William
Beatty
(formerly
of Indigo Swing)
William
Beatty
(formerly
of Indigo Swing)
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to the Indigo
Swing by clicking
here!
William
Beatty creates faster bands than Indigo Swing!
Born in Berkelely, California, was invited to
join the back-up band for a local soul group,
The Numonics. Styled after the singing group
'The Temptations'. Since then he has continued
on his musical journey, studying and playing
a wide variety of music, from classical piano
repertoire to blues, r&b, gospel and jazz.
As a five-year member of a band led by the fine
saxophonist Jules Broussard, William honed his
skills, and upon leaving he began leading his
own group, Countdown, which worked for many
years as the house band at a popular night spot
on Union Street in San Francisco. It was here
that he met the talented vocalists Nicolas Bearde.
William's experience as a touring musician is
highlighted most recently by four years' traveling
with the band Indigo Swing. From 1996 to 2000,
the band recorded three CD's with William as
the principle composer and arranger. Indigo
Swing toured throughout the United States, Canada,
England and Europe. They performed with Lionel
Hampton and Rosemary Clooney at the Stuttgart
Jazz Festival in Germany, shared a touring bill
with The Brian Setzer Orchestra, and had songs
placed in the movie 'The Bachelor', and on the
TV series Nash Bridges. He continues to Swing
San Francisco with various bands of his own
and as a guest in other bands including: Corner
Pocket and Big B and his Snake Oil Saviors...
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Stompy
Jones
(formerly
Swing Session)
Stompy
Jones
(formerly
Swing Session)
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to the Stompy
Jones by clicking here!
The
best and fastests Jump Blues!
Stompy
Jones (formerly Swing Session) is a San Francisco based
sextet, renowned for their jumpin' rhythm, wailing improvisations,
hip charm and explosive stage show. Whether appearing
at a posh supper club, concert hall, festival or down
the road a piece, the solid sounds of these journeymen
of jump are delivered in the romping, joyous, overwhelming
style of jazz that came to be known as Rock and Roll!
Although the band was formed in 1998, its members are
all veteran musicians, well steeped in the traditions
of Swing, Boogie Woogie and early Rhythm and Blues!
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Frisky
Frolics
The
Hotsy Totsy Hillbilly Jazzbos country cousins to the
Frisky Frolics 1920's-30's Tin Pan Alley Troubadours.
Listen
to their faster cousins Frisky
Frolics by clicking
here!
Swing
with a country style Lindy; sweet but not to slow!
Similar
to the Frisky Frolics but easier to dance to Lindy
or any swing dance... This wily,
5-piece, ukulele-driven troupe specializes in long-forgotten
musical gems of the 1920-30’s. Self-described
Tin Pan Alley Troubadours, they have lovingly mined
through their 78 record collections and come up with
a lively and varied set of songs, combining favorite
familiar standards such as Louise and Paper Moon,
with obscure and novelty numbers like, Cake Eatin’
Man and I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate.
Voted “Best Band for the New Depression”
by the Bay Guardian’s Best of the Bay, 2001
and; SF Weekly Wammie Nominees, the Frisky Frolics
continually perform their “new” musical
discoveries to a growing legion of enthusiastic fans
from their home base, The Rite Spot in San Francisco.
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