Happy Birthday," Fats" Thomas Wright Waller 1904-1943...One of the most vivacious, entertaining singers, composers and pianists in jazz history, Waller was extremely popular during his lifetime and still is today. He was a prolific songwriter, creating over 450 songs, most of them sold…
Join us for the live taping the latest episodes of "SwingNation" on Monday Night , May 20, with Spuds, Zuckerpunch and Rikomatic, starting at 7:30pm PT. It's a lot more fun with a live virtual audience, and you get to see stuff that doesn't air on the archived version. Plus we've got…
A few weeks ago, we send out an appeal for swing scenes around the world to organize local parties and commemorations of the 99th birthday of lindy hop legend Frankie Manning on May 26, 2013. We are excited to report that we are at NEARLY 90 EVENTS being thrown, everywhere from Singapore to…
Hi everybody, I am finally coming to NYC! Not sure if I'll have time to do anything but see family, but if I do, how is dancing on Wednesday nights? I'll be in Manhattan by 11PM on 5/29 and could make the tail end of a dance. http://thisweekinswingnyc.wordpress.com/ says there's a studio…
at the New York Swing Dance Society Music plays for your dancing pleasure from 8 PM - 12 at St Jeans Church dance hall - downstairs to left - at 184 E 76 St at Lexington Ave lesson at 7 included with admission $18; and $14 for students and seniors http://nysds.org
Happy Birthday, Sonny Clay 1899-1973...Born in Texas, he moved to Phoenix, Arizona when he was 8 and it was there he got his start playing piano and drums in local venues as a teenager. In 1917 he headed down to Mexico where he played with Jelly Roll Morton, heading back up to Los Angeles in…
The Gauntlet has been thrown - LA's Dean Mora's Modern Rhythmists vs. NYC's George Gee Swing Orchestra West Coast vs. East Coast! Two of the nation's premier 12pc. swing dance orchestras set up side-by-side for an old school 'Battle of The Big Bands' A must attend, epic, don't-miss event of…
Top 10 reasons why nerds should dance! Indie movie SwingX needs your support. More videos than we've ever shown in 30 minutes. SwingNation episode 22 starts now!
So you’ve learnt the moves and now it’s time to put it into practice. Let’s get you out on the social dance floor! Join Tony Jackson and Irene Ragusini and learn how to be dynamite on the dance floor. This is taking place on: Saturday 1st June 2013 @ 13.00 At Union Chapel, Compton Avenue,…
Two left feet? No Rhythm? That’s where we can help! Learn to dance in a day and dazzle your friends with your new moves. This workshop is ideal for those wanting to start dancing and don’t know where to begin. Throw yourself in and get dancing in one day – places go fast so book now Although…
// Want to spice up your social dancing? Tired of doing the same moves over and over? Want to get creative on the dance floor? Then this course is for you! Incorporating jazz moves into your partnered dancing provides you with tonnes of variety, variations and some great fun material. This…
Join us for a swing dance at the Brush Barn in Smithtown NY. Solomon Douglas Trio playing on June 1. 8-11:00 PM info at www.sdli.org or 631 476-3707
Killer Dance Moves With A Great Story... SwingX is a feature film being shot this summer and features some of the biggest names in Lindy, including Kevin St Laurent, Jo Hoffberg, Dax Hock, and Sarah Breck. Check out the promo video and find out more on the project's indiegogo page here.…
Happy Birthday, Sidney Bechet 1897-1959...Wynton Marsalis called him "the poet of New Orleans music" and few would deny that title. Bechet was a child prodigy on clarinet. He studied with some of the local musicians sporadically but he was largely self taught. By the age of 12 he was playing…
Happy Birthday, Fred Astaire May 10, 1899- June 22, 1987...Born Freidrich Emanuel Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska to an Austrian father and an American mother who longed to leave the boredom of her life there. When his older sister Adele showed early singing and dancing talent, Astaire's…
Dueling Pianists Dance Party Featuring Champian Fulton Quintet with Special Guest Gordon Webster Saturday June 1st 2013 The JCC in Manhattan 334 Amsterdam Ave (@ 76th St) Two Celebrity Pianists join forces when Champian Fulton and her Quintet and Special Guest Gordon Webster take to the…
Leeds Swing Exchange is a fantastic Exchange celebrating Leeds and Joy! This year LSX is going to be an extra long extended BANK HOLIDAY edition, swinging you out all the way from Friday night to Monday Evening. There is going to be MASSES of awesome dancing, many different fabulous venues,…
It’s The Music That Makes You Move: The Music of Swing and Hand Dance Swing Jazz Music panelists (subject to change): 2 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Panel Discussion (Open to the General Public – Reservation Required) Feat: Topsy Durham (daughter of swing jazz legend Eddie Durham) & Dawn Hampton of…
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