Harlem Stays Up Late with the Blue Rhythm Band (10th June 2016)
Next party: Harlem Stays Up Late with the Blue Rhythm Band (10th June 2016).
SSF is cancelled, but we can still have fun.
An extra, late-night Harlem with music from Andrew Dickeson's Blue Rhythm Band with special guest George Washingmachine to fill out the suddenly-cancelled SSF weekend program.
For more info about this last minute lindy exchange, check the facebook event page.
- When:
7.00pm Intermediate lindy hop class
8.15pm Beginner lindy hop class
9.15pm - 10.00pm DJed social dancing
11.00pm - 2.00amHarlem with live music with Andrew Dickeson's Blue Rhythm Band and guest musician George Washingmachine. - Where: Amera's Palace, level 2, 314 Marrickville Rd, Marrickville.
- Cost: $25 for the band alone, or pay just $10 if you're doing the class as well. Tickets at the door.
Who are the Blue Rhythm Band?
Andrew Dickeson's Blue Rhythm Band is a band for dancers.
They do what Basie did.
They play 4 solid beats to the bar and no cheating.
Andrew Dickeson: Band leader, drummer, teacher, and jazz history lecturer at the Conservatorium of Music in Sydney.
Sydney lindy hoppers were looking for a band leader with one foot firmly in the Savoy Ballroom, and the other setting down a steady beat.
Andrew had had a group of musicians who wanted to play for audiences who could dig what they were putting down. Andrew Dickeson's Blue Rhythm Band is a dance band. Made by jazz musicians for the ultimate jazz fans.
The Blue Rhythm Band have become a steady dancers' favourite, booked for all the major Australian lindy hop events this year.