Monday, 21 October 2013

This Week: 23 October 2013

"We may never never meet again, on that bumpy road to love... But I'll always, always keep the memory of...
The way you hold your knife.. The way we danced 'til three.. The way you changed my life.. No, no, they can't take that away from me..."


TUESDAY:  Big Band Tuesdays, The Basement 8:30pm, $8*. 
WEDNESDAY:  Aston Martinis, Palings, The Ivy, 6pm-9pm.
THURSDAY:  Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars, Miss Peaches, Newtown 7pm; Geoff Bull & the Finer Cuts, Corridor 8pm; Thursday Night Jazz Session, Torque Bar & Grill, Concord 7:30pm.
FRIDAY:  Start your weekend swingin'... Swing Pit, St Stephens Hall, Newtown 9pm, $6* - classes at 7pm & 8pm*
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SATURDAY:   Bob Henderson Jazz Band, Tailors on Central 4pm; Les Prevoyants (gypsy jazz), Lord Roberts Hotel, 8pm; The Black Cherry Halloween Festival, The Factory Theatre 8pm-3am, $30/35*; The Flaming Stars, Eastern Suburbs Legion Club 8pm.

SUNDAY:  The Jive Bombers, Spring Into Jazz, Brightmore Reserve, Cremorne 1pm; Robbers Dogs, Fortune of War Hotel, The Rocks 2pm; Unity Hall Jazz Band, Balmain 4pm; Swingin' Sundays, Bronte Bowling Club 4pm; The Swinging Blades, Marrickville Golf Club 3:30pm; Geoff Bull & Finer Cuts, East Sydney Hotel 5pm.

Above social dancing events are F.R.E.E unless otherwise indicated*.
(So, please support dance venues by buying a drink, snack, or meal.)

MORE GIGS, links, & details BELOW.


This week's "Songs You Should Know":   They Can't Take That Away From Me  (<-- CLICK to listen.)
Performed by: John Pizzarelli (son of Bucky Pizzarelli!) & Jane Monheit.
  Composer: Gershwin.



Tuesday 22nd

Big Band Tuesdays @ The Basement
Reiby Place, Sydney, from 8:30pm, $8
(Now weekly w/The Basement Big Band. Dance-floor mode. Meals/drinks. Class at 7pm.)
 


Wednesday 23rd

Aston Martinis @ Palings, The Ivy
330 George St, Sydney, from 6pm-9pm, FREE
(Kitchen & Bar.)


Jordan C Thomas @ The Rock Lily
The Star, 80 Pyrmont St, Pyrmont, from 7pm, FREE
(Rockabilly, Retro.)


Thursday 24th

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


Thursday Night Jazz @ Torque Bar & Grill
153 Parramatta Rd, Concord, from 7:30pm 'til late, FREE
(Dance floor. Meals/drinks.)


Friday 25th

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 26th

The Black Cherry Halloween Festival @ The Factory Theatre
105 Victoria Rd, Marrickville, from 8pm-3am, $30 pre/$35 door
(Rock 'n' roll event.)

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


The Flaming Stars @ Eastern Suburbs Legion Club
213 Bronte Rd, Waverley, from 8pm, FREE
(Rock 'n' roll.)

Les Prevoyants @ Lord Roberts Hotel
64 Stanley Street, East Sydney, from 8pm, FREE
(Gypsy jazz.)



Sunday 27th

The Jive Bombers, Spring Into Jazz @ Brightmore Reserve
Brightmore Reserve (map), Cremorne from 1pm, FREE
(Take Young St, off Military Rd, Neutral Bay.)

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 29th

Big Band Tuesdays @ The Basement
Reiby Place, Sydney, from 8:30pm, $8
(Now weekly w/The Basement Big Band. Dance-floor mode. Meals/drinks. Class at 7pm.)



Thursday 31st

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


Thursday Night Jazz @ Torque Bar & Grill
153 Parramatta Rd, Concord, from 7:30pm 'til late, FREE
(Dance floor. Meals/drinks.)

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