Hey Mr Jesse: September show

It's the last day of September and I have to squeeze in an announcement of the Hey Mr Jesse podcast show for September. It's recorded before a live studio audience at the dance camp Swing Out New Hampshire.

It features many swing music recommendations both from Jesse and Spuds and all the swing djs attending the dance camp. Take a look at the show notes for all the details.

The interview of the month is with artist and performer Dawn Hampton who talks about her career.

Download the September podcast (~50MB, MP3)

What do you think of the September issue of Hey Mr Jesse? Tell me.

Diffraktionsbandet at Grand tonight

Tonight it's time for swing dancing at Grand! Live on stage is Diffraktionsbandet, a band from Uppsala. Come and dance from 20 to midnight, the band starts at 21. Entrance fee: 80 kr.

Grand is located at Trädgårdsgatan 5 in Uppsala. Also, remember, all you jazz fans in Uppsala, you don't have to dance if you want to (you can just listen) but you'll have a hard time resisting to join the crowd on the floor.

Welcome!

Harry James - Don't Be That Way

Here's a video clip with Harry James and his orchestra playing Don't Be That Way. An uptempo song with great energy. The video clip was recorded in 1965.



What do you think of Harry James and his orchestra playing Don't Be That Way? Tell me.

Jazz at Uppsala Konsert & Kongress 2007

The new concert house in Uppsala is now properly inaugurated and there are concerts there almost every evening. Here is the jazz concerts that will happen at Uppsala Konsert & Kongress this fall:

Sun Oct 14 2007 18.00
South African piano player Abdullah Ibrahim plays solo. He mixes traditional African music with Amercian jazz.

Thu Oct 25 2007 19.30
Norrbotten Big Band & Rigmor Gustafsson
Newly composed music by Norrbotten Big Band together with jazz singer Rigmor Gustafsson

Sat Nov 10 2007 19.00
Ulf Johansson Werre Big Band Explosion
The Great Jazz Party is the name of Ulf Johansson Werre's annual big concert in Uppsala with 17 handpicked jazz musicians in the band "Ulf Johansson Werre Big Band Explosion". Guest artists are blues artist Louise Hoffsten and the vocal group Vocation.

Thu Nov 29 2007 19.30
Trio X & Dan Laurin
Flute player Dan Laurin meets Trio X, a jazz trio from Uppsala. They play music from all kinds of genres: jazz, folk music, medieval music.

The photo is taken by me and may not be published elsewhere without my permission. Contact me if you want to license it.

Are you going to some of these concerts at Uppsala Konsert & Kongress? Which ones? Tell me.

Cats corner: How to get a swing venue in 15 min

Yesterday our new weekly swing club Cats Corner was supposed to start at Uplands nation at 20. At 18:50, I got a call that the venue for some reason was double booked this time. I remembered the advice from the Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy: Don't Panic.

I rushed directly downtown and was lucky enough to book Grand, another venue that we frequently use, within 15 min from the first phone call. How's that for working fast?

Fortunately a lot of people found their way to Grand and we had a nice swingin' evening with Jonas Petterson as our swing jockey. Since he sometimes play fast music and not everybody are able to lindy hop to tempos like 240 BPM, he reminded everybody that they could dance to half time tempo (120 BPM) and then it should be a nice comfortable song.

Next week we will be back at Uplands nation. And we can have another premiere! Yay!

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Were you there? What did you think of the evening? Tell me.

Cats Corner: Premiere tonight

Today our Tuesday dance nights will premiere with a new name, Cats Corner, to reflect that the organisation behind the scenes has changed.

For you, the dancers and jazz listeners, nothing has changed: we will provide excellent swing music for you dancing and listening pleasure almost every Tuesday during the fall.

Come to Cats Corner tonight and check it out. You'll find us at Uplands nation at St Larsgatan 11 in Uppsala. We will swing under the chandeliers between 20 and 23. Cost: 20 kr.

See you there!

Jesper Thilo Danish Quartet at Katalin

Today Jesper Thilo Danish Quartet played a concert at Katalin. The quartet consists of Jesper Thilo (tenor saxophone), Oliver Antunes (piano), Bo Stief (bass) and Frands Rifbjerg (drums).


The great thing with jazz is that you are supposed to interpret and add your own flavor to the standard songs and I enjoyed their treatments of the jazz standards they played. Some of the songs were: "Have you met Miss Jones", "Misty", "Things are not what they used to be". I really liked their version of "Lester leaps in".

Oliver Antunes impressed me with his piano playing.

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Did you listen to Jesper Thilo Danish Quartet at Katalin? What did you think of them? Tell me.