Jammin’ the Blues’ 80th Birthday
Is today. I had wanted to do an expanded post on this, and the strange circumstances under which it was made . but this beautiful piece of cinema and jazz history
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Hellzapoppin’ – The Ultimate Version?
The movie Hellzapoppin features, as most swing dancers know, the greatest Lindy Hop routine ever to appear in the cinema in a scene preceded by an absolutely fantastic jam
Mike Durham’s International Jazz Party (a great way to time-travel)
A month ago, we finally managed to revisit what was once called the Whitley Bay Jazz Festival, and is now called Mike Durham s International Jazz Party. This was a long
DJing for Showcases – Four Key Tips
Showcases can be a big highlight of swing dance events a chance to see the teachers and other great dancers showing off their amazing skills. And there s usually someone
Jammin’ Again – The Importance of Pinstripes
You know what they say no project is ever finished. You just stop working on it. Case in point my recent restoration / upscale of Jammin the Blues.
Jammin’ the Blues – Upscaled and Enhanced
Jammin the Blues is near-legendary piece of jazz art. Made in 1944, nominated for an Acadamy Award, and described by Turner Movie Classics as one of the greatest of all
Hellzapoppin’ – Retimed, Enhanced, now in 4K
Video upscaling software seems to be getting very popular these days and I was blissfully unaware until the folks at Estiloswing blew everyone away with an incredible-looking upscaled version
Synchronising the Tranky Doo
One of the classic Tranky Doo clips that we have is the Spirit Moves one, and most of the routine as we dance it today is derived from
Dissecting the Apple Part 1
Over the lockdown, we spent twenty two weeks teaching our superhumanly patient group what could well be the world s longest Big Apple course. For the benefit of the group, and
Eric Bibb in our Living Room
Eric Bibb has a Patreon and it s amazing. He s long been one of my favourite Blues singers and guitarists and we never miss a chance to see him