NEW YEARS EVE 2011
Join us for an elegant sit down dinner in the Ballroom at 7:00, OR show up afterwards for three rooms of dancing at 9:30.
TUMBAO
w/DJ EL TRAVIESO DE LA SALSA (Salsa) in Century Ballroom
TANGABRAZO
w/DJ ERICA ATNIP (Tango) in WEST HALL
DJ RIZ (Dance Music) in EAST HALL
DETAILS
Tumbao is a six-piece band known in the Northwest for their joyful and energetic performances. A unique combination of musicians allows Tumbao to combine traditional-style Salsa with modern Timba and Latin jazz.
The artists who make up Tumbao are Julio Jauregui (piano), Dean Schmidt (bass), Thomas Marriott (trumpet), Jeff Busch (drums), Pedro Vargas (congas) and Carlos Cascante (vocal). Julio Jauregui started his music education at a very early age in Mexico City and completed a degree in music at Eugene, OR. Julio was responsible for all the arrangements on ëRecuerdosí. Dean Schmitt and Jeff Busch, both from Washington, are well-versed in a variety of music styles, including Jazz, Blues, Gospel, Samba, Calypso and Rock. This provides the band a wealth of musical options. Jeff Busch was also the percussionist on Jovino Santos Neto's album 'Canto do Rio' which was nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2004. Pedro Vargas, the newest band member, grew up in Cuba and brings a rich Cuban influence to Tumbao. Pedro has toured the World and played with many great traditional Cuban artists, such as the stars of Buena Vista Social Club, Los Van Van, Sierra Maestra, etc. Thomas Marriott is a well known Jazz trumpet player who has already recorded four of his own CDs. He has also played with an impressive roster of jazz luminaries including trumpet god Maynard Ferguson, Rosemary Clooney, the Tito Puente Orchestra, and the Chico O'Farill Orchestra. Carlos Cascante leads the group with his deep love for the music. His large knowledge of all types of Latin rhythms combined with his creative improvisational talent make him one of the up-and-coming Soneros in the Latin scene. The music and performance of Tumbao ignites the audiences and inspires to dance.
The Seattle-based Tangabrazo is dedicated to playing music that engages both dancers and listeners. With repertoire ranging from the classic tango groups to more modern and original compositions, they bring decades of combined professional experience to create a rich ensemble sound.
Riz is a DJ who has become a Seattle institution in and of himself. His weekly night at Re-Bar has held-as long as anyone's been counting-the title of the longest running club night in Seattle history. Electronic, hip-hop, reggae, drum 'n' bass: you name it, he spins it. He is truly an icon of Seattle's nightlife and possibly the most versatile DJ this city has ever known.
In the words of DJ Riz: it's nye eve.. from the old to the new.. and i've got to 5 hours to fill (..no problem there )..and there's gonna be dancing.. and i'm going to play all sorts of music.. from downtempo jazzy stuff..to funky older classics.. just a little bit of disco thrown in for measure..and then onwards and upwards..and always a little house..and then back to down tempo before we go home..yes..
LIVE SWING w/
THE CARELESS LOVERS
9:00p Lesson
9:30p-12:30p Dance
21+
$11
The Careless Lovers are an assembly of swing dancer musicians, inspired by the streets and clubs of New Orleans, New York City, and anywhere that hot jazz combos have been laying down swinging rhythms, past and present. The desire of the band is to play a mix of traditional jazz, blues, and swing era tunes and stylings with an attitude that's acoustic, fresh, and dirty. With an infectiously danceable rhythm, the Careless Lovers are bringing the spirit and joy of jazz culture to the streets of Seattle.
The Careless Lovers are a party-to-go made up of Seattle's most energetic young musicians, playing brass, reeds, guitar, and upright bass. The Lovers like to sing old-timey melodies and group call and responses that get everyone involved. The band can be found on the streets of Capitol Hill and downtown Seattle, and increasingly in the cozy dance halls, coffee shops, and bars around Seattle.
LIVE SWING w/
GLENN CRYTZER AND HIS SYNCOPATORS
9:00p Lesson
9:30p-12:30a Dance
All Ages
$11
The Syncopators are a jazz band dedicated to the popular music of the 1920's, 1930's and early 1940's. Founded in 2007 by band leader Glenn Crytzer, the group has become a favorite among dancers and jazz enthusiasts in the Seattle area. Influenced by greats like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Sidney Bechet, Benny Goodman, Fats Waller and many more, the Syncopators inspire dancers and excite listeners with driving rhythms, heartwrenching blues and hot solos, all with high energy and a side of light humor.
The Syncopators latest CD, Harlem Mad, was reviewed at Jazz Lives
LIVE WALTZ w/
KGB
1:00p-3:30p Dance
All Ages
$12
This KGB is not a spy organization, but an immensely popular acoustic trio from Seattle. They write much of their own music, and the rest comes from all over the world: the British Isles, French Canada, the Northeastern USA, Western and Eastern Europe, South America, the rest of the USA, and places they haven't yet identified. Julie King plays piano. Claude Ginsburg plays violin, concertina and viola. Dave Bartley plays mandolin, guitar and cittern. Everything from haunting folk waltzes to swingin' gypsy-jazz.
LIVE TANGO w/
TANGABRAZO
9:00p Lesson
9:30p-1:00a Dance
21+
$13
The Seattle-based Tangabrazo is dedicated to playing music that engages both dancers and listeners. With repertoire ranging from the classic tango groups to more modern and original compositions, they bring decades of combined professional experience to create a rich ensemble sound.
LIVE SWING w/
CASEY MACGILL'S BLUE 4 TRIO
with special guests
CRAIG FLORY
and CHRIS SPENCER
9:00p Lesson
9:30p-12:30a Dance
All Ages
Lesson & Dance: $11
Casey MacGill's Blue 4 Trio performs music that swings. Some have called it the Nat "King" Cole Trio meets the Mills Brothers. Others have called it Fats Waller meets Fats Domino. Slim Galliard meets Fred Astaire. Its music from the ''20's to the '60's, all happening at the same time, woven into a seamless, beautiful whole. At the core of the sound are the band's sometimes sweet, sometimes rough-hewn three-part harmony vocals and a piano-ukulele-bass-and-drums rhythm section that swings along in a variety of textures. Their debut recording as a group, "Casey MacGill's Blue 4 Trio", features 10 trio tracks and 2 quartet tracks. Says Casey: "My other projects were like oil paintings, constantly being tweaked and refined. The Blue 4 Trio CD is my watercolor, I put the paint on and what you get is what you get." The result is soft, loud, happy, sad, raw, mellow, with an honest mistake or 2 thrown in for good measure. It is a real band playing real music.
Casey MacGill is the heart and soul of the band. From California, he is a classic Hollywood character in appearance and style. MacGill plays boogie-woogie, swing, and stride piano. He blows a lyrical cornet, and his most unique instrumental voice is a 6-string tenor ukulele. He has been singing and arranging vocal harmonies for almost 30 years, in a career that stretches from Los Angeles (Mood Indigo, feature films "Frances" and "Swing Shift") to Spokane, WA (The Spirits of Rhythm and the neo-swing classic CD "Jump") to Broadway (The musical "Swing") and finally to Seattle. "I've played a lot of music with a lot of people," he says "and one thing I've learned is to tailor my arrangements to the individual musicians. Its gives each musical situation a unique sound." He steers the band from his piano bench, alternately cruising along and sweating feverishly, switching intuitively between the ukulele and the piano and the cornet, singing and scatting, sometimes all within the same song.
Mike Daugherty came to Seattle from Baltimore, Maryland--a fact that is not lost on anyone. He played drums in punk rock bands in his hometown. In the Pacific Northwest, he founded and led the Yes Yes Boys, a popular early jazz and hokum band that featured Del Rey on Ukulele. Almost everything about his style is East Coast, from his bowties to his whiskey-cum-loudmouth singing style. Brash, yes, but with a melancholy undertone. What is curiously understated is his drumming. "When I started playing with the B4T I had to change. The sound required a more understated rhythm thing, so I lost the bass-drum, the toms, some cymbals, and ended up with the little kit you see me using today. I use brushes mostly, sticks very occasionally. It allows us to stay close together on stage, and puts the focus on the song and the singing."
Bassist Matt Weiner's resume includes performances and recordings with The Flying Neutrinos, The Hot Club of Cowtown, The Asylum Street Spankers, Rani Arbo, Danny Barnes and Willy Mason. He hails from Boston, lived in New York City and Austin, TX before coming to Seattle. He eschews the modern "amplified" acoustic bass style for the plucky stomp of the early jazz bass pioneers like Walter Page, Pops Foster, Steve Brown and Jimmy Blanton. "When Mike, Casey and I got together, the fit was just right," says Matt. "Casey and Mike let me play bass the way I hear it, because that's the way they like to hear it." Matt relishes the challenge of playing bass and singing at the same time: "I'm playing two fretless instruments at once, so things can get squirrelly. That's why I'm not always smiling up there."
LIVE WALTZ w/
VALSE CAFE PARIS QUARTET
1:00p-3:30p Dance
All Ages
$12
Romantic accordion waltzes and Paris cabaret swing a'la Django Reinhart is on the menu. This once-a-month afternoon dance features live music and plenty of good dancing on the fourth Sunday of each month.
Every now and again the Valse Cafe musicians shift their focus to French and Latin waltzes, then mix in some Gypsy swing, and transport dancers to the intimate dance halls of pre-World War II Paris. This Sunday, you'll dance to Dave Bartley's guitar and mandolin, Toby Hanson's virtuoso accordion, Danielle McCutcheon's sublime violin and the Dennis Staskowski's rock-steady bass.
LIVE SWING w/
CASEY MACGILL'S BLUE 4 TRIO
with special guests
CRAIG FLORY
and CHRIS SPENCER
9:00p Lesson
9:30p-12:30a Dance
All Ages
Lesson & Dance: $11
Casey MacGill's Blue 4 Trio performs music that swings. Some have called it the Nat "King" Cole Trio meets the Mills Brothers. Others have called it Fats Waller meets Fats Domino. Slim Galliard meets Fred Astaire. Its music from the ''20's to the '60's, all happening at the same time, woven into a seamless, beautiful whole. At the core of the sound are the band's sometimes sweet, sometimes rough-hewn three-part harmony vocals and a piano-ukulele-bass-and-drums rhythm section that swings along in a variety of textures. Their debut recording as a group, "Casey MacGill's Blue 4 Trio", features 10 trio tracks and 2 quartet tracks. Says Casey: "My other projects were like oil paintings, constantly being tweaked and refined. The Blue 4 Trio CD is my watercolor, I put the paint on and what you get is what you get." The result is soft, loud, happy, sad, raw, mellow, with an honest mistake or 2 thrown in for good measure. It is a real band playing real music.
Casey MacGill is the heart and soul of the band. From California, he is a classic Hollywood character in appearance and style. MacGill plays boogie-woogie, swing, and stride piano. He blows a lyrical cornet, and his most unique instrumental voice is a 6-string tenor ukulele. He has been singing and arranging vocal harmonies for almost 30 years, in a career that stretches from Los Angeles (Mood Indigo, feature films "Frances" and "Swing Shift") to Spokane, WA (The Spirits of Rhythm and the neo-swing classic CD "Jump") to Broadway (The musical "Swing") and finally to Seattle. "I've played a lot of music with a lot of people," he says "and one thing I've learned is to tailor my arrangements to the individual musicians. Its gives each musical situation a unique sound." He steers the band from his piano bench, alternately cruising along and sweating feverishly, switching intuitively between the ukulele and the piano and the cornet, singing and scatting, sometimes all within the same song.
Mike Daugherty came to Seattle from Baltimore, Maryland--a fact that is not lost on anyone. He played drums in punk rock bands in his hometown. In the Pacific Northwest, he founded and led the Yes Yes Boys, a popular early jazz and hokum band that featured Del Rey on Ukulele. Almost everything about his style is East Coast, from his bowties to his whiskey-cum-loudmouth singing style. Brash, yes, but with a melancholy undertone. What is curiously understated is his drumming. "When I started playing with the B4T I had to change. The sound required a more understated rhythm thing, so I lost the bass-drum, the toms, some cymbals, and ended up with the little kit you see me using today. I use brushes mostly, sticks very occasionally. It allows us to stay close together on stage, and puts the focus on the song and the singing."
Bassist Matt Weiner's resume includes performances and recordings with The Flying Neutrinos, The Hot Club of Cowtown, The Asylum Street Spankers, Rani Arbo, Danny Barnes and Willy Mason. He hails from Boston, lived in New York City and Austin, TX before coming to Seattle. He eschews the modern "amplified" acoustic bass style for the plucky stomp of the early jazz bass pioneers like Walter Page, Pops Foster, Steve Brown and Jimmy Blanton. "When Mike, Casey and I got together, the fit was just right," says Matt. "Casey and Mike let me play bass the way I hear it, because that's the way they like to hear it." Matt relishes the challenge of playing bass and singing at the same time: "I'm playing two fretless instruments at once, so things can get squirrelly. That's why I'm not always smiling up there."
LIVE WALTZ w/
FIRE OF TIERRA CALIENTE
1:00p-3:30p Dance
All Ages
$12
Violin legend Paul Anastasio has spent decades in Mexico studying with that country's violin legends - old masters who preserved some of the hemisphere's most glorious waltzes - and so this month's Waltz Cafe debuts an entire program of Latin America's greatest partner-dance hits: both folk and formal waltzes, plus hot Mexican Foxtrots and swing tunes, Mexican polkas and whatever else the eclectic Mr. Anastasio can conjure up. Featuring Juan Barco on guitar, Traci Hoveskeland on cello, Spencer Hoveskeland on double bass and perhaps a second violinist. Don't miss this unique dance opportunity.
LIVE SALSA w/
MARACA
8:00p Lesson
9:30p-1:15a Dance
21+
$25
Cuban flutist and composer & director of the group Maraca, Orlando Valle, is definitely a spectacle to see live, as he directs his highly talented 12-member group. Nominated for "Best Salsa Album of the year" for 2003, and winner of many awards in Cuba, Maraca is considered one of the most popular names in Latin and Afro-Cuban Music. Their music is a cocktail of fusion and energy that stems from the jazziest improvisations to the most danceable elements of Caribbean and popular Cuban music.
LIVE SWING w/
GLENN CRYTZER AND HIS SYNCOPATORS
9:00p Lesson
9:30p-12:30a Dance
All Ages
$11
The Syncopators are a jazz band dedicated to the popular music of the 1920's, 1930's and early 1940's. Founded in 2007 by band leader Glenn Crytzer, the group has become a favorite among dancers and jazz enthusiasts in the Seattle area. Influenced by greats like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Sidney Bechet, Benny Goodman, Fats Waller and many more, the Syncopators inspire dancers and excite listeners with driving rhythms, heartwrenching blues and hot solos, all with high energy and a side of light humor.
The Syncopators latest CD, Harlem Mad, was reviewed at Jazz Lives
LIVE WALTZ w/
VALSE CAFE PARIS QUINTET
1:00p-3:30p Dance
All Ages
$12
Romantic accordion waltzes and Paris cabaret swing a'la Django Reinhart is on the menu. This once-a-month afternoon dance features live music and plenty of good dancing on the fourth Sunday of each month.
Every now and again the Valse Cafe musicians shift their focus to French and Latin waltzes, then mix in some Gypsy swing, and transport dancers to the intimate dance halls of pre-World War II Paris. This Sunday, you'll dance to Dave Bartley's guitar and mandolin, Toby Hanson's virtuoso accordion, Danielle McCutcheon's sublime violin and the Dennis Staskowski's rock-steady bass.
THE SEATTLE LINDY EXCHANGE LATE NIGHT
LIVE SWING w/
THE CARELESS LOVERS
12:30a-3:00a Dance
All Ages
$10
Advance tickets only available through THE SEATTLE LINDY EXCHANGE - Have you registered yet?
The Careless Lovers are an assembly of swing dancer musicians, inspired by the streets and clubs of New Orleans, New York City, and anywhere that hot jazz combos have been laying down swinging rhythms, past and present. The desire of the band is to play a mix of traditional jazz, blues, and swing era tunes and stylings with an attitude that's acoustic, fresh, and dirty. With an infectiously danceable rhythm, the Careless Lovers are bringing the spirit and joy of jazz culture to the streets of Seattle.
The Careless Lovers are a party-to-go made up of Seattle's most energetic young musicians, playing brass, reeds, guitar, and upright bass. The Lovers like to sing old-timey melodies and group call and responses that get everyone involved. The band can be found on the streets of Capitol Hill and downtown Seattle, and increasingly in the cozy dance halls, coffee shops, and bars around Seattle.
THE SEATTLE LINDY EXCHANGE CLOSING DANCE
LIVE SWING w/
THE SOLOMON DOUGLAS SWINGTET
9:30p-12:30a Dance
All Ages
$20 (includes late night)
Limited tickets available at the door. Advance tickets only available through THE SEATTLE LINDY EXCHANGE - Have you registered yet?
Solomon's bands (including the Solomon Douglas Swingtet, Back Pocket, Corner Pocket, and the Solomon Douglas Trio) have played at countless exchanges, camps, workshops, and other events in North America, Asia, and Australia since 2000. His experience as a swing dancer and dance instructor gives him an understanding unique among musicians of the music that swing dancers and blues dancers like to dance to!
His influences as a pianist include Erroll Garner, Oscar Peterson, Gene Harris, Count Basie, and Thelonious Monk. His small groups (such as the Solomon Douglas Trio) play a mixture of musical styles including blues, old-school swing, and groovy mainstream swinging jazz with tinges of bop and soul-jazz.
The Solomon Douglas Swingtet is a ten-piece dance band whose repertoire is rooted in that of the Basie band (One O'Clock Jump, Jive at Five, Splanky, Shorty George, Shiny Stockings) and that of the Ellington band (Cottontail, "C" Jam Blues, Mood Indigo, Take The "A" Train), with other big-band standards and classic jazz tunes thrown in as well. They can cater to a crowd that prefers up-tempo classic swing (such as Seattle or Cleveland), to a crowd that prefers slower groovier jazz (such as Portland or Toronto), or to anything in between. The band makes frequent appearances at the Century Ballroom (Seattle, WA) and at the Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom (Washington, DC). Past Lindy Exchange and dance camp events that featured the Solomon Douglas Swingtet include the Virginia Beach Lindy Exchange, Jun. 2007; Swing Out Nowhere (Moscow, ID), Apr. 2007; the Sacramento Swing Jam, Aug. 2006; the Philadelphia Lindy Exchange, Jun. 2006; Camp Jitterbug (Seattle, WA), May 2006 and May 2007; the Portland Lindy Exchange, Mar. 2006; the Emerald City Blues Festival (Seattle), Oct. 2005; the Seattle Lindy Exchange, Aug. 2005; Swing Out Northwest (near Seattle), Dec. 2002, Dec. 2004, and Dec. 2006; the All-Balboa Weekend (Cleveland), May 2003; the Detroit Lindy Exchange, May 2003; and the Toronto Lindy Exchange, Oct. 2002. The Solomon Douglas Swingtet released its first CD in November, 2006, its second in June, 2009 and its third in March, 2011.
LIVE TANGO w/
TANGABRAZO
9:00p Lesson
9:30p-1:00a Dance
21+
$13
The Seattle-based Tangabrazo is dedicated to playing music that engages both dancers and listeners. With repertoire ranging from the classic tango groups to more modern and original compositions, they bring decades of combined professional experience to create a rich ensemble sound.
LIVE SWING w/
GLENN CRYTZER AND HIS SYNCOPATORS
9:00p Lesson
9:30p-12:30a Dance
All Ages
$11
The Syncopators are a jazz band dedicated to the popular music of the 1920's, 1930's and early 1940's. Founded in 2007 by band leader Glenn Crytzer, the group has become a favorite among dancers and jazz enthusiasts in the Seattle area. Influenced by greats like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Sidney Bechet, Benny Goodman, Fats Waller and many more, the Syncopators inspire dancers and excite listeners with driving rhythms, heartwrenching blues and hot solos, all with high energy and a side of light humor.
The Syncopators latest CD, Harlem Mad, was reviewed at Jazz Lives
LIVE WALTZ w/
THE CONN ARTISTS
1:00p-3:30p Dance
All Ages
$12
The Conn Artists is both a talented ensemble playing a variety of splendid dance music and also a play on words: Conn, as musical insiders know, is a legendary manufacturer of trumpets, clarinets, trombones, saxophones and other instruments - and the seven musicians to whom you'll dance on Sunday will all be armed with the greatest horns from the Conn Company's classic catalogue.
Expect a vast variety of songs from the 1930s through the 1980s: waltzes, swing, Fox trots, Mambo, polka, schottische and even calypso. "I've tried to hit as wide a range of styles and tempi as possible," says master Conn Artist Phil Wilkinson. "This music is from a wide range of sources: France, Dixie, Manhattan, Chicago, all over the dance music map. You'll love the mix of waltzes."
Phil had planned on calling his group "The Conn Men," but realized some of the best players he wanted were female, thus, he shifted to the gender-neutral moniker, Conn Artists.
LIVE SALSA w/
RICARDO LEMVO AND MAKINA LOCA
9:00p Lesson
9:30p-1:30a Dance
21+
Advance: $20
Day Of: $25
Lesson: $5 plus cover
Ricardo Lemvo has established himself as a pioneer with his innovative music, combining Latin and African elements from salsa to soukous with an occasional merengue or Afro-Portuguese excursion. This Congo-born artist is the embodiment of the Afro-Latin Diaspora which connects back to Mother Africa via the Cuban clave rhythm. Lemvo is truly multi-cultural and equally at home singing in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Lingala, and Kikongo.
Since forming his Los Angeles-based band Makina Loca in 1990, Lemvo has refined his craft and vision, raising his joyous voice with strength, singing songs that celebrate life, and most importantly, inspiring his audiences to let loose and dance away their worries.
LIVE SWING w/
GLENN CRYTZER AND HIS SYNCOPATORS
9:00p Lesson
9:30p-12:30a Dance
All Ages
$11
The Syncopators are a jazz band dedicated to the popular music of the 1920's, 1930's and early 1940's. Founded in 2007 by band leader Glenn Crytzer, the group has become a favorite among dancers and jazz enthusiasts in the Seattle area. Influenced by greats like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Sidney Bechet, Benny Goodman, Fats Waller and many more, the Syncopators inspire dancers and excite listeners with driving rhythms, heartwrenching blues and hot solos, all with high energy and a side of light humor.
LIVE WALTZ w/
VALSE CAFE PARIS QUINTET
1:00p-3:30p Dance
All Ages
$12
Romantic accordion waltzes and Paris cabaret swing a'la Django Reinhart is on the menu. This once-a-month afternoon dance features live music and plenty of good dancing on the fourth Sunday of each month.
Every now and again the Valse Cafe musicians shift their focus to French and Latin waltzes, then mix in some Gypsy swing, and transport dancers to the intimate dance halls of pre-World War II Paris. This Sunday, you'll dance to Dave Bartley's guitar and mandolin, Toby Hanson's virtuoso accordion, Danielle McCutcheon's sublime violin and the Dennis Staskowski's rock-steady bass.
LIVE SWING w/
GLENN CRYTZER AND HIS SYNCOPATORS
9:00p Lesson
9:30p-12:30a Dance
All Ages
$11
The Syncopators are a jazz band dedicated to the popular music of the 1920's, 1930's and early 1940's. Founded in 2007 by band leader Glenn Crytzer, the group has become a favorite among dancers and jazz enthusiasts in the Seattle area. Influenced by greats like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Sidney Bechet, Benny Goodman, Fats Waller and many more, the Syncopators inspire dancers and excite listeners with driving rhythms, heartwrenching blues and hot solos, all with high energy and a side of light humor.
LIVE SALSA w/
ORCHESTRA ZARABANDA
8:30p Lesson
9:30p-1:30a Dance
21+
Dance: $15
Lesson & Dance: $20
Zarabanda is a 12-piece charanga orchestra based in Seattle. They've been performing traditional and modern Cuban salsa, including son, cha-cha-cha, guaguanco and danzon, to Northwest audiences since 1994. In addition to originals, their repertoire draws from the music of Cachao, Buena Vista Social Club, Orquesta Aragon, Los Van Van, Benny More, Eliades Ochoa, Candido Fabre, Original de Manzanillo and many other great Cuban artists.
LIVE WALTZ w/
JOKER'S WILD
1:00p-3:30p Dance
All Ages
$12
Uplifting and melodic waltzes from latin to cajun, plus deft swing tunes, and more.
LIVE SWING w/
THE SOLOMON DOUGLAS SWINGTET
9:00p Lesson
9:30p-12:30a Dance
All Ages
$11
Solomon's bands (including the Solomon Douglas Swingtet, Back Pocket, Corner Pocket, and the Solomon Douglas Trio) have played at countless exchanges, camps, workshops, and other events in North America, Asia, and Australia since 2000. His experience as a swing dancer and dance instructor gives him an understanding unique among musicians of the music that swing dancers and blues dancers like to dance to!
His influences as a pianist include Erroll Garner, Oscar Peterson, Gene Harris, Count Basie, and Thelonious Monk. His small groups (such as the Solomon Douglas Trio) play a mixture of musical styles including blues, old-school swing, and groovy mainstream swinging jazz with tinges of bop and soul-jazz.
The Solomon Douglas Swingtet is a ten-piece dance band whose repertoire is rooted in that of the Basie band (One O'Clock Jump, Jive at Five, Splanky, Shorty George, Shiny Stockings) and that of the Ellington band (Cottontail, "C" Jam Blues, Mood Indigo, Take The "A" Train), with other big-band standards and classic jazz tunes thrown in as well. They can cater to a crowd that prefers up-tempo classic swing (such as Seattle or Cleveland), to a crowd that prefers slower groovier jazz (such as Portland or Toronto), or to anything in between. The band makes frequent appearances at the Century Ballroom (Seattle, WA) and at the Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom (Washington, DC). Past Lindy Exchange and dance camp events that featured the Solomon Douglas Swingtet include the Virginia Beach Lindy Exchange, Jun. 2007; Swing Out Nowhere (Moscow, ID), Apr. 2007; the Sacramento Swing Jam, Aug. 2006; the Philadelphia Lindy Exchange, Jun. 2006; Camp Jitterbug (Seattle, WA), May 2006 and May 2007; the Portland Lindy Exchange, Mar. 2006; the Emerald City Blues Festival (Seattle), Oct. 2005; the Seattle Lindy Exchange, Aug. 2005; Swing Out Northwest (near Seattle), Dec. 2002, Dec. 2004, and Dec. 2006; the All-Balboa Weekend (Cleveland), May 2003; the Detroit Lindy Exchange, May 2003; and the Toronto Lindy Exchange, Oct. 2002. The Solomon Douglas Swingtet released its first CD in November, 2006 and its second CD in June, 2009.
LIVE WALTZ w/
VALSE CAFE PARIS QUARTET
1:00p-3:30p Dance
All Ages
$12
Romantic accordion waltzes and Paris cabaret swing a'la Django Reinhart is on the menu. This once-a-month afternoon dance features live music and plenty of good dancing on the fourth Sunday of each month.
Every now and again the Valse Cafe musicians shift their focus to French and Latin waltzes, then mix in some Gypsy swing, and transport dancers to the intimate dance halls of pre-World War II Paris. This Sunday, you'll dance to Dave Bartley's guitar and mandolin, Toby Hanson's virtuoso accordion, Danielle McCutcheon's sublime violin and the Dennis Staskowski's rock-steady bass.
URBAN SQUARE DANCE w/
THE TALLBOYS
8:30p-11:00p Dance
First-timers welcome! Walk-throughs before each dance, no experience needed!
21+
$7
As seen in The Seattle Times and on YouTube
Based in Seattle, Washington, The Tallboys are a four piece old time string band well-versed in traditional fiddle tunes and mountain songs. They stay honest to their traditional inspirations, yet charge up their sound with a raw edge of gritty enthusiasm conjured from their years of street performing. The Tallboys consistently deliver exciting stage performances and hard-driving dance tunes.
Talented vocalists, The Tallboys all share the singing, and their harmonies create a beautifully authentic old time sound. The instrumental line-up begins with Joe Fulton, from Iowa, who has been playing since boyhood. His impressive fiddling leads the melody. Charlie Beck, from Indiana, plays both clawhammer and three-finger style banjo and brings over a decade of musical experience to the band. He is also a talented songwriter, creating several original compositions. Longtime musician John Hurd, from Oregon, lays down that driving bass foundation essential to The Tallboys' rhythm. Charmaine Slaven, from Montana, fills out the sound with solid rhythm guitar and is one of the finest buckdancers on the west coast. She also has the unique ability to dance and play guitar simultaneously. Together, they blend the attributes of each instrument and vocalist, creating a cohesive sound.
LIVE TANGO w/
LOS GATOS AZULES
9:30p-12:30a Practica
All Ages
Dance: $12
Los Gatos Azules brings the excitement, energy, and precision of the Golden Age of Argentine Tango to dancers around the United States. Playing classics from Juan D'Arienzo, Carlos Di Sarli, Roldolfo Biagi and other orchestras of the era the band strives to reestablish the vibrant connection between tango music and tango social dance. The group was founded by Ben Bogart in 2005, and garnered much recognition in the dance community, winning the Tango de Los Muertos Battle of the Bands in 2006, and releasing their first CD in 2007. Ben and Korey began collaborating in 2006 with the Tango de Los Muertos Monster Orchestra, the success of this project, and the continuing support of non-profit organizations like Project Tango, and Tango Mercurio led to the ongoing mission of bringing tango musicians together to play for festival dancers and ultimately to this all-star incarnation of Los Gatos Azules, drawing the best talent from festival orchestras around the country, Los Gatos Azules are currently touring the west coast and recording a CD to be released this summer.
LIVE SWING w/
GLENN CRYTZER AND HIS SYNCOPATORS
9:00p Lesson
9:30p-12:30a Dance
All Ages
$11
The Syncopators are a jazz band dedicated to the popular music of the 1920's, 1930's and early 1940's. Founded in 2007 by band leader Glenn Crytzer, the group has become a favorite among dancers and jazz enthusiasts in the Seattle area. Influenced by greats like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Sidney Bechet, Benny Goodman, Fats Waller and many more, the Syncopators inspire dancers and excite listeners with driving rhythms, heartwrenching blues and hot solos, all with high energy and a side of light humor.
CD RELEASE PARTY!
LIVE SWING w/
THE SOLOMON DOUGLAS SWINGTET
9:00p Lesson
9:30p-12:30a Dance
All Ages
$12
Solomon's bands (including the Solomon Douglas Swingtet, Back Pocket, Corner Pocket, and the Solomon Douglas Trio) have played at countless exchanges, camps, workshops, and other events in North America, Asia, and Australia since 2000. His experience as a swing dancer and dance instructor gives him an understanding unique among musicians of the music that swing dancers and blues dancers like to dance to!
His influences as a pianist include Erroll Garner, Oscar Peterson, Gene Harris, Count Basie, and Thelonious Monk. His small groups (such as the Solomon Douglas Trio) play a mixture of musical styles including blues, old-school swing, and groovy mainstream swinging jazz with tinges of bop and soul-jazz.
The Solomon Douglas Swingtet is a ten-piece dance band whose repertoire is rooted in that of the Basie band (One O'Clock Jump, Jive at Five, Splanky, Shorty George, Shiny Stockings) and that of the Ellington band (Cottontail, "C" Jam Blues, Mood Indigo, Take The "A" Train), with other big-band standards and classic jazz tunes thrown in as well. They can cater to a crowd that prefers up-tempo classic swing (such as Seattle or Cleveland), to a crowd that prefers slower groovier jazz (such as Portland or Toronto), or to anything in between. The band makes frequent appearances at the Century Ballroom (Seattle, WA) and at the Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom (Washington, DC). Past Lindy Exchange and dance camp events that featured the Solomon Douglas Swingtet include the Virginia Beach Lindy Exchange, Jun. 2007; Swing Out Nowhere (Moscow, ID), Apr. 2007; the Sacramento Swing Jam, Aug. 2006; the Philadelphia Lindy Exchange, Jun. 2006; Camp Jitterbug (Seattle, WA), May 2006 and May 2007; the Portland Lindy Exchange, Mar. 2006; the Emerald City Blues Festival (Seattle), Oct. 2005; the Seattle Lindy Exchange, Aug. 2005; Swing Out Northwest (near Seattle), Dec. 2002, Dec. 2004, and Dec. 2006; the All-Balboa Weekend (Cleveland), May 2003; the Detroit Lindy Exchange, May 2003; and the Toronto Lindy Exchange, Oct. 2002. The Solomon Douglas Swingtet released its first CD in November, 2006 and its second CD in June, 2009.
LIVE WALTZ w/
QUARTET CHASSEZ
1:00p-3:30p Dance
All Ages
$10
Quartet Chassez brings four of the Northwest's top dance musicians together on the Century Ballroom stage. Vocalist Dina Blade is a minor jazz legend in these parts, and stirring her into the mix with Terry Wergeland (piano and accordion), Vivian Williams (violin) and Phil Williams (guitar and mandolin) was immediately - and enthusiastically - celebrated by the dance community here. Quartet Chassez plays waltzes of all tempos, swing, blues, Fox trots, polkas and schottisches. (And Dina also plays the washboard. But of course you knew that.)
LIVE SWING w/
THE CARELESS LOVERS
8:00p Lesson
8:30p-11:30p Dance
All Ages
$13
The Careless Lovers are an assembly of swing dancer musicians, inspired by the streets and clubs of New Orleans, New York City, and anywhere that hot jazz combos have been laying down swinging rhythms, past and present. The desire of the band is to play a mix of traditional jazz, blues, and swing era tunes and stylings with an attitude that's acoustic, fresh, and dirty. With an infectiously danceable rhythm, the Careless Lovers are bringing the spirit and joy of jazz culture to the streets of Seattle.
The Careless Lovers are a party-to-go made up of Seattle's most energetic young musicians, playing brass, reeds, guitar, and upright bass. The Lovers like to sing old-timey melodies and group call and responses that get everyone involved. The band can be found on the streets of Capitol Hill and downtown Seattle, and increasingly in the cozy dance halls, coffee shops, and bars around Seattle.
URBAN SQUARE DANCE w/
THE TALLBOYS
8:30p-11:00p Dance
St. Paddy's Day Dance!!
Irish Ceili & Set Dances called by Alicia Guinn
Old-Time Square Dances called by Charmaine Slaven
First-timers welcome! Walk-throughs before each dance, no experience needed!
21+
$7
As seen in The Seattle Times and on YouTube
Based in Seattle, Washington, The Tallboys are a four piece old time string band well-versed in traditional fiddle tunes and mountain songs. They stay honest to their traditional inspirations, yet charge up their sound with a raw edge of gritty enthusiasm conjured from their years of street performing. The Tallboys consistently deliver exciting stage performances and hard-driving dance tunes.
Talented vocalists, The Tallboys all share the singing, and their harmonies create a beautifully authentic old time sound. The instrumental line-up begins with Joe Fulton, from Iowa, who has been playing since boyhood. His impressive fiddling leads the melody. Charlie Beck, from Indiana, plays both clawhammer and three-finger style banjo and brings over a decade of musical experience to the band. He is also a talented songwriter, creating several original compositions. Longtime musician John Hurd, from Oregon, lays down that driving bass foundation essential to The Tallboys' rhythm. Charmaine Slaven, from Montana, fills out the sound with solid rhythm guitar and is one of the finest buckdancers on the west coast. She also has the unique ability to dance and play guitar simultaneously. Together, they blend the attributes of each instrument and vocalist, creating a cohesive sound.
LIVE SWING w/
GLENN CRYTZER AND HIS SYNCOPATORS
9:00p Lesson
9:30p-12:30a Dance
All Ages
$11
The Syncopators are a jazz band dedicated to the popular music of the 1920's, 1930's and early 1940's. Founded in 2007 by band leader Glenn Crytzer, the group has become a favorite among dancers and jazz enthusiasts in the Seattle area. Influenced by greats like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Sidney Bechet, Benny Goodman, Fats Waller and many more, the Syncopators inspire dancers and excite listeners with driving rhythms, heartwrenching blues and hot solos, all with high energy and a side of light humor.
LIVE SALSA w/
ORCHESTRA ZARABANDA
8:30p Lesson
9:30p-1:30a Dance
21+
Dance: $15
Lesson & Dance: $20
Zarabanda is a 12-piece charanga orchestra based in Seattle. They've been performing traditional and modern Cuban salsa, including son, cha-cha-cha, guaguanco and danzon, to Northwest audiences since 1994. In addition to originals, their repertoire draws from the music of Cachao, Buena Vista Social Club, Orquesta Aragon, Los Van Van, Benny More, Eliades Ochoa, Candido Fabre, Original de Manzanillo and many other great Cuban artists.
LIVE SWING w/
MESCHIYA LAKE AND THE LITTLE BIG HORNS
9:00p Lesson
9:30p-12:30a Dance
21+
$12
Having a passion for old timey jazz and blues, Meschiya Lake started the Little Big Horns in the Spring of 2009. The group works together creating their innovative yet traditional sound of both classics and originals. From Royal Street to Frenchmen Street, the band's energetic approach and heartfelt delivery has created an international following of dancers, vintage fans, music professors, and underworld villains a like.
LIVE WALTZ w/
VALSE CAFE PARIS QUINTET
1:00p-3:30p Dance
All Ages
$10
Romantic accordion waltzes and Paris cabaret swing a'la Django Reinhart is on the menu. This once-a-month afternoon dance features live music and plenty of good dancing on the fourth Sunday of each month.
Every now and again the Valse Cafe musicians shift their focus to French and Latin waltzes, then mix in some Gypsy swing, and transport dancers to the intimate dance halls of pre-World War II Paris. This Sunday, you'll dance to Dave Bartley's guitar and mandolin, Toby Hanson's virtuoso accordion, Danielle McCutcheon's sublime violin and the Dennis Staskowski's rock-steady bass.
URBAN SQUARE DANCE w/
THE TALLBOYS
8:30p-11:00p Dance
First-timers welcome! Walk-throughs before each dance, no experience needed!
21+
$7
As seen in The Seattle Times and on YouTube
Based in Seattle, Washington, The Tallboys are a four piece old time string band well-versed in traditional fiddle tunes and mountain songs. They stay honest to their traditional inspirations, yet charge up their sound with a raw edge of gritty enthusiasm conjured from their years of street performing. The Tallboys consistently deliver exciting stage performances and hard-driving dance tunes.
Talented vocalists, The Tallboys all share the singing, and their harmonies create a beautifully authentic old time sound. The instrumental line-up begins with Joe Fulton, from Iowa, who has been playing since boyhood. His impressive fiddling leads the melody. Charlie Beck, from Indiana, plays both clawhammer and three-finger style banjo and brings over a decade of musical experience to the band. He is also a talented songwriter, creating several original compositions. Longtime musician John Hurd, from Oregon, lays down that driving bass foundation essential to The Tallboys' rhythm. Charmaine Slaven, from Montana, fills out the sound with solid rhythm guitar and is one of the finest buckdancers on the west coast. She also has the unique ability to dance and play guitar simultaneously. Together, they blend the attributes of each instrument and vocalist, creating a cohesive sound.
LIVE SWING w/
GLENN CRYTZER AND HIS SYNCOPATORS
9:00p Lesson
9:30p-12:30a Dance
All Ages
$11
The Syncopators are a jazz band dedicated to the popular music of the 1920's, 1930's and early 1940's. Founded in 2007 by band leader Glenn Crytzer, the group has become a favorite among dancers and jazz enthusiasts in the Seattle area. Influenced by greats like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Sidney Bechet, Benny Goodman, Fats Waller and many more, the Syncopators inspire dancers and excite listeners with driving rhythms, heartwrenching blues and hot solos, all with high energy and a side of light humor.
MASQUERADE WALTZ - A Luscious Evening of Music, Dance, Theatre & Pleasure
LIVE WALTZ w/
VALSE CAFE ORCHESTRA
&
CABARET D'ARTISTE
Doors/Show begins 8:30p
Dance from 9:00p to 12:30a
(Sorry, no drop in lesson tonight)
21+
$45 Advance
$50 Day Of
No mask, no entry. Masks available at the door for $5.
This year's theme: Hollywood Heroes, Movietown Myths.
Our previous Masquerade Waltzes were sellouts, so reserve your 2011 ticket sooner than later. Expect a musical mix of swing, blues, fox trots, one-steps and waltzes of all tempos. Because this is a true masquerade, you will indeed need a mask for entry into the ballroom.
Consider starting your evening with gourmand-ish pleasure: The Tin Table proffers spirits, wines, Champagnes, and extraordinary small-plate meals beginning at 3 p.m. - just across the hall from the ballroom. It will satisfy all of your gastronomic whims until 1 a.m. For dinner reservations call 206-320-8458.
Seattle's Valse Café Orchestra coalesced in 1999 with a singular goal: to win the hearts of good dancers with post-modern renditions of dance hall classics. The ensemble's eclectic repertoire celebrates a romantic mélange of bygone eras and cultures: Paris in the thirties. Budapest in the 1890s. Yiddish melancholy. Gypsy perseverance. Old Vienna. Ragtime Manhattan. Disparate worlds indeed-all connected by the mesmerizing cadence of waltz.
The Valse Cafe Orchestra, as its name implies, plays a preponderance of waltzes, but the group's programs always feature a mix of swing tunes, fox trots, one steps, polkas, two steps and tangos to create moments of fantasy and romance. (And what's a cafe orchestra? Simply a smaller version of the symphony - necessary in many boutique-size ballrooms and cabarets. Most of the time, for example, the great waltzes of Johann Strauss were played not by the Vienna Philharmonic but by dozens of these nimbler ensembles.)
LIVE WALTZ w/
MEN IN BLACK
1:00p-3:30p Dance
All Ages
$10
This 13-piece ensemble has loaded its repertoire with waltzes for January's Waltz Cafe, and yet they'll still give us a sprinkling of hot swing and even some polkas. Led by Maestro Phil Wilkinson, Men in Black has been popular with dancers here for many years now.
URBAN SQUARE DANCE w/
THE TALLBOYS
8:30p-11:00p Dance
First-timers welcome! Walk-throughs before each dance, no experience needed!
21+
$7
As seen in The Seattle Times and on YouTube
Based in Seattle, Washington, The Tallboys are a four piece old time string band well-versed in traditional fiddle tunes and mountain songs. They stay honest to their traditional inspirations, yet charge up their sound with a raw edge of gritty enthusiasm conjured from their years of street performing. The Tallboys consistently deliver exciting stage performances and hard-driving dance tunes.
Talented vocalists, The Tallboys all share the singing, and their harmonies create a beautifully authentic old time sound. The instrumental line-up begins with Joe Fulton, from Iowa, who has been playing since boyhood. His impressive fiddling leads the melody. Charlie Beck, from Indiana, plays both clawhammer and three-finger style banjo and brings over a decade of musical experience to the band. He is also a talented songwriter, creating several original compositions. Longtime musician John Hurd, from Oregon, lays down that driving bass foundation essential to The Tallboys' rhythm. Charmaine Slaven, from Montana, fills out the sound with solid rhythm guitar and is one of the finest buckdancers on the west coast. She also has the unique ability to dance and play guitar simultaneously. Together, they blend the attributes of each instrument and vocalist, creating a cohesive sound.
LIVE SWING w/
GLENN CRYTZER AND HIS SYNCOPATORS
9:00p Lesson
9:30p-12:30a Dance
All Ages
$11
The Syncopators are a jazz band dedicated to the popular music of the 1920's, 1930's and early 1940's. Founded in 2007 by band leader Glenn Crytzer, the group has become a favorite among dancers and jazz enthusiasts in the Seattle area. Influenced by greats like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Sidney Bechet, Benny Goodman, Fats Waller and many more, the Syncopators inspire dancers and excite listeners with driving rhythms, heartwrenching blues and hot solos, all with high energy and a side of light humor.