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Hello there and we hope you are all having a great Summer so far. We know we are and have been to France, Sicily, Sweden, Spain and Ireland as well as all over the UK in the past couple of months alone so read on for the latest news and some upcoming happenings!
In Full Swing at the Royal Albert Hall 3,996.74
Friday the 9th July was a one night only experience as The Royal Albert Hall invited everyone to put on their dancing shoes and join them for the swing party of the Summer for "In Full Swing".
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It was an historical night with the Hall’s arena floor transformed into London’s greatest dance floor to create the largest swing and jive night that the capital has seen since the swing era. A stunning 5,000 square foot parquet oak dance floor was installed over the magnificent ornate exhibition floor to provide more than ample room for the 1400 dancers to move to the best swing, jive, jitterbug and lindy hop tunes.
The Jive Aces who headlined the night also introduced a surprise guest performer, Rebecca Grant, better known for her part in TV hospital drama Holby City, and swing dancers G.I. Jive making a night of high energy and vintage glamour.
Supporting the Jive Aces were two more great bands, Top Shelf Jazz followed by the Back to Basie Orchestra along with dance displays given by Scott Cupit and his Swing Patrol dancers, Simon Selmon and London Swing Dance Society, Joseph & Tricia with their SwingJive.com troupe and Robert and Claire Austin with the Hollywood Hoppers. DJ for the night was Tim Hellzapoppin with James Horada MCing.
Was this event the beginning of a new swing trend at the Royal Albert Hall? We certainly do hope so!
Summertime Swing
The 1st August saw the best ever Summertime Swing held at Saint Hill Manor in East Grinstead. The weather was great and we were thrilled to share the stage with so many great performers including Keely Smith, Kenny Ball, Chas McDevitt, Keith Ball, Toni Elizabeth Prima, Rebecca Grant, The Swing Kids, DJ and MC Terry Elliott, guest DJ Nick Kirby and lindy hoppers Benny and Jen all the way from Hollywood CA!
The money raised from the day will be going to The Mayor of East Grinstead and the Mayor of Crowborough's chosen charities. A big thanks to all the performers who took part and anyone that helped organise or promote the event in any way.
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Check out the article in the local paper that describes the day, just CLICK HERE.
Edinburgh Fringe Show (Plus Special London Preview!)
For those of you who missed Toni Elizabeth Prima sing some of the classics made famous by her mother and father, Louis Prima and Keely Smith, all is not lost! Toni will be joining us for a run of shows at the Edinburgh Fringe from the 25th to the 28th August at the City Club on Market Street, Edinburgh. There's plenty of space to dance or just enjoy the show alike. The legend herself, Keely Smith will be in the audience too so you never know what might happen!
For anyone who can't make it quite that far North, we've arranged a special London preview at the Upstairs at the Gatehouse Theatre. All the details are here below or on the GIG GUIDE.
Friday 20th August,
7.30pm
Special London Ed Fringe Preview show
Upstairs at the Gatehouse Theatre
Highgate Village, London, N6 4BD
Tickets £15/£12 conc. from 020 8340 3488 or www.upstairsatthegatehouse.com
Wednesday 25th - Saturday 28th August,
8:00pm
City Club
1a Market St, Edinburgh, EH1 1DE
With special guest Toni Elizabeth Prima.
Tickets £12/£10 (concs.) from www.edfringe.com or 0131 226 0000, group discount available)
The Big Jive Tour
The Big Jive tour kicks off again with several dates throughout the year culminating in the Big Jive All-Dayer next February. We've assembled the best swing, jive and roots bands together with DJs and a whole lot of dancing to bring you hours of dancing fun. Check out the dates below and click on the links for more details of each event.
Big Jive Essex
Friday 10th September,
8:00pm
King Edward Grammar School, Broomfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3SX
Tickets £10 adv from bigjiveessex.eventbrite.com or 01342 300075 or £12 on door
With special guests Fargo, Essex' premiere western swing band
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Big Jive Devon
Sunday 19th September,
7:30pm
Exmouth Pavilion, The Esplanade, Exmouth, EX8 2AZ
Tickets £12 adv from 01395 222 477 or www.ledleisure.co.uk/index/exmouth_pavilion.
With special guests The Atlantics
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Big Jive Manchester
Sunday 5th December, 8:00pm
10 Queens Rd, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, M8 8UF
Tickets £10 adv from bigjivemanchester.eventbrite.com or £12 on door
With special guests the Satin Dollz from Hollywood USA and DJ Ian "GI-Jive" Hartley.
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Big Jive All-Dayer No.3
Saturday 26th December, 3:00pm
Lakeside Complex, Frimley Green, Surrey (tickets and lineup soon)
With special guests The Regular Joes plus two more bands and 3 DJs TBC.
Jazz Meets Jive
If you missed the chance to see Kenny Ball perform with us at Summertime Swing then fear not because we'll be joining the jazz legend with his Jazzmen as part of our Jazz Meets Jive concert series.
Both the The Jive Aces and Kenny Ball's Jazzmen take to the same stage for a double bill of swingin' jazz and hot jive ending up in an all-mighty jam session with both bands at the end.
Check out the upcoming dates in Darlington and Potters Bar in the GIG GUIDE below.
Check out this review form a previous Jazz Meets Jive show...
On the Jive Aces:
"The high-energy band, endlessly moving around in their yellow suits, provided non-stop performances of 1950s music – a case of Bill Haley meets Big Band Swing."
On Kenny Ball:
"Topping the bill was jazz legend Kenny Ball – long past bus pass age and still blowing up a storm after more than 50 years of leading a band. He showed no fear in hitting the high notes."
Louis Prima Centenary
To celebrate this we have embarked on a very special project including some brand new recordings of Louis Prima classics featuring both the legendary Keely Smith and Louis and Keely's daughter, Toni Elizabeth Prima. We've also written a brand new song in honour of Louis and Keely and the mixes are sounding great!
We are also putting together a mini documentary about the legacy of Louis Prima's music including some very familiar faces and the first interview is already "in the can". You'd be surprised at the sheer number and different types of artists that Louis Prima has positively influenced through his music.
Watch this space for news, progress and developments!
Gig Guide
Please check www.jiveaces.com/gig_guide for updates, additions or changes.
