Swingology takes the stage at the Reservoir Lounge and Bistro, Windsor’s newest live music venue, with a huge stage and even bigger dance floor (see the Our Next Gig! sidebar for location info). The show starts at 9PM Saturday August 14, and we’ll swing the joint until midnight. Come on down and be sure to bring your dancing shoes!

Imagine our surprise upon opening the Arts section of this morning’s Halifax Chronicle Herald and finding this review of our latest release by entertainment reporter Stephen Cooke. Thanks, Stephen!

Subtitled A Gypsy Jazz Odyssey, the latest CD by Windsor’s practitioners of Hot Club-style stringed instrument swing is certainly a trip. From the City of Lights to Araby, Avalon and the comic book Manhattan of Spider-Man, the quartet is travelling light and breezy through 12 classic songs.

Violinist Andrew Kent presents the melodies with a clear and warm tone, swept along by the sprightly syncopation and nimble picking of guitarists John Tetrault and Ben Robertson, with bassist Andrew Connolly giving the tunes a reliable spine. The songs are all familiar, but Swingology freshens them up with enough personality and humour to make you anticipate each new interpretation.

Swingology at 2010 Jazz Fest

We’ll be swingin’ in the main tent at the Halifax Jazz Festival on Wednesday, July 14 2010 at 1:15 PM, with a special treat in store:  John (“Smilin’ Jack”) Malmström will lay down some hot swingin’ clarinet, and the lovely and oh-so-talented Kirsten McDonald will add her vocals to a couple of songs (in French – ooh, là là!) and then strap on her accordion for a big finale (visit our “the Band” page for more about Jack and Kirsten).

And the following day (that would be Thursday the 15th), we’ll be conducting a workshop at 12 noon at the Spring Garden Road Library. If you would like to learn more about Django or gypsy jazz in general, come on down.

Under Paris Skies has arrived! If you’d like a sneek peek — er, listen — head on over to our web site’s “Listen” page to give our new platter a virtual spin! You can grab your own copy from our friends at CD Baby here:

Thanks to all our friends who came out to hear us recently at Domain de Gran Pré. It was a lovely day for some Gypsy Jazz. Thanks also to the Kings County News for providing this great picture to prove we were there!

Say, we think this is swell! How ’bout you?

Here’s our new home on the Web. Go ahead, explore! You’ll find it’s chock-full of information about Swingology and our music, plus interesting tidbits about Django and gypsy jazz in general.

And we invite you to sign up for our email Newsletter as well. It’s the easiest way to stay up-to-date on the latest developments in Swingology!

We are delighted to announce that we have been selected for a return engagement at the 2010 TD Halifax Jazz Festival in Halifax, on July 14. Our debut in 2009 was very successful, by all accounts, and we are grateful for this recognition. We’ll be going on at 1:00 PM — and our performance is FREE, so you’ve no excuse not to come and cheer us on! Hope to see you there.