Tuesday, 17 December 2013

This Week: 17 December 2013

"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.)

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