The DJ Music
Our concept to present "Swing Remixed" is
really about continuing to forge new ground for the development
and longevity of swing. Most of our tunes will be the stuff
you all love to hear, and along side we will experiment a bit
with the music as we see fit at these fantastic ballrooms.
We hope you enjoy!
Featured DJ's
Sonny & Cher
Cher is the Driving force behind this DJ Duo. She picks the tunes while Sonny does the Mixing/Equalizing. Their style is a mix of Kansas City Kibbles and Bits along side some Raw, Boney Big Band Specials. Surprisingly, their collection really swings. Check out their Top Ten!
Their Top Ten
Hot Dog - Yalloppin Hounds
Dinasaur Pet - Neil Sedaka
Teachers Pet - Doris Day
Walkin' The Dog - Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra
Old Dog Swing - Louis Siciliano
Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
Low Down Dirty Dog - Jump and Swing with Black Top
Git along Little Dogies - Jingle Cats
White Christmas - Jingle Cats
Horn Dog - BadaBing BadaBoom
Michael Lenneville
Mike originally started djing in San Antonio about a decade ago due to the pressures of living in a small scene. (There was nobody else willing to do it at the time). Surprisingly he found it enjoyable and ever since has been spinning lindy and blues tunes. If you want to hear more of Mike's sets come out to Dance Manhattan's practice sessions on Tuesday nights were he has a weekly gig
Top 10 favorites...(in no particular order)
Buddy Johnson - Shufflin and Rolling
Ella Fitzgerald - Bye Bye Blackbird
Count Basie - Topsy
Asylum Street Spankers - Topsy
Artie Shaw - Digga Digga Do
Benny Goodman - All the Cats Join In
Duke Ellington - Cotton Tail
Sydney Bechet - Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
Bruno Fontaine
Bruno hails from Europe and recently relocated here to NYC. Mr. Fontaine has DJ'ed in Paris at the events such as the Chinagora, and the Balajo, and at the Al Capone Cafe and Blue Billard of which were his own promotions with DJ Tourky. This is his first spot at DJing here in the USA.
His Top Ten
The House of Blue Lights... Ella Mae Morse
.Boogie Woogie on a Saturday Night...The five Red Caps
.Open the Door Richard...Louis Jordan
.Bugle Call Rug...Benny Goodman
.Caravan...The Mills Brothers
.You Rascal You...Louis Armstrong
.Swing de Paris...Django Reinhardt
.Call me a Taxi...Will Bradley
.Elle Etait Swing...Jacques Pills
.Black Trombone...Serge Gainsbourg
Tomo Tanaka
DJ tomo
has been spinning for about 6 year around NYC and out of town events including Frim Fram Jam, Club 412, NYSDS, Swing Out New Hampshire, Lindy Gras. She has DJed at exchanges in SF, Dallas, Philly, Denver, Montreal. and Tokyo. and Sweden.
Top Ten:
The Push-George Gee
The Spinach Song-Terra Hazelton
Shimmy Like Sister Kate-Madeleine Peyroux
Gang Buster-The Cats and the Fiddle
Carryin' the Load-Ray Charles
Let the Good Time Roll- Linda Hopkins
Some of This 'n' Some of That-Joe Williams
Sermonette-Dukes of Dixieland
Japanese version of L.O.V.E. -Nat King Cole
Them There Eyes-Ron Sunshine
Matt Perelli
Matt Perelli got his start swing dancing and DJing in Greensboro, NC in 1998. He moved to the Big Apple in 2002 and added Lounging to his list of skills. He's DJed for Frim Fram on multiple occasions and various other events in the City. He can usually be found at the bar.
Top Ten:
Cherokee - Charlie Barnet
Ain't That a Kick in the Head - Sammy Davis, Jr.
Blacksmith Boogie - Ella Mae Morse
Ball of Fire - Gene Krupa Orch. feat. Roy Eldridge & Anita O'Day
April in Paris - The Mighty Accordion Band
Keep on Churnin' - Wynonie Harris
Miser's Serenade - Chris Connor
Passing it Around - Coleman Hawkins
When the Quail Come Back to San Quentin - Artie Shaw & the Gramercy 5
Just a Regular Joe - Indigo Swing
Eve Polich "DJ EVE"
A jazz lover from the womb and dancer specializing in eccentric dances from the 1920's, 30's and 40's, Eve Polich is a native New Yorker who loves to spin for her fellow dancers. A deep love of old New Orleans style jazz means you can expect to hear music by the likes of Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Fats Waller, and Jelly Roll Morton. Eve maintains close friendships with many current bands like The Cangelosi Cards and Tin Pan Blues Band who play this traditional music and is proud to play their music alongside the original masters.
Her top ten favorite tunes:
Weary Blues, Louis Armstrong
Lazy River, Louis Armstrong
Twenty Four Robbers, Fats Waller
When I Get Low I Get High, Meschiya Lake and the Loose Marbles
Sugar Foot Stomp, Fletcher Henderson
Original Jelly Roll Blues, Jelly Roll Morton
Bill Bailey, Gordon Webster
Blue Yodel No. 2, The Cangelosi Cards
Everybody Loves My Baby, Fats Waller
Nando Velasquez
New York, NY Nando has been dancing for 7 years in NYC and has been Djing in and out o town for over 5 years. He is a regular DJ for the NY Swing Dance Society, Yehoodi's Frim Fram and the NYC blues house parties. He has DJ'd for "Post Basie Blues", "Y8A's Blues in the We Hours" and exchanges in Chicago, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Cleveland, and Orlando as well as las year's SoFleX.
His Top Ten
coming soon
Lauren "Lollihop" Bova
Charleston, NC/ New York, NY.
Lauren began Djing in 2001 at swing, ballroom, and Carolina Shag events throughout North and South Carolina. She is a ballroom, latin and swing instructor originally based in Charleston, North Carolina. Lauren has been seen DJing in New York throughout the past year at places like Connolly’s, Yehoodi’s Frim Fram, and several Swing/Social dance events in Westchester.
Her Top Ten
Love me or Leave me…Sammy Davis Jr.
I’ll be Seeing You…Barbara Morrison
On a Slow Boat to China…Bette Midler
Topsy…Count Basie
And the Angels Sing…Etta Jones
Plenty…Erika Badu
Hit the Road Jack…Ray Charles
Muddy Water…Aretha Franklin
The Way You Look Tonight…Billie Holiday
Fine Brown Frame…Nellie Kutcher
DJ Chops
New York, NY Chad has been a solid swing DJ since the late nineties neo-swing rebirth. He
will be featuring mostly medium tempo, late 40's and early 50's R&B,
Doo Wop and Rock'n'Roll -- ALL deep rhythm and all super dance-able. He'll
be mixing in a bit of loungier vocal stuff from the same period (Julie London,
Eartha Kitt, Peggy Lee, etc), and sometimes some twangy.....gems. Unless
modern groups genuinely sound like the old stuff (ie, Big Sandy, Mighty Blue
Kings, etc), he will usually stay authentic. His Top Ten
Fujiyama Mama -- Annisteen Allen
Deacon Moves In -- Little Esther & The Dominos
Sure Cure For the Blues -- The Four Jacks
Sixteen Tons -- Tennessee Ernie Ford
Think -- The Five Royals
Smoky Joe's Cafe -- The Robins
Kisses Sweeter Than Wine -- Jimmy Robins
Pretty Girls Everywhere -- Big Sandy
Hound Dog -- Big Mama Thornton
King of The Road -- Roger Miller
Paolo Pasta Lanna
Paolo focuses
on those recordings that have big sound, a real swingin' groove and the Hammond B3 is one instrument you'll definitely hear during his sets. When
vocals are involved, Paolo always pushes the special jewels of NY like Etta Jones and Irene Reid. Paolo started building his collection of jazz and
swing 25 years ago. He's a solid music provider for the New York Lindy crowd
and he began his music consulting /DJing at
Swing 46 providing them with solid standards and
unique collection that spans 70 years.
Paolo has been in DJ rotation at the
New York Swing Dance Society (Irving Plaza) since the late 1990's and had been
featured at: Bill Cameron's New Year's Extravaganza 2006, Swingin' New England 2006, Rock
That Swing Munich Germany, ULX Utah Lindy Exchange
2006, Summer Jamboree Dance Camp Italy, Frim Fram Club 412 NYC,
Connolly's NYC, MidSummer Night Swing at Lincoln Center NYC (1999-present),
Dog House San Francisco, Lindy Groove Pasadena,CA, Jacks
Joint Fridays at Jack Rose NYC (2000-2004), Cache in Times Square NYC (2001-2003),
Nells NYC (2002-2003), Supper Club NYC (1999-2003), Pier
25 Hudson River Park, The Manhattan Center Dance Party NYC (2002)
DogHouseHop NYC (2002), 92nd Street Y NYC (2003), The American
Lindy Hop Championships Stamford, CT Frim Fram Jam Swing 46 NYC (2001-2003
His Top Ten
Ain't That Love - Bill Henderson & Jimmy Smith
Celery Stalks At Midnight - The Big 18
Hallelujah, I Love Him So - Ella Fitzgerald
For Dancers Only - Billy May & His Orchestra
Love Is Just Around The Corner - Duke Ellington
I'm Walkin' - Irene Reid
Volare - Earl Grant
Things Have Got to Change - Dennis Rowland
Jump Session - Slim & Slam
Jumpin At The Woodside - Count Basie
Yes Sir, That's My Baby - Frank Sinatra
