Jazz, Blues, & Swing in the Pacific Northwest

With the nicer weather and the longer days, Holotradband will be shifting its Tuesday performance time from 7:00 to 7:30pm to help accommodate folks’ summer schedules. We will, of course, stick with the 3 hour format.

Tuesdays have become quite a draw for the swing dance crowd. The band and the dancers alike have a great time, and the restaurant is more than happy to accommodate so much enthusiasm and positive energy. It’s a great vibe.  The New Orleans Creole Restaurant has been Seattle’s primary life-support system for live traditional jazz, blues, and swing for the last 25 years. It’s nice to see something coming back to Gaye Anderson for her above and beyond, unwavering support of the jazz community for such a long time.

If you’ve always had a secret desire to learn to swing dance, there’s probably no better place to be on a Tuesday night. Great live jazz, really good dancers to watch and learn from, and there are always some great dance instructors simply out social dancing. It’s probably a very good place to ask “Do you teach?”

So, for the past few months, the band plays hard for three hours and the dancers are still good to go.  As one of them told me recently, “It would be nice to come down gradually rather than just have the music stop.” In an effort to accommodate that, we are going to try something new. Starting May 5th, Peter Loggins is going to DJ some great dance tunes during our intermissions, and again after the band has finished ’til perhaps midnight or so.

This is good, clean, and inexpensive fun. No other club in Seattle brings you so much hot jazz and swing. The New Orleans serves it up three evenings a week. The New Orleans has supported the jazz, blues, and swing communities for years. It’s the one place in town where the jazz has never stopped. At the New Orleans, you can get a little something to eat and drink, dance to live music for three hours, and spend little more than the cost of a movie ticket and concessions.

So, come on down, have a great time, and take advantage of the fact that the New Orleans is trying something new. You will continue to get same great live music the New Orleans is known for, but you’ll also get extended hours of great DJ’ed music. Of course, the standard weeknight cover charge will remain at what it has been for years … FREE! It’s a deal you can’t beat.

Filed under: swing dancers by daveholo | Social tagging: dancers > DJ > Peter Loggins