Two weekends ago the band Swe-dukes play for dancers and listeners at Skarholmen in the south of Uppsala. They play just Duke Ellington songs. Duke Ellington wrote very many songs in very many styles but the great thing about Swe-dukes is that they concentrate on the swinging danceable songs from the 1930s and 1940s.
I liked their versions of Good Queen Bess and Stompy Jones.
There is a good floor for dancing right in front of the band. I encourage more dancers to check out Skarholmen because Swe-dukes are going to play there three more times this spring: April 6th , May 11th and June 1st.
Just dancing costs 50 kr. If you like you can eat your Sunday dinner there as well.
As the spring progresses you can easily go the by bike if you like (but it takes some time though to get there). Another easy way to get there is to take bus 20 which stops right outside Skarholmen. It takes about 25 min by bus. Some places to enter the bus downtown is at Kungsgatan in front of Centralstationen (stop A2) or the bus stop in front of Carolina Rediviva.
Swe-dukes consists of Bosse Broberg (trumpet), Dicken Hedrenius (trombone), Anders Gahnold (saxophone), Ulf Lindsjö (saxophone), Håkan Hedstrand (piano), Curt Andersson (bass), Johan Ståhlgren (drums) and Karin Hallin (song).
The photos are taken by me and may not be published elsewhere without my permission. Contact me if you want to license them.
Have you heard Swe-dukes play? What do you think of them? Tell me.
Monday, March 17, 2008
Swe-dukes at Skarholmen: Concert photos
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Swe-dukes plays at Skarholmen today
Today the band Swedukes will play for dancing and listening at Skarholmen in the south of Uppsala. As you might guess from their name they are fond of playing Duke Ellington songs.
Swe-dukes consists of Bosse Broberg (trumpet), Dicken Hedrenius (trombone), Anders Gahnold (saxophone), Ulf Lindsjö (saxophone), Håkan Hedstrand (piano), Curt Andersson (bass), Johan Ståhlgren (drums) and Karin Hallin (song).
The dance is between 15 and 18 and costs 50 kr. If you like, you can eat you Sunday dinner there as well (Call 018 32 43 30 to book tables).
You can get there anyway you like, by bike, car or the buses 18 or 20. Map to Skarholmen.
The photos are taken by me and may not be published elsewhere without my permission. Contact me if you want to license them.
Will you go dancing today to Swe-dukes? Tell me.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Måndagsgruppen at Grönvallsalen: Photos
Yesterday Måndagsgruppen played at Grönvallsalen. They played swing, bebop and mainstream jazz, just as adverticed. They played the swinging "Don't get around much anymore" and on the bebop side the played a couple of songs of the brothers Nat Adderley and Cannonball Adderley.
Måndagsgruppen consists of Bosse Broberg (trumpet), Sture Lundén (trombone), Ulf Lindsjö and Lars-Olof Naessén (saxophone), Håkan Hedstrand (piano), Curt Andersson (bass), Richard Johnsson (drums) and Mikael Jansson (song).
Måndagsgruppen translates into "The Monday group" because they practise on Mondays. I wish they had had a little more imagination when coming up with a band name.
The concert experience usually become even better when you share it with someone and this time I couldn't have asked for a better company.
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Did you attend the jazz concert at Grönvallsalen? What do you think of Måndagsgruppen? Tell me.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Jazz at Grönvallsalen
Today the jazz group Måndagsgruppen will play swing, bebop and mainstream jazz at Grönvallsalen at entrance 70 at Akademiska sjukhuset (the university hospital) at 17:00. Free!
Måndagsgruppen consists of Bosse Broberg (trumpet), Sture Lundén (trombone), Ulf Lindsjö and Lars-Olof Naessén (saxophone), Håkan Hedstrand (piano), Curt Andersson (bass), Richard Johnsson (drums) and Mikael Jansson (song).
The photos are taken by me and may not be published elsewhere without my permission. Contact me if you want to license them.
Have you heard them before? What do you think of them? Tell me.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Swe-Dukes: Concert photos
The jazz band Swe-Dukes played yesterday at Grönwallsalen in Uppsala. Swedukes concentrate on music by Duke Ellington. Grönvallsalen is an auditorium located at the university hospital and these kind of concerts is intended for patients, relatives, staff and jazz lovers in general.
Swedukes consists of Bosse Broberg (trumpet), Ulf Johansson Werre (trombone), Ulf Lindsjö (saxophone), Anders Gahnold, (barytonsaxophone), Daniel Lantz (piano), Curt Andersson (bass), Gus Dahlberg (drums) and Karin Hallin (song).
The band played C Jam Blues (which is called Dukes Place when someone sing the lyrics), Echoes From Harlem, Don't Get Around Much Anymore. As a dancer I of course appreciated their version of Stompy Jones. Since the auditorium is made for lectures and education there is no place to dance but later on I found some members from Swingkatten swinging out just outside the open doors to the auditorium. It would be great to hear and dance to Swe-Dukes at a better location (with regard to acoustics and light).
Ulf Johansson Werre and Bosse Broberg were great (as always) and I really liked the sound of the rhythm section (particularly Curt Andersson on bass).
The photos are taken by me and may not be used elsewhere without my permission. Contact me if you want licence the photos.
Were you at the concert? What did you think of Swe-Dukes? Tell me.
