Here's a video by my friend Voon of the final jam on Sunday at the Jazz Age Lawn Party. There were a zillion cameras at the Jazz Age Lawn Party this weekend on Governor's Island. So those of us who were there have been having a good time hunting down our favorite pictures of ourselves…
A Final Fete to a Swinging Summer at the Jazz Age Lawn Party this Weekend
This Saturday and Sunday, Governors Island was again transformed into an oasis of 1920s and 30s era jazz, as Michael Arenella held his 5th annual Jazz Age Lawn Party for enthusiastic crowds of jazz lovers, lindy hoppers, and vintage hounds. I had already attended his Arenella's Lawn Party in July and had a fantastic time….
Strictly Lindy Competition at Club 412 Last Night
Along with the dancing at Governors Island this weekend, I also got some more fun dancing in at the monthly "Swing n Salsa" dance at Club 412 on Saturday. It was quite the affair, with one of my favorite bands the George Gee Orchestra performing in the lindy hop room, along with a live salsa…
Global Kids Screening of “Abraham’s Children” Documentary a Big Success!
On Wednesday, August 25, I organized a screening at Global Kids of the new documentary "Abraham's Children," a series of intimate and frank profiles of ten Muslim-American teenagers in the New York area directed by my friend Nina Froriep. It was a very special night as around 30 people gathered to watch the film, share…
“I Charleston” Comes to New York!
A bunch of crazy lindy hoppers from Montpellier France have been travelling the globe and organizing public dance flash mobs that they call "I Charleston." They film the charleston jams and then put them online for others to enjoy. So far they have done Montpellier, Herrang, Stockholm, and Japan. And yesterday they came to New…
Alice Mei and Thomas Blacharz of France Performing at Frim Fram
French world champion lindy hoppers Alice Mei and Thomas Blancharz are in town for some workshops as part of the Gypsy Jam Weekend coming up September 3-5. As a teaser, Alice and Thomas did a little performance at my dance Frim Fram Jam last night. Congrats to Alice and Thomas for winning the classic division…
I’m Syndicated on RabbitsandToasters.com
The nice folks at RabbitsandToasters.com informed me that they are syndicating my site, along with several other lindy hop-related blogs. Here's what the the sponsors of the site say about it: RabbitsAndToasters.com is a website dedicated to providing an easy way to find anything swing from the blogosphere. It has been out experience that trying…
Discovery Channel Slo-mo Video of Nick & Carla’s Lindy Spin & Airstep
The Discovery Channel has a program called "Time Warp" where they analyze various human and natural phenomena by using high-speed cameras to slow down the action to catch details the human eye can't catch. This "timewarp" clip of lindy hoppers Carla Heiney and Nick Williams is a bit old, but still worth watching. I love…
Quest Crew dancing to Caravan Palace on SYTYCD!
I know, this video has been out awhile, but I've been busy DANCING. Anyway, check out my favorite hip-hop crew Quest doing their thing on "So You Think You Can Dance" last week. The song is "Suzy" by the Parisian electro-swing group Caravan Palace, who are quickly becoming one of my favorite groups. So to…
“Louis”: Silent Film with Wynton Marsalis + 10.jpgece Jazz Band in Limited Run August 25-31
I'm very excited about this new silent film called "Louis," a fictional retelling of Louis Armstrong's early years in New Orleans, that will be premiering in cities around the US August 25-31. The silent film, reminiscent of Charlie Chaplin caper flicks, will be accompanied by an all-star 10.jpgece jazz band fronted by Wyton Marsalis himself,…