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.
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 SWING w/
CASEY MACGILL AND HIS HIGH 5
9:00p Lesson
9:30p-12:30a Dance
All Ages
Lesson & Dance: $11
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. It 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.