Juke Joint Blues, Bedlam Bar 8:30pm $8*. Class at 7:30pm.

THURSDAY:  Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars, Miss Peaches, Newtown 7pm; Geoff Bull & the Finer Cuts, Corridor 8pm.
FRIDAY:  Manly Jazz Festival commences tonight at 7:30pm; Bridge City Jazz Band, Club Ashfield 7:30pm.
SATURDAY:  Manly Jazz Festival 10am 'til late; Picnic at Manly Jazz, Ocean Front Stage, swing dancers meet at midday;  Bob Henderson Jazz Band, Tailors on Central 4pm.

SUNDAY:  Manly Jazz Festival 10am 'til late; Eric Buddle Quintet, Cronulla RSL 12:30pm; Spyglass Gypsies, Old Fitzroy Hotel, Woolloomooloo 5:30pm-7:30pm; Dan Barnett Big Band, Unity Hall Hotel, Balmain 4pm; The Swinging Blades, Marrickville Golf Club 3:30pm; Swingin' Sundays, Bronte Bowling Club 4pm; Geoff Bull & Finer Cuts, East Sydney Hotel 5pm.

MONDAY:  Manly Jazz Festival 10am (final day).
Above events are FREE unless otherwise indicated*.

MORE GIGS, links, programs & details BELOW.


This week's "Songs You Should Know":   Tea For Two  (<-- CLICK to listen.)
Performed by: Ella Fitzgerald. 
 Composer: Vincent Youmans.



Wednesday 2nd
 
Swing Patrol Juke Joint Blues @ Bedlam Bar
2 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, from 8.30pm, $6
(The monthly "blues" social.  Class beforehand at 7.30pm $15 (includes social).
This month's teachers:  Max Pogonowski & Sam Szetu.)



Thursday 3rd

Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars @ Miss Peaches
201 Missenden Road, Newtown, from 7pm, FREE

(Classic rhythm and blues.)

Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 8pm, FREE

(Elbow room only!)

Aston Martinis @ Palmer & Co
Abercrombie Lane, Sydney, from 7pm, FREE



Friday 4th
 
Manly Jazz Festival @ Manly Beach
Manly Beachfront/Forecourt/Wharf, from 7:30pm
(Jazz Festival commences at limited venues tonight.)

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.  A dance partner is advised.)


Saturday 5th

Picnic at Manly Jazz @ Manly Beach
Ocean Front Stage, from midday
(Meet at 12pm. Bring supplies. Event by swing dancers.)


Manly Jazz Festival @ Manly Beach
Manly Beachfront/Forecourt/Wharf, from 10:00am (program)
(Main bands starting around midday.)

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


Rockabillly Dance Party @ Matraville RSL
Norfolk Parade, Matraville, from 8pm-midnight, FREE


Sunday 6th
 
Manly Jazz Festival @ Manly Beach
Manly Beachfront/Forecourt/Wharf, from 10:00am (program) 
(Main bands starting around midday.)

Eric Buddle Quintet @ Cronulla RSL

Geralle St, Cronulla, from 12:30pm, FREE
(Arrive early for parking, or take train from Woolooware Station.)

Rockabilly Revolution @ Torque Bar & Grill
153-165 Parramatta Rd, Concord, from 6pm 'til very late, FREE

Robbers Dogs @ Fortune of War Hotel
George St, The Rocks, 2pm, FREE


Spyglass Gypsies @ Old Fitzroy Hotel
129 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo, from 5:30pm-7:30pm, FREE
 
Dan Barnett Big Band @ Unity Hall Hotel
292 Darling St, Balmain, from 4pm, FREE
(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

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.)


Monday 7th
 
Manly Jazz Festival @ Manly Beach
Manly Beachfront/Forecourt/Wharf, from 10:00am (program)
(Main bands starting around midday.  Final day.)

 

Thursday 10th

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)

Aston Martinis @ Palmer & Co
Abercrombie Lane, Sydney, from 7pm, FREE

Monday, 23 September 2013

This Week: 25 September 2013

"Cigarette holder which wigs me, over her shoulder, she digs me... Out cattin' that satin doll..."

WEDNESDAY:  Art After Hours Celebration of Swing Dance, Art Gallery of NSW, 5pm.

THURSDAY:  Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars, Miss Peaches, Newtown 7pm; Geoff Bull & the Finer Cuts, Corridor 8pm; Dem Blues Social, Bedlam Bar w/Dexter Santos 8:30pm.
FRIDAY:  Spring is here!  So is Swing Pit!! Newtown 9pm, $6*. Classes at 7pm & 8pm.
SATURDAY:  Vini & The Moonlighters, Eastern Suburbs Legion Club, Waverley 8pm; The Vintage & Retro Fair, Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh, 11am $14* (not a dancing event); Bob Henderson Jazz Band, Tailors on Central 4pm.

SUNDAY:  Robbers Dogs, Fortune of War Hotel, The Rocks 2pm; The Vintage & Retro Fair, Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh 11am, $14* (not a dancing event); The Swinging Blades, Marrickville Golf Club 3:30pm; Swingin' Sundays, Bronte Bowling Club 4pm; Unity Hall Jazz Band, Balmain 4pm; Geoff Bull & Finer Cuts, East Sydney Hotel 5pm.

Above events are FREE unless otherwise indicated*.

MORE GIGS, links, & details below.


This week's "Songs You Should Know":  Satin Doll  (<-- CLICK to listen.)
Performed by: Nancy Wilson. 
 Composer: Billy Strayhorn/Duke Ellington.

 

Wednesday 25th

Art After Hours Celebration Swing Dance @ Art Gallery of NSW
Art Gallery Road, Sydney, from 5pm - 10pm, FREE
(Music: George Washingmachine & Dan Barnett. Free dance lesson at 7pm.   Dress:1920s-1940s!)


Thursday 26th

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)


Aston Martinis @ Palmer & Co
Abercrombie Lane, Sydney, from 7pm, FREE

Dem Blues Social @ Bedlam Bar w/Dexter Santos
Cnr Glebe Pt Rd & Parramatta Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, social $10
(Class at 7:30pm $15)



Friday 27th

Swing Pit @ St Stephens Hall
Church St, Newtown, from 9:00pm, $6 social
(Level 2 class 7pm; Level 1 class 8pm. $15 per class; $22/both (includes social).

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


The Vintage & Retro Fair @ Australian Technology Park
Eveleigh, from 5:30pm - 9pm, $14 at door
(NOT a dancing event.)


Saturday 28th

Vini & The Moonlighters @ Eastern Suburbs Legion Club
211 Bronte Rd Waverley, from 8pm-11:30pm, FREE
(There's a dance floor.)

A Day with Dexter: Blues Dance Workshop @ Salsa Republic
Level 1, 103 Foveaux St, Surry Hills, from 11am - 5:30pm, $30-$80
(By registration only.)

Speakeasy Shake and Bake Blues Party @ Crossover Dance Studios
Goulburn Street, Sydney, from 10pm-late, $15


The Vintage & Retro Fair @ Australian Technology Park
Eveleigh, from 10am - 5pm, $14 at door
(NOT a dancing event.)

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



Sunday 29th

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.)

The Vintage & Retro Fair @ Australian Technology Park
Eveleigh, from 10am - 4pm, $14 at door
(NOT a dancing event.)


Thursday 3rd

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.)

Aston Martinis @ Palmer & Co
Abercrombie Lane, Sydney, from 7pm, FREE

Monday, 16 September 2013

This Week: 18 September 2013

"Some kiss may cloud my memories, and other arms may hold a thrill, but please do nothing till you hear it from me -- and you never will..."

WEDNESDAY:  Shuffle Club, Bedlam Bar, Glebe, social 8:30pm $8*.
THURSDAY:  Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts, Corridor 8pm; Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars, Miss Peaches, Newtown 7pm; Aston Martinis, Palmer & Co. 7pm.
FRIDAY:  Eliza's Juke Joint at 5 Eliza, Newtown 7pm; Jump Jive and Wail, Landsdowne Hotel, 10pm.
SATURDAY:  Bob Henderson Jazz Band, Tailors on Central 4pm.

SUNDAY:  Vini & the Moonlighters busk at Rozelle Markets, 11am-3pm; Robbers Dogs, Fortune of War Hotel, The Rocks 2pm; The Swinging Blades, Marrickville Golf Club 3:30pm; Swingin' Sundays, Bronte Bowling Club 4pm; Unity Hall Jazz Band, Balmain 4pm; Geoff Bull & Finer Cuts, East Sydney Hotel 5pm. 

Above events are FREE unless otherwise indicated*.

MORE GIGS, links, and details below.

This week's "Songs You Should Know":  Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Here  (<-- CLICK to listen.)
Performed by:  Mose Allison.
Composer:  Duke Ellington.


Wednesday 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).)



Thursday 19th

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.)

Aston Martinis @ Palmer & Co
Abercrombie Lane, Sydney, from 7pm, FREE


Friday 20th

Eliza's Juke Joint @ 5 Eliza
5 Eliza St, Newtown, from 7pm, $20
(Swing Patrol featuring the Finer Cuts (lesson & band).)

Jump Jive and Wail @ The Landsdowne Hotel
2-6 City Rd, Chippendale, from 10pm-2am, FREE

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



Saturday 21st

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



Sunday 22nd

Vini & the Moonlighters busk @ Rozelle Markets
665 Darling St, Rozelle, from 11am-3pm, gold coin in the hat

Robbers Dogs @ Fortune of War Hotel
George St, The Rocks, 2pm, FREE


Dan Barnett @ Sydney Rowing Club
613 Great North Rd, Abbotsford, 3pm, FREE
(A listening treat. Meals/drinks available. No dancing area.)

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.)
 

Wednesday 25th

Art After Hours Celebration Swing Dance @ Art Gallery of NSW
Art Gallery Road, Sydney, from 5pm, FREE
(Featuring George Washingmachine & Dan Barnett.  Dress:1920s-1940s!)


Thursday 26th

Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 8pm, 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.)

Aston Martinis @ Palmer & Co
Abercrombie Lane, Sydney, from 7pm, FREE

Dem Blues Social @ Bedlam Bar w/Dexter Santos
Cnr Glebe Pt Rd & Parramatta Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, social $10
(Class at 7:30pm $15)

Wednesday, 11 September 2013

This Week: 11 September 2013

This week's "lateness" in publishing the guide is courtesy of a cancelled flight back to Sydney...

THURSDAY:  Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts, Corridor 8pm; Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars, Miss Peaches, Newtown 7pm.
FRIDAY:  Dare if you will, this 13th! ... Swing Pit, Newtown 9pm.
SATURDAY:  Bob Henderson Band, Tailors on Central 4pm.
SUNDAY:  Robbers Dogs, Fortune of War Hotel, The Rocks 2pm; Swingin' Sundays, Bronte Bowling Club 4pm; Unity Hall Jazz Band, Balmain 4pm; Geoff Bull & Finer Cuts, East Sydney Hotel 5pm.


MORE GIGS, links, and details below.


Thursday 12th

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)


Aston Martinis @ Palmer & Co
Abercrombie Lane, Sydney, from 7pm, FREE


Friday 13th

Swing Pit @ St Stephens Hall
Church St, Newtown, from 9:00pm, $6 social
(There's a class beforehand at 8pm, $15 (social free).

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



Saturday 14th

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



Sunday 15th

Robbers Dogs @ Fortune of War Hotel
George St, The Rocks, 2pm, FREE


The Spyglass Gypsies @ The Old Fitzroy Hotel
129 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo, from 5:30pm-7:30pm, FREE
(Venue and band dance-ability unknown at this stage.)

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.)


Wednesday 18th

Shuffle Club @ Bedlam Bar - (Now on the 3rd Wednesday of the month!)
Cnr Glebe Pt Rd & Parramatta Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $8
(All-levels balboa class at 7:30pm, $15 (includes social).)



Thursday 19th

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, 2 September 2013

This Week: 4 September 2013

"The cares of the day seem to vanish, the ending of day brings release... Each wonderful night in Tunisia, where the nights are filled with peace..."

WEDNESDAY:  Juke Joint Blues, Bedlam Bar, $8, 8:30pm (class at 7:30pm).
THURSDAY:   Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts, Corridor 8pm; Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars, Miss Peaches, Newtown 7pm; Aston Martinis, Palmer & Co 7pm.
FRIDAY:   Bridge City Jazz Band, Club Ashfield 7:30pm; The Lounge Bar Lotharios, (The Great Gatsby Night) Glen St Theatre, Belrose 8pm, $20-$35.
SATURDAY:  The Gangsters Ball, Metro Theatre, City, $80, 7pm; The Artists' Ball, David Jones Elizabeth St, City, 7pm, $125; A Tribute to the Swing Era, Glen St Theatre, Belrose 2pm, $15-$30; All Aboard for Dixieland (Jazz in the Glen), Glen St Theatre, Belrose 5pm, $10-$20; Legends of Jazz, Glen St Theatre, 8pm, $20-$40; Bob Henderson Band, Tailors on Central 4pm.
SUNDAY:   Robbers Dogs, Fortune of War Hotel, The Rocks 2pm; The Swinging Blades, Marrickville Golf Club 3:30pm; Swingin' Sundays, Bronte Bowling Club 4pm; Unity Hall Jazz Band, Balmain 4pm; Geoff Bull & Finer Cuts, East Sydney Hotel 5pm.


This week's "Songs You Should Know":  A Night in Tunisia  (<-- CLICK to listen.)
Performed by:  Ella Fitzgerald.  
Composer:  Dizzy Gillespie.

MORE gigs, links, and DETAILS below.


Wednesday 4th

Juke Joint Blues @ Bedlam Bar
2 Glebe Pt Rd (Cnr Parramatta Rd), Glebe, from 8:30pm, $8
(Blues class at 7:30pm, $15 (includes social). Now on 1st Wed of month.)


Thursday 5th

Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 8pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)


Aston Martinis @ Palmer & Co
Abercrombie Lane, Sydney, from 7pm, FREE


Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars @ Miss Peaches
201 Missenden Road, Newtown, from 7pm, FREE

(Classic rhythm and blues.)



Friday 6th

The Lounge Bar Lotharios @ Glen St Theatre
Cnr Blackbutt Rd & Glen St, Belrose, from 8pm, $20-$35
(The Great Gatsby Night. Featuring Swing Katz Dancers.)

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



Saturday 7th

Gangsters Ball @ The Metro Theatre
George St, City, from 7pm-1am, $80

The Artists' Ball @ David Jones Elizabeth St store
Elizabeth St, City, from 7pm-12am, $125

A Tribute to the Swing Era @ Glen St Theatre
Cnr Blackbutt Rd & Glen St, Belrose, from 2pm, $15-$30

All Aboard for Dixieland @ Sorlies, Glen St Theatre
Cnr Blackbutt Rd & Glen St, Belrose, from 5pm, $10-$20

Legends of Jazz @ Glen St Theatre
Cnr Blackbutt Rd & Glen St, Belrose, from 8pm, $20-$40

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



Sunday 8th

Robbers Dogs @ Fortune of War Hotel
George St, The Rocks, 2pm, FREE


Unity Hall Jazz 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 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.)


Thursday 12th

Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 8pm, 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.)



This week's link to 'Songs You Should Know' courtesy of G.  Thanks!