Hot Mess (July 9-11 2010)

Hot Mess (July 9-11, 2010)

Live Music

The Loose Marbles

Inspired by New Orleans musical legends of the early 20th century and the musicians who played Preservation Hall during the traditional jazz revival of the 1960s, Loose Marbles are dedicated to playing traditional jazz in true New Orleans style, collectively and with lots of soul. The group is led by clarinetist Michael Magro, creator of the "time machine", and trumpet player Ben Polcer, a second generation traditional jazz player whose parents at one time owned Eddie Condon's Jazz Club in NYC. You can find Loose Marbles around New Orleans playing regularly on Royal Street at Fritzels European Jazz Pub, One Eyed Jacks, and wherever swing dancers congregate.

Glenn Crytzer and his Syncopators

The Syncopators are a jazz band dedicated to the popular music of the 1920's, 1930's and early 1940's. Founded in 2007 by band leader Glenn Crytzer, the group has become a favorite among dancers and jazz fans in the Seattle area. Their musical influences include Benny Goodman, Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, John Kirby, Jelly Roll Morton, and more. The group has been featured at Camp Jitterbug, the Seattle Lindy Exchange, the Emerald City Blues Festival, the Savoy Swing Jam, the Century Masters' Weekend, Harlem Nights, and the Killer Diller Ball, and is the house band at Seattle's Historic Century Ballroom.

Recorded Music

We have an exciting line-up of reknowned local DJs for your listening and dancing pleasures.

Graham Hunter

Graham hails from LA but now lives in Philly. He likes his jazz sweet and hot. He has been a LaB Tech and organizer for about a year and a half and has been dancing for about 8. When Graham started listening to hazz for the first time he was about 18 and he never looked back. His favorite artist right now, hmm... Fats Waller.

Dan Repsch

Dan is a Philadelphia native whose obsession with music has been life-long. He’s taken to DJing because he loves sharing his music, inspiring other dancers, and guiding the energy of a dance. He’s constantly challenging himself to bring new material to his fellow dancers and works hard to offer a variety of music in his sets that stays true to the roots of the dance. He loves all styles of music and his sets tend more toward vintage-style jazz and blues, but he can bring the funk if the dance calls for it.

Dan was a primary instructor and DJ at Penn State until his graduation, and since his return to Philadelphia has become a regular DJ for Philly’s many weekly dances. Dan has traveled to teach and DJ at exchanges and dances across several states on the east coast.

Emily Fleck

Emily’s preoccupation with swing-era music began with a book report on Glenn Miller in 8th grade. She escaped the late 1990s mostly unscathed and began dancing lindy hop in 2001, balboa and blues in 2004, and fusion in 2006. Her lindy hop flavor favors Basie and Ellington-style standards mixed with smatterings of early rock 'n' roll and country swing. Harry James, trombone solos, and washboards make her happy. She resides in Philadelphia with a trumpet player who recently toured with the still-swingin’ Glenn Miller Orchestra. Isn’t life ironic?