SummertimesBigBand
New member
1938: An Evening of Big Band Swing & Dance!
27 Feb 2010 . 7:30pm
VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE CONCERT HALL
TICKETS: $20, $25
Available from Martin - 9022 9270 9022 9270 or Keith 9155 8118 9155 8118
or visit www.bigband.sg
A hundred swing dancers from around the world.
Live Big Band Swing. Lindy Hop. Charleston. Tap.
83-year old Swing Legend Dawn Hampton.
The Summertimes Big Band and international dancers
from U.S.A. and Sweden will relive music and dance of
the Golden Era of Swing!
One Night Only.
You're welcomed to come dressed for the party.
We say - Polka Dots, Moonbeams & Zoot Suits.
For more information, visit
www.bigband.sg
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THE STARS:
DAWN HAMPTON was born in 1928, in Middletown, Ohio. Her father, Clark Deacon Hampton, Sr., had a family band and vaudeville act that was part of a traveling carnival. She grew up listening to the music of the family band, Deacon Hampton's Pickaninnys, sitting on an orange box behind her mother Laura's piano.
It wasn't long before the infant Hampton was making a contribution. She began performing at the tender age of three, and two years later sang "He Takes Me to Paradise".
Dawn is one of twelve children. Slide Hampton, the well-known jazz trombonist, is the youngest. Two of Dawn's older sisters, Aletra and Virtue, live in Indianapolis and are still performing and there are many more musical Hamptons scattered around the country.
After the war, the family band reunited for several years. There were fourteen pieces and nine Hamptons; Dawn played alto and tenor sax. They traveled under the leadership of her brother, Duke, and played throughout the Midwest and South. Finally, in 1950, the band achieved its dream of performing at Carnegie Hall (along with another well-known, although unrelated Hampton - Lionel).
Once the Big Apple got a taste of the Hampton Family, they were featured at the Apollo Theatre and the Savoy Ballroom. The Hamptons became the house band at the then-famous Sunset Terrace in Indianapolis, and then moved on to the Cincinnati Cotton Club. Sometime in the mid-1950s, several brothers left to study music and Dawn and her sisters Aletra, Virtue, and Carmelita continued to perform as The Hampton Sisters.
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HANNA ZETTERMAN & MATTIAS LUNDMARK have been dancing together for 5 years. During that time they have been seen in different shows and television all over the world. They have both been members of The rhythm hot shots, that later became Harlem hot shots.
They share a great passion for teaching and are internationally recognized, both as performers and teachers. They are known for their high energy, knowledge and great spirit.
Hanna Zetterman is a sparkling jazzsinger, musical performer and a mesmerazing dancer with lots of charm, great passion and skills. She masters many styles of dancing like tap, jazz, and coupledancing.
Mattias is an unusually versatile artist with great success in all fields. He is both a multifaceted dancer, an award-winning choreographer, producer and director.
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HENRIC STILLMAN & JOHANNA ERIKSSON have both danced since they were kids. Dances like lindy hop, bugg, rock´n roll, double bugg, modern dance, jazz and ballet are just some of their repertoire.
They coupled up in 1997 to dance and compete in boogie woogie. In 1999 they became members of the Swedish national team and have since then entered and placed in many competitions, including winning the Swedish championship in boogie woogie, as well as in lindy hop several times.
This phenomenal couple has lots of teaching experience and they share a love and enthusiasm for the dance and know how to present it for an audience as well as for students at a workshop.
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SING LIM, a true pioneer of the Swing movement in Asia, has been Lindy Hopping for more than 11 years now, with an inspiring start from lessons with Ryan Francois in London. Along the way, Sing has collected several trophies, including the American Swing Dance Championships and the US Open Swing Dance Championships.
In 1994 Sing returned home to Singapore where she set up Jitterbugs Swingapore, quickly establishing a Lindy Hop community. Sing teaches at dance camps around the world, including Herrang and Catalina as well as judges the American Swing Dance Championships.
Sing is known for her classic old school Savoy Style Lindy peppered
with a modern feel. She is currently the creative director of Jitterbugs Swingapore, Singapore's largest dance studio.
BRIAN ANG teaches Tap and Lindy Hop and has choreographed dance routines for TV and stage productions.
Together, they are committed to developing the local and regional dance communities.
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THE SUMMERTIMES BIG BAND
The Summertimes Big Band was formed with the objectives of friendship and more importantly - to play good music, with great musicians, for an even greater audience.
Members of the big band have mostly been either colleagues at various ensembles, or have met onstage the many jazz groups island-wide. Three-quarter of the musicians are practicing professionals, with the remaining quarter having been a professional sometime in their lifetimes. The coming together to form their band is a culmination of decades of friendship and musical synergy never before experimented - thereby creating what is now a dynamic team of a big band.
With a current line-up of 17 musicians, the band has set its eyes to becoming one of Singapore's most active big bands - endearing a commitment to bringing back the swinging summer days of stompin' savoy. We want audiences thrilled, and therefore play music in a fashion that never fails to excite even dancers and fellow musicians.
The music of this band will enunciate and expound the exuberant energy that flows beyond the dull practicalities of life today. Promise. Afterall, it is music from our hearts, to yours.
So hear us out, and dance if you must!
27 Feb 2010 . 7:30pm
VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE CONCERT HALL
TICKETS: $20, $25
Available from Martin - 9022 9270 9022 9270 or Keith 9155 8118 9155 8118
or visit www.bigband.sg
A hundred swing dancers from around the world.
Live Big Band Swing. Lindy Hop. Charleston. Tap.
83-year old Swing Legend Dawn Hampton.
The Summertimes Big Band and international dancers
from U.S.A. and Sweden will relive music and dance of
the Golden Era of Swing!
One Night Only.
You're welcomed to come dressed for the party.
We say - Polka Dots, Moonbeams & Zoot Suits.
For more information, visit
www.bigband.sg
--------------------------------------------------------------------
THE STARS:
DAWN HAMPTON was born in 1928, in Middletown, Ohio. Her father, Clark Deacon Hampton, Sr., had a family band and vaudeville act that was part of a traveling carnival. She grew up listening to the music of the family band, Deacon Hampton's Pickaninnys, sitting on an orange box behind her mother Laura's piano.
It wasn't long before the infant Hampton was making a contribution. She began performing at the tender age of three, and two years later sang "He Takes Me to Paradise".
Dawn is one of twelve children. Slide Hampton, the well-known jazz trombonist, is the youngest. Two of Dawn's older sisters, Aletra and Virtue, live in Indianapolis and are still performing and there are many more musical Hamptons scattered around the country.
After the war, the family band reunited for several years. There were fourteen pieces and nine Hamptons; Dawn played alto and tenor sax. They traveled under the leadership of her brother, Duke, and played throughout the Midwest and South. Finally, in 1950, the band achieved its dream of performing at Carnegie Hall (along with another well-known, although unrelated Hampton - Lionel).
Once the Big Apple got a taste of the Hampton Family, they were featured at the Apollo Theatre and the Savoy Ballroom. The Hamptons became the house band at the then-famous Sunset Terrace in Indianapolis, and then moved on to the Cincinnati Cotton Club. Sometime in the mid-1950s, several brothers left to study music and Dawn and her sisters Aletra, Virtue, and Carmelita continued to perform as The Hampton Sisters.
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HANNA ZETTERMAN & MATTIAS LUNDMARK have been dancing together for 5 years. During that time they have been seen in different shows and television all over the world. They have both been members of The rhythm hot shots, that later became Harlem hot shots.
They share a great passion for teaching and are internationally recognized, both as performers and teachers. They are known for their high energy, knowledge and great spirit.
Hanna Zetterman is a sparkling jazzsinger, musical performer and a mesmerazing dancer with lots of charm, great passion and skills. She masters many styles of dancing like tap, jazz, and coupledancing.
Mattias is an unusually versatile artist with great success in all fields. He is both a multifaceted dancer, an award-winning choreographer, producer and director.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
HENRIC STILLMAN & JOHANNA ERIKSSON have both danced since they were kids. Dances like lindy hop, bugg, rock´n roll, double bugg, modern dance, jazz and ballet are just some of their repertoire.
They coupled up in 1997 to dance and compete in boogie woogie. In 1999 they became members of the Swedish national team and have since then entered and placed in many competitions, including winning the Swedish championship in boogie woogie, as well as in lindy hop several times.
This phenomenal couple has lots of teaching experience and they share a love and enthusiasm for the dance and know how to present it for an audience as well as for students at a workshop.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
SING LIM, a true pioneer of the Swing movement in Asia, has been Lindy Hopping for more than 11 years now, with an inspiring start from lessons with Ryan Francois in London. Along the way, Sing has collected several trophies, including the American Swing Dance Championships and the US Open Swing Dance Championships.
In 1994 Sing returned home to Singapore where she set up Jitterbugs Swingapore, quickly establishing a Lindy Hop community. Sing teaches at dance camps around the world, including Herrang and Catalina as well as judges the American Swing Dance Championships.
Sing is known for her classic old school Savoy Style Lindy peppered
with a modern feel. She is currently the creative director of Jitterbugs Swingapore, Singapore's largest dance studio.
BRIAN ANG teaches Tap and Lindy Hop and has choreographed dance routines for TV and stage productions.
Together, they are committed to developing the local and regional dance communities.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
THE SUMMERTIMES BIG BAND
The Summertimes Big Band was formed with the objectives of friendship and more importantly - to play good music, with great musicians, for an even greater audience.
Members of the big band have mostly been either colleagues at various ensembles, or have met onstage the many jazz groups island-wide. Three-quarter of the musicians are practicing professionals, with the remaining quarter having been a professional sometime in their lifetimes. The coming together to form their band is a culmination of decades of friendship and musical synergy never before experimented - thereby creating what is now a dynamic team of a big band.
With a current line-up of 17 musicians, the band has set its eyes to becoming one of Singapore's most active big bands - endearing a commitment to bringing back the swinging summer days of stompin' savoy. We want audiences thrilled, and therefore play music in a fashion that never fails to excite even dancers and fellow musicians.
The music of this band will enunciate and expound the exuberant energy that flows beyond the dull practicalities of life today. Promise. Afterall, it is music from our hearts, to yours.
So hear us out, and dance if you must!
