Friday 19th January
Swingtastic with The Soultastics & My Charleston
The Brunswick
Holland Road, Hove, BN3 1JF
7pm: Dance lesson
8.15pm: Gig
£7 or £11 inc dance lesson
Vintage swinging music & dance in thoroughly postmodern style with The Soultastics band and dancers I Charleston Brighton. Modern pop songs are shamelessly swung out alongside Rat Pack classics from the 30s, 40s & 50s. Lady Gaga to Louis Prima, Katy Perry to Ella Fitzgerald. Swing out to this fabulous band and release your inner flapper with a pre-gig dance lesson to help you polish your moves from the fabulous Charleston girls.
Come dressed to impress and swing yourself out at this great Brighton venue.
Gig entry: £7
Gig entry + 1hr dance lesson with I Charleston Brighton: £11
The Brunswick
Holland Road, Hove, BN3 1JF
7.30pm
Free entry, collection taken
The newest and baddest big band on the jazz scene in Brighton is performing its first public gig.
Formed from the cream of top jazz musicians from the South Coast, this band plays no nonsense jazz and swing. Expect intense, virtuosic solos from a band packed with musical talent. Plus the fullest band sound that you can only achieve with this 18 piece leviathan of a lineup.