The Buzz: Music for the (young) Lindy (grass) Hopper

One question we frequently get from level 1  students is “where can I get music good for practicing”? The easy answer is to look for swing era jazz. Jazz from the 1930s. Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Jimmie Lunceford, Chick Webb. Great artists from the swing era but the library of material from these …

Great Swing Dance Night in Toronto – Phil comments

Wow! What a night at Dovercourt last Saturday. Up Jumped Swing was the band (one of my favourites) and we had a special treat to top it all off. During the band’s last few songs, one of the world’s top tap dancers, Joseph Wiggan, showed up at the dance…