"Are the stars out tonight?... I don't know if it's cloudy or bright... 'cause I only have eyes for you, dear...
The moon may be high... But I can't see a thing in the sky... 'cause I only have eyes for you..."
TUESDAY: Basement Big Band w/The Furbelows (Melb), The Basement, Sydney, 8:30pm $8*.
WEDNESDAY: Delta Jazz, Lane Cove Club 7:30pm; Aston Martinis, Rock Lily, Star Casino 8pm; Ray Beadle, Art Gallery of NSW, Cafe 7:15pm-8pm & 8:30pm-9:30pm.
THURSDAY: Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars, Miss Peaches, Newtown 7:30pm; Geoff Bull & the Finer Cuts, Corridor 7:30pm; Aston Martinis, Palmer & Co 7:30pm.
FRIDAY: 5th Friday Night Blues Picnic, Centennial Park 9pm, donation; Bridge City Jazz Band, Club Ashfield 7:30pm.
SATURDAY: Les Prevoyants (gypsy jazz), Lord Roberts Hotel 8pm; Bob Henderson's 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; Geoff Bull & Finer Cuts, East Sydney Hotel 5pm.
Above social dancing events are FREE unless otherwise indicated*. Please support the dance venue by buying a drink, snack, or meal.
MORE gigs, links, & details BELOW.
This week's "Songs You Should Know": I Only Have Eyes For You (<-- CLICK to listen.)
Performed by: Frank Sinatra (@1m:22s). Composers: Harry Warren/Al Dubin, 1934.
Tuesday 26th
The Basement Big Band w/Furbelows(Melb) @ The Basement
Reiby Place, Sydney, from 8:30pm, $8
(Now weekly. Dance-floor mode. Meals/drinks. Free class at 7pm.)
Wednesday 27th
Delta Jazz @ Lane Cove Club
1 Birdwood Av Lane Cove, from 7:30pm, FREE
(New Orleans acoustic swinging jazz. Plenty of parking, food and drinks.)
Aston Martinis @ Rock Lily
Star Casino, Pyrmont Rd, Pyrmont, 7pm, FREE
Bob Barnard 80th B'day Bash @ Paddington RSL
Oxford St, Paddington, from 7:30pm, $15
Ray Beadle @ Art Gallery of NSW
Art Gallery Rd, Domain, Cafe from 7:15pm & 8:30pm, FREE
(ThanksGiving Art After Hours. Music finishes at 9:30pm.)
Thursday 28th
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 7:30pm, FREE
(Elbow room only! No space to dance.)
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.)
Friday 29th
5th Friday Night Blues Picnic @ Centennial Park
from 9pm, entry by donation.
(Take entrance at cnr Moore Park Rd & Lang Rd. Bring picnic stuff...)
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised. This week: Bob Barnard's b'day bash.)
Full Swing Quartet w/guest Johnny Nicol @ Lane Cove Country Club
180 River Road, Northwood, from 7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised.)
Flaming Stars @ Eastern Suburbs Legion Club
213 Bronte Rd, Waverley, from 8:00pm, FREE
(Rock 'n' roll. No dance partner needed.)
Saturday 30th
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised.)
Les Prevoyants @ Lord Roberts Hotel
64 Stanley Street, East Sydney, from 8pm, FREE
(Gypsy jazz.)
Sunday 1st
Dan Barnett Big Band @ Unity Hall Hotel
292 Darling St, Balmain, from 4-8pm, FREE
Sydney Rock 'n' Roll Alternative Markets & Christmas Market
Manning House & Manning Bar, Manning Rd, Uni of Sydney 10:30am, $5
(This is NOT a social dancing event.)
Robbers Dogs @ Fortune of War Hotel
George St, The Rocks, 2pm, 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
The Swinging Blades @ Marrickville Golf Club
Wharf Street, Marrickville, from 3:30pm, FREE
(Dance floor, meals/drinks available. Live band playing jazz standards.)
Tuesday 3rd
The Basement Big Band @ The Basement
Reiby Place, Sydney, from 8:30pm, $8
(Now weekly. Dance-floor mode. Meals/drinks. Free class at 7pm.)
Wednesday 4th
Hetty Kate w/Ian Date @ Petersham Bowling Club
77 Brighton St, Petersham, from 8:30pm, $15 (or $5 if you do a class).
(Social dancing event. Classes beforehand 6:30pm & 7:30pm, $15x1, $22/both.)
Delta Jazz @ Lane Cove Club
1 Birdwood Av Lane Cove, from 7:30pm, FREE
(New Orleans acoustic swinging jazz. Plenty of parking, food and drinks.)
Aston Martinis @ Palings, The Ivy
George St, Sydney, from 6pm-9pm, FREE
Cope St Parade @ Art Gallery of NSW
Art Gallery Rd, Domain, Cafe from 7:15pm & 8:30pm, FREE
(Art After Hours. Music finishes at 9:30pm.)
Thursday 5th
Swing Patrol Juke Joint Blues @ Mr Falcon's (New venue!)
92 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, from 8.30pm, $8
(The monthly "blues" social, there's a class beforehand at 7.30pm, $15 (includes social).)
Emma Pask CD Launch @ Blue Beat
Cross St, Double Bay, from 8:30pm, $30
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 8pm, FREE
(Elbow room only! No space to dance.)
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.)
Drey Rollan Band @ The Soda Factory
16 Wentworth Ave, Surry Hills, from 9:30pm
Above social dancing events are FREE unless otherwise indicated*.
So, please support the venue by buying a drink, snack, or meal.
Monday 25 November 2013
Monday 18 November 2013
This Week: 19 November 2013
"In a mellow tone, feeling fancy free, and I'm not alone, I've got company... Everything's ok, the live long day, with this mellow song, I can't go wrong... In a mellow tone, that's the way to live..."
WEDNESDAY: At a new venue! Shuffle Club, at Mr Falcon's, Glebe 8:30pm $8* (social) - All-levels class at 7:30pm $15* (includes social).
THURSDAY: Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars, Miss Peaches, Newtown 7:30pm; Pugsley Buzzard Album Launch, The Basement, Sydney 8pm $29.80*; Geoff Bull & the Finer Cuts, Corridor 7:30pm.
FRIDAY: Only 2 more Pits for the year, so get yourself there come rain or come shine! Swing Pit, St Stephens Church, Newtown 9pm, $6*.
SATURDAY: Les Prevoyants (gypsy jazz), Lord Roberts Hotel 8pm; Bob Henderson's Jazz Band, Tailors on Central 4pm; Flaming Stars, Eastern Suburbs Legion Club, Waverley, 8pm.
SUNDAY: Robbers Dogs, Fortune of War Hotel, The Rocks 2pm; Jive Bombers, Cronulla RSL 12:30pm; 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 FREE unless otherwise indicated*.
MORE GIGS, links, & details BELOW.
This week's "Songs You Should Know": In A Mellow Tone (<-- CLICK to listen.)
Performed by: Ella Fitzgerald & Oscar Peterson.
Composers: Duke Ellington/Milt Gabler, 1939.
Tuesday 19th
The Basement Big Band @ The Basement
(Note: NOT on this week!!)
Wednesday 20th
Shuffle Club @ Mr Falcon's (New venue!!)
92 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $8 (social only).
(New venue!! Near Mitchell St. All-levels balboa class at 7:30pm, $15 (includes social).)
Aston Martinis @ Palings, The Ivy
330 George St, Sydney, from 6pm-9pm, FREE
(Kitchen & Bar.)
Thursday 21st
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 8pm, FREE
(Classic rhythm and blues.)
Pugsley Buzzard Album Launch @ The Basement
Reiby Place, Sydney, from 8pm, $29.80 standing / $78.90 dinner & show
Sydney Sound Big Band @ Rockdale RSL
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 22nd
Swing Pit @ St Stephens Hall
Church St, Newtown, from 9:00pm, $6 social
(Classes beforehand at 7pm (L2) & 8pm (L1). $15/class $22/both (social free w/class).)
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
WEDNESDAY: At a new venue! Shuffle Club, at Mr Falcon's, Glebe 8:30pm $8* (social) - All-levels class at 7:30pm $15* (includes social).
THURSDAY: Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars, Miss Peaches, Newtown 7:30pm; Pugsley Buzzard Album Launch, The Basement, Sydney 8pm $29.80*; Geoff Bull & the Finer Cuts, Corridor 7:30pm.
FRIDAY: Only 2 more Pits for the year, so get yourself there come rain or come shine! Swing Pit, St Stephens Church, Newtown 9pm, $6*.
SATURDAY: Les Prevoyants (gypsy jazz), Lord Roberts Hotel 8pm; Bob Henderson's Jazz Band, Tailors on Central 4pm; Flaming Stars, Eastern Suburbs Legion Club, Waverley, 8pm.
SUNDAY: Robbers Dogs, Fortune of War Hotel, The Rocks 2pm; Jive Bombers, Cronulla RSL 12:30pm; 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 FREE unless otherwise indicated*.
MORE GIGS, links, & details BELOW.
This week's "Songs You Should Know": In A Mellow Tone (<-- CLICK to listen.)
Performed by: Ella Fitzgerald & Oscar Peterson.
Composers: Duke Ellington/Milt Gabler, 1939.
Tuesday 19th
The Basement Big Band @ The Basement
(Note: NOT on this week!!)
Wednesday 20th
Shuffle Club @ Mr Falcon's (New venue!!)
92 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $8 (social only).
(New venue!! Near Mitchell St. All-levels balboa class at 7:30pm, $15 (includes social).)
Aston Martinis @ Palings, The Ivy
330 George St, Sydney, from 6pm-9pm, FREE
(Kitchen & Bar.)
Thursday 21st
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 8pm, FREE
(Classic rhythm and blues.)
Pugsley Buzzard Album Launch @ The Basement
Reiby Place, Sydney, from 8pm, $29.80 standing / $78.90 dinner & show
Sydney Sound Big Band @ Rockdale RSL
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 22nd
Swing Pit @ St Stephens Hall
Church St, Newtown, from 9:00pm, $6 social
(Classes beforehand at 7pm (L2) & 8pm (L1). $15/class $22/both (social free w/class).)
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Saturday 23rd
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised.)
Les Prevoyants @ Lord Roberts Hotel
64 Stanley Street, East Sydney, from 8pm, FREE
(Gypsy jazz.)
Flaming Stars @ Eastern Suburbs Legion Club
213 Bronte Rd, Waverley, from 8pm, FREE
(Rock 'n' roll.)
Sunday 24th
Robbers Dogs @ Fortune of War Hotel
George St, The Rocks, 2pm, FREE
Jive Bombers @ Cronulla RSL
Geralle St, Cronulla, from 12:30pm, FREE
(Boogie Woogie, Rock 'n' roll, Swing. Arrive early for parking, or take train from Woolooware Station.)
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
The Swinging Blades @ Marrickville Golf Club
Wharf Street, Marrickville, from 3:30pm, FREE
(Dance floor, meals/drinks available. Live band playing jazz standards.)
Tuesday 26th
The Basement Big Band @ The Basement
Reiby Place, Sydney, from 8:30pm, $8
(Now weekly. Dance-floor mode. Meals/drinks. Free class at 7pm.)
Wednesday 27th
Delta Jazz @ Lane Cove Club
1 Birdwood Av Lane Cove, from 7:30pm, FREE
(New Orleans acoustic swinging jazz. Plenty of parking, food and drinks.)
Thursday 28th
Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 8pm, FREE
(Elbow room only! No space to dance.)
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.)
Above social dancing events are F.R.E.E unless otherwise indicated*.
So, please support the venue by buying a drink, snack, or meal.
Monday 11 November 2013
This Week: 12 November 2013
"Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear... And it shows them pearly white... Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe... And he keeps it, out of sight..."
TUESDAY: Big Band Tuesdays, The Basement, Sydney, 8:30pm $8*.
THURSDAY: Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars, Miss Peaches, Newtown 7pm; Geoff Bull & the Finer Cuts, Corridor 8pm; Aston Martinis, Palmer & Co, Sydney 7pm.
FRIDAY: Jump Jive & Wail, Lansdowne Hotel, Cnr City Road & Broadway 10pm-2am; Bridge City Jazz Band, Club Ashfield 7:30pm; Aston Martinis, Club Five Dock 8pm.
SATURDAY: Vini & The Moonlighters, Eastern Suburbs Legion Club, Waverley 8pm; Les Prevoyants (gypsy jazz), Lord Roberts Hotel 8pm; The Honeymakers Big Band, Mortdale RSL 7pm.
SUNDAY: Jazz at the Pines, Roughley House, Dural 12:30pm $10/12*; Picnic Swing, Berry Island Reserve, Wollstonecraft 12pm; 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*.
MORE GIGS, links, & details BELOW.
This week's "Songs You Should Know": Mack the Knife (<-- CLICK to listen.)
Performed by: Bobby Darin. Composer: Kurt Weill/Brecht/Biltzstein, 1928.
Tuesday 12th
The Basement Big Band @ The Basement
Reiby Place, Sydney, from 8:30pm, $8
(Now weekly. Dance-floor mode. Meals/drinks. Free class at 7pm.)
Thursday 14th
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.)
Friday 15th
Jump Jive and Wail @ The Landsdowne Hotel
Cnr City Rd & Broadway, from 10pm-2am, FREE
(No dance partner required.)
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Aston Martinis @ Club Five Dock RSL
66 Great North Rd, Five Dock, from 8pm, FREE
(Cool swingin' soul, vegas.)
Jive Bombers @ Club Marconi
121-133 Prairie Vale Rd, Bossley Park, from 8pm, FREE
(Boogie woogie, rock 'n' roll, swing.)
Saturday 16th
Vini & The Moonlighters @ Eastern Suburbs Legion Club
211-221 Bronte Rd, Waverley, from 8pm, FREE
(There is a dance floor. Meals/drinks.)
Manly Big Band Night Out @ Lizzottes
629 Pittwater Rd Dee Why, from 7:30pm, $60 dinner & show
(No dance area. Seated dining. Featuring Frank Bennett/John Morrison. Doors 6:45pm.)
The Honeymakers @ Mortdale RSL
25 Macquarie Place, Mortdale, from 7:00pm-10pm
(Big band. Food/drinks.)
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Les Prevoyants @ Lord Roberts Hotel
64 Stanley Street, East Sydney, from 8pm, FREE
(Gypsy jazz.)
Flaming Stars @ Rockdale RSL
Bay St, Rockdale, from 8pm, FREE
(Rock 'n' roll.)
Sunday 17th
Jazz at the Pines @ Roughley House & The Pines
656 Old Northern Road, Dural, from 12:30pm-4pm, $12/$10
Picnic Swing @ Berry Island Reserve
End of Shirley Rd, Wollstonecraft, from 12pm, FREE
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
The Swinging Blades @ Marrickville Golf Club
Wharf Street, Marrickville, from 3:30pm, FREE
(Dance floor, meals/drinks available. Live band playing jazz standards.)
The New Orleanians @ The Evening Star Hotel
Cnr Elizabeth & Cooper Sts, Surry Hills 3pm, FREE
Tuesday 19th
The Basement Big Band @ The Basement
Reiby Place, Sydney, from 8:30pm, $8
(Now weekly. Dance-floor mode. Meals/drinks. Free class at 7pm.)
Wednesday 20th
Shuffle Club @ Mr Falcon's
93 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $8
(New venue!! Near Mitchell St. All-levels balboa class at 7:30pm, $15 (includes social).)
Aston Martinis @ Palings, The Ivy
330 George St, Sydney, from 6pm-9pm, FREE
(Kitchen & Bar.)
Thursday 21st
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.)
Pugsley Buzzard Album Launch @ The Basement
Reiby Place, Sydney, from 7:30pm, $29.80 standing / $78.90 dinner & show
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.)
Above social dancing events are F.R.E.E unless otherwise indicated*.
So, please support the venue by buying a drink, snack, or meal.
TUESDAY: Big Band Tuesdays, The Basement, Sydney, 8:30pm $8*.
THURSDAY: Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars, Miss Peaches, Newtown 7pm; Geoff Bull & the Finer Cuts, Corridor 8pm; Aston Martinis, Palmer & Co, Sydney 7pm.
FRIDAY: Jump Jive & Wail, Lansdowne Hotel, Cnr City Road & Broadway 10pm-2am; Bridge City Jazz Band, Club Ashfield 7:30pm; Aston Martinis, Club Five Dock 8pm.
SATURDAY: Vini & The Moonlighters, Eastern Suburbs Legion Club, Waverley 8pm; Les Prevoyants (gypsy jazz), Lord Roberts Hotel 8pm; The Honeymakers Big Band, Mortdale RSL 7pm.
SUNDAY: Jazz at the Pines, Roughley House, Dural 12:30pm $10/12*; Picnic Swing, Berry Island Reserve, Wollstonecraft 12pm; 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*.
MORE GIGS, links, & details BELOW.
This week's "Songs You Should Know": Mack the Knife (<-- CLICK to listen.)
Performed by: Bobby Darin. Composer: Kurt Weill/Brecht/Biltzstein, 1928.
Tuesday 12th
The Basement Big Band @ The Basement
Reiby Place, Sydney, from 8:30pm, $8
(Now weekly. Dance-floor mode. Meals/drinks. Free class at 7pm.)
Thursday 14th
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.)
Friday 15th
Jump Jive and Wail @ The Landsdowne Hotel
Cnr City Rd & Broadway, from 10pm-2am, FREE
(No dance partner required.)
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Aston Martinis @ Club Five Dock RSL
66 Great North Rd, Five Dock, from 8pm, FREE
(Cool swingin' soul, vegas.)
Jive Bombers @ Club Marconi
121-133 Prairie Vale Rd, Bossley Park, from 8pm, FREE
(Boogie woogie, rock 'n' roll, swing.)
Saturday 16th
Vini & The Moonlighters @ Eastern Suburbs Legion Club
211-221 Bronte Rd, Waverley, from 8pm, FREE
(There is a dance floor. Meals/drinks.)
Manly Big Band Night Out @ Lizzottes
629 Pittwater Rd Dee Why, from 7:30pm, $60 dinner & show
(No dance area. Seated dining. Featuring Frank Bennett/John Morrison. Doors 6:45pm.)
The Honeymakers @ Mortdale RSL
25 Macquarie Place, Mortdale, from 7:00pm-10pm
(Big band. Food/drinks.)
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Les Prevoyants @ Lord Roberts Hotel
64 Stanley Street, East Sydney, from 8pm, FREE
(Gypsy jazz.)
Flaming Stars @ Rockdale RSL
Bay St, Rockdale, from 8pm, FREE
(Rock 'n' roll.)
Sunday 17th
Jazz at the Pines @ Roughley House & The Pines
656 Old Northern Road, Dural, from 12:30pm-4pm, $12/$10
Picnic Swing @ Berry Island Reserve
End of Shirley Rd, Wollstonecraft, from 12pm, FREE
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
The Swinging Blades @ Marrickville Golf Club
Wharf Street, Marrickville, from 3:30pm, FREE
(Dance floor, meals/drinks available. Live band playing jazz standards.)
The New Orleanians @ The Evening Star Hotel
Cnr Elizabeth & Cooper Sts, Surry Hills 3pm, FREE
Tuesday 19th
The Basement Big Band @ The Basement
Reiby Place, Sydney, from 8:30pm, $8
(Now weekly. Dance-floor mode. Meals/drinks. Free class at 7pm.)
Wednesday 20th
Shuffle Club @ Mr Falcon's
93 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $8
(New venue!! Near Mitchell St. All-levels balboa class at 7:30pm, $15 (includes social).)
Aston Martinis @ Palings, The Ivy
330 George St, Sydney, from 6pm-9pm, FREE
(Kitchen & Bar.)
Thursday 21st
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.)
Pugsley Buzzard Album Launch @ The Basement
Reiby Place, Sydney, from 7:30pm, $29.80 standing / $78.90 dinner & show
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.)
Above social dancing events are F.R.E.E unless otherwise indicated*.
So, please support the venue by buying a drink, snack, or meal.
Monday 4 November 2013
This Week: 5 November 2013
"They're writing songs of love, but not for me... A lucky star's above, but not for me... With love to lead the way, I've found more clouds of grey, than any Russian play could guarantee... "
TUESDAY: Big Band Tuesdays, The Basement, Reiby Place, Sydney 8:30pm, $8*.
WEDNESDAY: Now at a new venue! Swing Patrol's Juke Joint BLUES, Mr Falcon's, Glebe 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; Thursday Night Jazz, Torque Bar & Grill, Concord 8pm.
FRIDAY: DJs Sam & Heather will keep you up on the floor at SWING PIT, St Stephen's Hall, Newtown 9pm, $6*. Classes* at 7pm (L2) & 8pm (L1); Bridge City Jazz Band, Club Ashfield 7:30pm.
SATURDAY: Cope Street Parade Album Launch, The Basement, 8pm $15/$20*; Les Prevoyants, Lord Roberts Hotel, 8pm; Bob Henderson Jazz Band, Tailors on Central 4pm.
SUNDAY: Big Ol Bus Band, Tokio Hotel, Cockle Bay Wharf 5:30pm; Unity Hall Jazz Band, Unity Hall Hotel, Balmain 4pm; Robbers Dogs, Fortune of War Hotel 2pm; 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*.
MORE GIGS, links, & details BELOW.
This week's "Songs You Should Know": But Not For Me (<-- CLICK to listen.)
Performed by: Chet Baker. Composer: Gershwin, 1930.
Tuesday 5th
The Basement Big Band @ The Basement
Reiby Place, Sydney, from 8:30pm, $8
(Now weekly. Dance-floor mode. Meals/drinks. Free class at 7pm.)
Wednesday 6th
Swing Patrol Juke Joint Blues @ Mr Falcon's (New venue!)
92 Glebe Point Rd (Nr Mitchell St), Glebe, from 8.30pm, $8
(Blues social dancing. Class beforehand at 7.30pm $15 (includes social).)
Aston Martinis @ Palings, The Ivy
330 George St, Sydney, from 6pm-9pm, FREE
(Kitchen & Bar.)
Thursday 7th
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 8pm-11pm, 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 8th
Swing Pit @ St Stephens Hall
Church St, Newtown, from 9:00pm, $6 social
(Classes beforehand at 7pm (L2) & 8pm (L1). $15/class $22/both (social free w/class).)
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised! The lighting is very bright.)
Full Swing Quartet w/Gregg Arthur @ Lane Cove Country Club
180 River Rd, Lane Cove (Northwood), from 7:30pm, FREE.
(Dance floor. Meals/drinks available. Near Stevenson St. Diagonal driveway off River Rd.)
Flaming Stars @ Ashfield RSL
374 Liverpool Rd, Ashfield, from 8pm, FREE
(Rock 'n' roll.)
Cope Street Parade @ Corridor
King St, Newtown, from 8pm, FREE
(Note: There is NO room/area to dance.)
Saturday 9th
The Cope Street Parade Album Launch @ The Basement
Reiby Place, Sydney, at 8:30pm-9:45pm, pre $15/door $20
(Early show is in dance floor mode. Also other bands, from 8pm - 'til late. Doors 7pm.)
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Les Prevoyants @ Lord Roberts Hotel
64 Stanley Street, East Sydney, from 8pm, FREE
(Gypsy jazz.)
Sunday 10th
The Big Ol Bus Band @ Tokio Hotel
Cockle Bay Wharf, 101 Wheat Rd, Sydney 5:30pm-8pm, FREE
(Worth a look. Upbeat, toe-tapping.)
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 12th
The Basement Big Band @ The Basement
Reiby Place, Sydney, from 8:30pm, $8
(Now weekly. Dance-floor mode. Meals/drinks. Free class at 7pm.)
Thursday 14th
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.)
Above social dancing events are F.R.E.E unless otherwise indicated*.
So, please support dance venues by buying a drink, snack, or meal.
TUESDAY: Big Band Tuesdays, The Basement, Reiby Place, Sydney 8:30pm, $8*.
WEDNESDAY: Now at a new venue! Swing Patrol's Juke Joint BLUES, Mr Falcon's, Glebe 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; Thursday Night Jazz, Torque Bar & Grill, Concord 8pm.
FRIDAY: DJs Sam & Heather will keep you up on the floor at SWING PIT, St Stephen's Hall, Newtown 9pm, $6*. Classes* at 7pm (L2) & 8pm (L1); Bridge City Jazz Band, Club Ashfield 7:30pm.
SATURDAY: Cope Street Parade Album Launch, The Basement, 8pm $15/$20*; Les Prevoyants, Lord Roberts Hotel, 8pm; Bob Henderson Jazz Band, Tailors on Central 4pm.
SUNDAY: Big Ol Bus Band, Tokio Hotel, Cockle Bay Wharf 5:30pm; Unity Hall Jazz Band, Unity Hall Hotel, Balmain 4pm; Robbers Dogs, Fortune of War Hotel 2pm; 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*.
MORE GIGS, links, & details BELOW.
This week's "Songs You Should Know": But Not For Me (<-- CLICK to listen.)
Performed by: Chet Baker. Composer: Gershwin, 1930.
Tuesday 5th
The Basement Big Band @ The Basement
Reiby Place, Sydney, from 8:30pm, $8
(Now weekly. Dance-floor mode. Meals/drinks. Free class at 7pm.)
Wednesday 6th
Swing Patrol Juke Joint Blues @ Mr Falcon's (New venue!)
92 Glebe Point Rd (Nr Mitchell St), Glebe, from 8.30pm, $8
(Blues social dancing. Class beforehand at 7.30pm $15 (includes social).)
Aston Martinis @ Palings, The Ivy
330 George St, Sydney, from 6pm-9pm, FREE
(Kitchen & Bar.)
Thursday 7th
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 8pm-11pm, 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 8th
Swing Pit @ St Stephens Hall
Church St, Newtown, from 9:00pm, $6 social
(Classes beforehand at 7pm (L2) & 8pm (L1). $15/class $22/both (social free w/class).)
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised! The lighting is very bright.)
Full Swing Quartet w/Gregg Arthur @ Lane Cove Country Club
180 River Rd, Lane Cove (Northwood), from 7:30pm, FREE.
(Dance floor. Meals/drinks available. Near Stevenson St. Diagonal driveway off River Rd.)
Flaming Stars @ Ashfield RSL
374 Liverpool Rd, Ashfield, from 8pm, FREE
(Rock 'n' roll.)
Cope Street Parade @ Corridor
King St, Newtown, from 8pm, FREE
(Note: There is NO room/area to dance.)
Saturday 9th
The Cope Street Parade Album Launch @ The Basement
Reiby Place, Sydney, at 8:30pm-9:45pm, pre $15/door $20
(Early show is in dance floor mode. Also other bands, from 8pm - 'til late. Doors 7pm.)
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Les Prevoyants @ Lord Roberts Hotel
64 Stanley Street, East Sydney, from 8pm, FREE
(Gypsy jazz.)
Sunday 10th
The Big Ol Bus Band @ Tokio Hotel
Cockle Bay Wharf, 101 Wheat Rd, Sydney 5:30pm-8pm, FREE
(Worth a look. Upbeat, toe-tapping.)
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 12th
The Basement Big Band @ The Basement
Reiby Place, Sydney, from 8:30pm, $8
(Now weekly. Dance-floor mode. Meals/drinks. Free class at 7pm.)
Thursday 14th
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.)
Above social dancing events are F.R.E.E unless otherwise indicated*.
So, please support dance venues by buying a drink, snack, or meal.
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