Dekadans: The Big Apple from Keep Punching

Tonight it is time again to dance at Dekadans where Jonas Pettersson will be the swing disc jockey.

The dance starts at 20 o'clock but if you get there already at 19 Jonas will also give a lesson teaching the Big Apple (as seen in the movie Keep Punching) at no extra charge.

Check out this Big Apple video clip from Keep Punching:


If I'm not misinformed they will still have the scenes built for the the play that is performed there: "And Then There Were None" based on the book by Agatha Christie. That decoration makes the room look extra cool, check it out.

By the way, what did you think of the Big Apple video clip?

Rémi Toulon at Uppsala Winter Swing

Rémi Toulon, a jazz pianist from France, played in the John Högman International Group at Uppsala Winter Swing.

With a combination of skill and luck I had the fortune to have front row seats at both their sets. Watching them was really a treat because this, I think, is jazz at its best. Talented musicians that communicate so well with eachother, trading ideas and really listening to eachother. A clever and witty conversation set to music. It swung!

In the group were also: Laurence Allison (song), Ulf Johansson Werre (trombone), Thomas Arnesen (guitar), Martin Sjöstedt (bass) and Calle Rasmusson (drums).

The photo is taken by me and may not be used elsewhere without my permission.

Did you also see this group at the jazz festival? What did you think? Tell me.

Laurence Allison at Uppsala Winter Swing

Yesterdays jazz festival, Uppsala Winter Swing, was so much fun. An overdose of jazz was just right. Thanks to the organizers I had the opportunity to photograph many of the musicians. Thank you, Björn Sjödin!

There's a lot to tell but for now I'll have to gather my thoughts and sort through all the pictures. Expect more stories and photos in the coming week.

Here is a picture of Laurence Allison, a great singer from France. The photo is taken by me and may not be used elsewhere without my permission.

Where you at Uppsala Winter Swing? What was you favorite moment? Tell me.

Uppsala Winter Swing 2007

Tomorrow the jazz festival Uppsala Winter Swing will take place. It features 12 hours of jazz, 18 bands and over 200 musicians. It's estimated that approx. 1300 people will attend the event.

List of bands at Uppsala Winter Swing.

I will be there listening, dancing and taking a lot of photographs and I'm planning to give you some reviews of Uppsala Winter Swing next week.

If you want to attend it's not too late to get a ticket, you can buy them at UNT City or at the door, 380 kr. If you only can attend in the evening you get a discount after 20 o'clock: 200 kr (160 kr if you have a UNT-card).

I'm looking forward to tomorrow. If you're going there, come up to me and chat a little, maybe tell me what you think of this blog.

One o'clock jump with Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald

Enjoy this video with Count Basie playing his theme song One o'clock jump together with a scating Ella Fitzgerald. And man, listen to those bass lines by Cleveland Eaton. Mmmm.



What do you think of the video? Tell me.

Canal Street Syncopators cd: No strings

Swing disc jockey David Kågedal dj:ed last night at Dekadans. He is also a member of a jazz orchestra in Uppsala: Canal Street Syncopators. Canal Street Syncopators has just released a cd called No strings.

David played some tunes from the album and they sounded good. I liked the song "Ráda Zpívám Hot" sung by Liv Stenström.

The photo was taken by me and may not be used elsewhere without my permisson.

Do you have this cd? What do you think of it? Tell me.

Dance at Dekadans tonight

Tonight it's dancing at Dekadans where David will be the swing dj. Go there, dance, have fun and listen to good swing music.