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Kim Massie and the Solomon Douglas Swingtet
The ELLA Swing Dance Club is hosting Kim Massie and the Solomon Douglas Swingtet on Wednesday, November 10 at Agate Hall. Agate Hall features a large wood dance floor and plenty of auditorium-style seating for everyone to enjoy the music. For those who don’t know how to dance, there is a beginning swing lesson at 7 p.m. No experience or partner necessary.
Kim Massie
Kim Massie, a St. Louis musical icon, serves up a platter of Blues, Jazz, R&B, Gospel and Funk with sweet, sassy and soulful sounds. She is proud to have shared the stage with many of the blues greats and rocked the St. Louis riverfront with Cyndi Lauper. A gifted vocalist, musical actress and corporate commercial artist, she has received numerous awards and acclaim.
“When Kim Massie sings her brand of Jazz and Blues, her voice gently grabs your soul and leads it someplace where inhibitions melt and smiles are currency. She hits notes tenaciously enough to karate chop through oak and emits chords tender enough to lull a newborn baby” D. Bass, STL Post Dispatch
Kim performs nationally and in Europe. She is a true storyteller in song and stage persona. She makes her audiences laugh and cry while she hugs the rhythm of their hearts. She has released four albums including her most recent The Best of Kim Massie.
For music samples, visit Kim Massie’s Myspace Page or her website: kimmassie.net.
The Solomon Douglas Swingtet
Solomon Douglas is a jazz pianist and bandleader, whose various bands have played at more than fifty exchanges, camps, workshops and other dance events in North America, Asia and Australia. His experience as both a swing dancer and instructor gives him a deeper understanding of the music swing and blues dancers love.
The Solomon Douglas Swingtet is a ten-piece dance band whose repertoire is rooted in Count Basie and Duke Ellington, with other big band standards and classic jazz tunes thrown in as well. Although they often cater to a crowd that prefers up-tempo classic swing, their repertoire also includes a delicious mix of blues music, ranging from the early slow-drags of Duke Ellington (“The Mooche”), through the swing-era big band blues music of Erskine Hawkins (“After Hours”), to the modern big band blues of the 1950s (Basie’s “I Needs To Be Bee’d With”, Ellington’s “Jeep’s Blues”), up through the more progressive music of Oliver Nelson (“Stolen Moments”) and Quincy Jones (“Funk Junction”).
For more information about Solomon Douglas visit: solomondouglas.com
ELLA Swing Dance Club
ELLA is a volunteer-run swing dance club that is dedicated to expanding Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Balboa, Shag, Charleston and Blues in Eugene, Oregon. Their volunteers work together to host a weekly swing dance on Wednesday nights at Agate Hall. They also teach lessons including series classes and private lessons and perform at community events.
For more info about the ELLA Swing Dance Club visit: eugenelindy.com
Live Music and Dancing
- Kim Massie and the Solomon Douglas Swingtet
- Wednesday, November 10
- Agate Hall, 1787 Agate St. Eugene, OR
- Beginning Swing Lesson w/ Nathen & Elizabeth: 7–8pm
- Beginning Blues Lesson w/ Sigh O’Nara & Aiola Komenda from Eugene Blues: 7-8pm
- Live Music & Dancing: 8–10pm
- $8 Students; $10 Community
- No partner or experience necessary
- RSVP on Facebook