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!

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