"Lullaby of Birdland, that's what I always hear, when you sigh... Never in my wordland could there be ways to reveal, in a phrase how I feel..."
WEDNESDAY: The LAST Shuffle for 2013! Be there! Shuffle Club @ Mr Falcon's, 92 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe 8:30pm; Delta Jazz @ Lane Cove Club 7:30pm.
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: Jump Jive and Wail @ Lansdowne Hotel, Broadway and City Rd 10pm-2am; Jive Bombers @ Club Five Dock 8pm; Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield 7:30pm.
SATURDAY: Sinatra Rocks The Basement @ The Basement, Sydney 9:30pm, $34.79; Les Prevoyants (gypsy jazz) @ Lord Roberts Hotel 8pm; Bob Henderson's Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central 4pm.
SUNDAY: Unity Hall Jazz 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": Lullaby of Birdland (<-- CLICK to listen.)
Performed by: Duke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald. Composers: George Shearing/Weiss, 1949.
Tuesday 17th
The Basement Big Band @ The Basement
(Note: NO Basement Big Band again 'til 2014.)
Wednesday 18th
Shuffle Club @ Mr Falcon's (Last Shuffle for 2013!)
92 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $8
(New venue!! Near Mitchell St. All-levels balboa class at 7:30pm, $15 (includes social).)
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 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.)
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 20th
Jump Jive and Wail @ The Landsdowne Hotel
Cnr City Rd & Broadway, from 10pm-2am, FREE
Jive Bombers @ Club Five Dock
Great North Rd, Five Dock, from 8pm, FREE
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Saturday 21st
Sinatra Rocks The Basement @ The Basement
7 Macquarie Place, Sydney, music from 9:30pm,
$34.70 standing / $79.70 dinner&show
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 22nd
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.)
Tuesday 24th
The Basement Big Band @ The Basement
(Note: NO Basement Big Band 'til 2014.)
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.)
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.)
Tuesday, 17 December 2013
Monday, 9 December 2013
THIS Week: 10 December 2013
"I can't give you anything but love, baby... That's the only thing I've plenty of, baby... Dream a while, scheme a while, we're sure to find... happiness, and I guess, all those things you've always pined for..."
TUESDAY: Basement Big Band w/guest Elana Stone @ The Basement, Sydney, 8:30pm $8*.
WEDNESDAY: Delta Jazz @ Lane Cove Club 7:30pm; Aston Martinis @ Rock Lily, Star Casino 8pm; Samuel Dobson's Ragtime Band @ Art Gallery of NSW, Cafe 7:15pm -9:30pm.
THURSDAY: Drey Rollan Band @ RockLily; 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: It's the last Pit for the year! Swing Pit @ St Stephen's Hall, Church St, Newtown 9pm, $6*; Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield 7:30pm.
SATURDAY: Pugsley Buzzard & Dan Barnett @ Lazybones Lounge; Les Prevoyants (gypsy jazz) @ Lord Roberts Hotel 8pm; Bob Henderson's Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central 4pm.
SUNDAY: Unity Hall Jazz 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 Can't Give You Anything But Love (<-- CLICK to listen.)
Performed by: Louis Armstrong (@ 0:30secs). Composers: McHugh/Gaskill, 1926.
Tuesday 10th
The Basement Big Band @ The Basement
Reiby Place, Sydney, from 8:30pm, $8
(This week w/guest Elana Stone. Dance-floor mode. Meals/drinks. Free class at 7pm.)
Wednesday 11th
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
Swinging Blades @ Lazybones Lounge
294 Marrickville Rd. Marrickville, from 8:30pm, FREE
(Entry Illawarra Rd. NO dance area.)
Samuel Dobson's Ragtime Band @ Art Gallery of NSW
Art Gallery Rd, Domain, Cafe from 7:15pm & 8:30pm, FREE
(Art After Hours. Music finishes at 9:30pm.)
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 8pm, FREE
(Classic rhythm and blues.)
Drey Rollan Band @ RockLily
The Star, Pyrmont St, Pyrmont, from 7pm, FREE
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 13th
Swing Pit @ St Stephens Hall (Last Pit for 2013!)
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 14th
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Pugsley Buzzard & Dan Barnett @ Lazybones Lounge
294 Marrickville Rd. Marrickville, from 8:30pm, FREE
(Entry Illawarra Rd. NO dance area.)
Les Prevoyants @ Lord Roberts Hotel
64 Stanley Street, East Sydney, from 8pm, FREE
(Gypsy jazz.)
Sunday 15th
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.)
Tuesday 17th
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 18th
Shuffle Club @ Mr Falcon's (Last Shuffle for 2013!)
92 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $8
(New venue!! Near Mitchell St. 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.)
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.)
TUESDAY: Basement Big Band w/guest Elana Stone @ The Basement, Sydney, 8:30pm $8*.
WEDNESDAY: Delta Jazz @ Lane Cove Club 7:30pm; Aston Martinis @ Rock Lily, Star Casino 8pm; Samuel Dobson's Ragtime Band @ Art Gallery of NSW, Cafe 7:15pm -9:30pm.
THURSDAY: Drey Rollan Band @ RockLily; 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: It's the last Pit for the year! Swing Pit @ St Stephen's Hall, Church St, Newtown 9pm, $6*; Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield 7:30pm.
SATURDAY: Pugsley Buzzard & Dan Barnett @ Lazybones Lounge; Les Prevoyants (gypsy jazz) @ Lord Roberts Hotel 8pm; Bob Henderson's Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central 4pm.
SUNDAY: Unity Hall Jazz 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 Can't Give You Anything But Love (<-- CLICK to listen.)
Performed by: Louis Armstrong (@ 0:30secs). Composers: McHugh/Gaskill, 1926.
Tuesday 10th
The Basement Big Band @ The Basement
Reiby Place, Sydney, from 8:30pm, $8
(This week w/guest Elana Stone. Dance-floor mode. Meals/drinks. Free class at 7pm.)
Wednesday 11th
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
Swinging Blades @ Lazybones Lounge
294 Marrickville Rd. Marrickville, from 8:30pm, FREE
(Entry Illawarra Rd. NO dance area.)
Samuel Dobson's Ragtime Band @ Art Gallery of NSW
Art Gallery Rd, Domain, Cafe from 7:15pm & 8:30pm, FREE
(Art After Hours. Music finishes at 9:30pm.)
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 8pm, FREE
(Classic rhythm and blues.)
Drey Rollan Band @ RockLily
The Star, Pyrmont St, Pyrmont, from 7pm, FREE
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 13th
Swing Pit @ St Stephens Hall (Last Pit for 2013!)
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 14th
Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)
Pugsley Buzzard & Dan Barnett @ Lazybones Lounge
294 Marrickville Rd. Marrickville, from 8:30pm, FREE
(Entry Illawarra Rd. NO dance area.)
Les Prevoyants @ Lord Roberts Hotel
64 Stanley Street, East Sydney, from 8pm, FREE
(Gypsy jazz.)
Sunday 15th
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.)
Tuesday 17th
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 18th
Shuffle Club @ Mr Falcon's (Last Shuffle for 2013!)
92 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, $8
(New venue!! Near Mitchell St. 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.)
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.)
Monday, 2 December 2013
THIS Week: 3 December 2013
There is SO much on this week! Be sure to have a dance, somewhere!
TUESDAY: Basement Big Band @ The Basement, Sydney, 8:30pm $8*.
WEDNESDAY: Hetty Kate w/Ian Date @ Petersham Bowling Club 8:30pm $15* - Classes beforehand at 6:30pm & 7:30pm; SP Juke Joint Blues @ Mr Falcon's, Glebe 8:30pm $8* (social) - All-levels class at 7:30pm $15* (includes social); Cope St Parade @ Art Gallery of NSW, Cafe, 7:15pm-9:30pm.
THURSDAY: Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars @ Miss Peaches, Newtown 7:30pm; Geoff Bull & the Finer Cuts @ Corridor 7:30pm; Drey Rollan Band @ Soda Factory, Surry Hills 9:30pm.
FRIDAY: Little Big Weekend Welcome Dance @ Marrickville Tennis Club 8pm, online $30/door $35; Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield, 7:30pm.
SATURDAY: Swing Patrol Sydney Christmas Dance @ Ashfield Polish Club, 73 Norton St, Ashfield 8pm, pre$35/door $40; SpeakEasy (after party) @ CrossOver Studios, 22 Goulburn St, Sydney from 11:59pm 'til laaate, $25; Bob Henderson's Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central 4pm.
SUNDAY: LBW Sunday Afternoon Swing @ East Sydney Hotel 4-7pm; Big Ol' Bus Band @ Tokio Hotel, Darling Harbour 5:30pm-8pm; Robbers Dogs @ Fortune of War Hotel, The Rocks 2pm; Unity Hall Jazz Band @ Unity Hall, Balmain 4pm; Swingin' Sundays @ Bronte Bowling Club 4pm; Spyglass Gypsies @ Old Fitzroy Hotel, Woolloomooloo 5:30pm-7:30pm; 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*.
So, please support the venue by buying a snack, meal or drink.
MORE GIGS, links, & details BELOW.
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
Swing Patrol Juke Joint Blues @ Mr Falcon's (New venue!)
92 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, from 8.30pm, $8
(Near Mitchell St. There's an all-levels class beforehand at 7.30pm, $15 (includes social).)
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
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 8pm, FREE
(Classic rhythm and blues.)
Emma Pask CD Launch @ Blue Beat
Cross St, Double Bay, from 8:30pm, $30
Sydney Sound Big Band @ Rockdale RSL
45 Bay St, Rockdale, from 1pm, 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
Drey Rollan Band @ The Soda Factory
16 Wentworth Ave, Surry Hills, from 9:30pm
Friday 6th
The Little Big Weekend Welcome Dance @ Marrickville Tennis Club
Henson Park, Centennial St, Marrickville, from 8pm, $30 online, $35 door
(With The New Shieks! (Melb))
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised.)
Saturday 7th
Swing Patrol Sydney Christmas Dance @ Ashfield Polish Club
73 Norton St, Ashfield, from 8pm, online $35/door $40
(With Leigh Barker and the New Shieks! (Melb))
SpeakEasy (after party) @ CrossOver Studios
Level 1, 22 Goulburn St, Sydney, from 11:59pm 'til laaate, $25
(Between George St & Sussex Sts. No signage. Enter and take lift to L1.)
(Featuring Andy Swann! (Melb))
The Little Big Weekend Workshops @ Ashfield Polish Club
73 Norton St, Ashfield, from 12pm-4:15pm, $100 full workshop pass
(Workshop places remain for LEADS ONLY. Registration for follows have now sold out.)
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 8th
Little Big Weekend Sunday Afternoon Swing @ East Sydney Hotel
Cnr Crown & Cathedral Sts, Woolloomooloo from 4-7pm, FREE
The Big Ol Bus Band @ Tokio Hotel
Cockle Bay Wharf, 101 Wheat Rd, Sydney 5:30pm-8pm, FREE
(Worth a look. Upbeat, toe-tapping.)
Spyglass Gypsies @ Old Fitzroy Hotel
129 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo, from 5:30pm-7:30pm, FREE
Mike Hallam's Hot Five @ Fortunes Lounge, Cronulla RSL Club
88 Gerrale St, Cronulla, from 12:30pm, 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
Sydney Sound Big Band @ Rockdale RSL
Bay St, Rockdale, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised.)
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. 4th Birthday Band Celebrations.)
Tuesday 10th
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 11th
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
Samuel Dobson's Ragtime Band @ Art Gallery of NSW
Art Gallery Rd, Domain, Cafe from 7:15pm & 8:30pm, FREE
(Art After Hours. Music finishes at 9:30pm.)
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 8pm, FREE
(Classic rhythm and blues.)
Drey Rollan Band @ RockLily
The Star, Pyrmont St, Pyrmont, from 7pm, FREE
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.)
TUESDAY: Basement Big Band @ The Basement, Sydney, 8:30pm $8*.
WEDNESDAY: Hetty Kate w/Ian Date @ Petersham Bowling Club 8:30pm $15* - Classes beforehand at 6:30pm & 7:30pm; SP Juke Joint Blues @ Mr Falcon's, Glebe 8:30pm $8* (social) - All-levels class at 7:30pm $15* (includes social); Cope St Parade @ Art Gallery of NSW, Cafe, 7:15pm-9:30pm.
THURSDAY: Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars @ Miss Peaches, Newtown 7:30pm; Geoff Bull & the Finer Cuts @ Corridor 7:30pm; Drey Rollan Band @ Soda Factory, Surry Hills 9:30pm.
FRIDAY: Little Big Weekend Welcome Dance @ Marrickville Tennis Club 8pm, online $30/door $35; Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield, 7:30pm.
SATURDAY: Swing Patrol Sydney Christmas Dance @ Ashfield Polish Club, 73 Norton St, Ashfield 8pm, pre$35/door $40; SpeakEasy (after party) @ CrossOver Studios, 22 Goulburn St, Sydney from 11:59pm 'til laaate, $25; Bob Henderson's Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central 4pm.
SUNDAY: LBW Sunday Afternoon Swing @ East Sydney Hotel 4-7pm; Big Ol' Bus Band @ Tokio Hotel, Darling Harbour 5:30pm-8pm; Robbers Dogs @ Fortune of War Hotel, The Rocks 2pm; Unity Hall Jazz Band @ Unity Hall, Balmain 4pm; Swingin' Sundays @ Bronte Bowling Club 4pm; Spyglass Gypsies @ Old Fitzroy Hotel, Woolloomooloo 5:30pm-7:30pm; 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*.
So, please support the venue by buying a snack, meal or drink.
MORE GIGS, links, & details BELOW.
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
Swing Patrol Juke Joint Blues @ Mr Falcon's (New venue!)
92 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, from 8.30pm, $8
(Near Mitchell St. There's an all-levels class beforehand at 7.30pm, $15 (includes social).)
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
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 8pm, FREE
(Classic rhythm and blues.)
Emma Pask CD Launch @ Blue Beat
Cross St, Double Bay, from 8:30pm, $30
Sydney Sound Big Band @ Rockdale RSL
45 Bay St, Rockdale, from 1pm, 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
Drey Rollan Band @ The Soda Factory
16 Wentworth Ave, Surry Hills, from 9:30pm
Friday 6th
The Little Big Weekend Welcome Dance @ Marrickville Tennis Club
Henson Park, Centennial St, Marrickville, from 8pm, $30 online, $35 door
(With The New Shieks! (Melb))
Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised.)
Saturday 7th
Swing Patrol Sydney Christmas Dance @ Ashfield Polish Club
73 Norton St, Ashfield, from 8pm, online $35/door $40
(With Leigh Barker and the New Shieks! (Melb))
SpeakEasy (after party) @ CrossOver Studios
Level 1, 22 Goulburn St, Sydney, from 11:59pm 'til laaate, $25
(Between George St & Sussex Sts. No signage. Enter and take lift to L1.)
(Featuring Andy Swann! (Melb))
The Little Big Weekend Workshops @ Ashfield Polish Club
73 Norton St, Ashfield, from 12pm-4:15pm, $100 full workshop pass
(Workshop places remain for LEADS ONLY. Registration for follows have now sold out.)
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 8th
Little Big Weekend Sunday Afternoon Swing @ East Sydney Hotel
Cnr Crown & Cathedral Sts, Woolloomooloo from 4-7pm, FREE
The Big Ol Bus Band @ Tokio Hotel
Cockle Bay Wharf, 101 Wheat Rd, Sydney 5:30pm-8pm, FREE
(Worth a look. Upbeat, toe-tapping.)
Spyglass Gypsies @ Old Fitzroy Hotel
129 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo, from 5:30pm-7:30pm, FREE
Mike Hallam's Hot Five @ Fortunes Lounge, Cronulla RSL Club
88 Gerrale St, Cronulla, from 12:30pm, 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
Sydney Sound Big Band @ Rockdale RSL
Bay St, Rockdale, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised.)
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. 4th Birthday Band Celebrations.)
Tuesday 10th
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 11th
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
Samuel Dobson's Ragtime Band @ Art Gallery of NSW
Art Gallery Rd, Domain, Cafe from 7:15pm & 8:30pm, FREE
(Art After Hours. Music finishes at 9:30pm.)
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 8pm, FREE
(Classic rhythm and blues.)
Drey Rollan Band @ RockLily
The Star, Pyrmont St, Pyrmont, from 7pm, FREE
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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