LindyGroove DJs...

Brian Abe (San Diego) has DJed at many events and clubs including the FireHouse in San Diego. bio coming soon...

Hilary Alexander  has been a vital part of the LA swing scene for over ten years, and is the creator of Camp Hollywood and the National Jitterbug Championships, as well as the vocalist for Jonathan Stout's Campus Five and The Jonathan Stout Orchestra. The daughter of a jazz pianist, Hilary was raised to have a great appreciation of the music of the swing era and a desire to spread the love of this music through her DJing, event, and band.

Some favorite tunes:
Boogie Blues - Gene Krupa & Anita O'Day
Jamaica Jam - Teddy Powell
Gang Busters - The Cats & The Fiddle
I've Found a New Baby - Sidney Bechet
Lavender Coffin - Lionel Hampton
Main Stem - Duke Ellington
Man From Mars - Artie Shaw
Dance of the Gremlins - Count Basie
Minor's A Muggin' - Duke Ellington & Tommy Dorsey
Love Me or Leave Me - Sammy Davis Jr version
Half Tight Boogie - The Campus Five (natch!)

Jeramie Anderson   currently claims Austin Texas as his home. He has been Lindy Hopping
for a little over three years obsessively and is one
of the founders of austinlindyhop.com, one of Austin's newest dance
companies. Jeramie currently DJs around Texas for The Austin Swing Syndicate
(a non profit swing organization), San Antonio Swing Dance Society, and The
Jazz Cafe (one of Austin's weekly LindyHop venues). He
recently DJed for the Austin Lindy Exchange, New Orleans Lindy Gras,the
Texas Swing Riots, Djed at Swing Break in San Diego, and at the Santa
Barbara Lindy Exhange. Jeramie draws his musical interest from about
seventeen years of drumming experience, the last eight or so in Big Band
Jazz and Swing, Electric Blues, and Texas Blues.

Groovable Swing/Jazz:
Gene Harris - Concord Years
City Rhythm Orchestra - Swingin Blue
Oscillatin Rhythm - Greatest Swing Hits
B.B. King - Blues Summitt
The Big 18 - Live Echoes Of The Swingin' Big Band
Count Basie - En Concert in de 1960's
Ramsey Lewis - Finest Hour
Oscar Peterson - As Selected by Ray Brown
Dianne Schuur and the Count Basie Orchestra
Jeannie & Jimmy Cheatham - Concord Jazz Heritage Series
Ella Fitzgerald - Ultimate Ella
Lou Rawls- Lou Live! 1966 Capitol
Harry James - Still Harry After All These Years
Barrett Deems - Groovin Hard
Jennie Lobel - He Aint Got Rhythm
Victrola - Victrola
Carmen McRae - Here to Stay
Del Paxton - Time to Blow

Giselle Anguizola is a student and preservationist of classic Jazz. Her research has focused on the beginnings of Jazz through the swing era, where she has learned not only about the music of the time, but also about the lives of the musicians. As a dancer, she has a thorough knowledge of what Lindy Hoppers enjoy dancing to; and is also accommodating to peoples' tastes. She has traveled to numerous Jazz festivals and dejayed all over the world at several exchanges, camps, and events. As a passionate Jazz aficionado, Giselle believes that improvisation is the bind that holds Jazz music and dance as one entity.

Some Favorites:
Eddie Condon- "Madame Dynamite"
Django Reinhardt "At The Jimmy's Bar"
Django Reinhardt "Georgia on My Mind"
Fats Waller "The Moon is Low"
Fats Waller "Lulu's Back in Town"
Lil Johnson "Take it Easy Greasy"
Sidney Bechet "Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me"
Sidney Bechet "Rose Room"
Jelly Roll Morton "Shake It"
Julia Lee "Sweet Lotus Blossom"
Billie Holiday "I Hear Music"
Billie Holiday "Swing! Brother, Swing!"

Greg Avakian has been teaching Lindy Hop and West Coast Swing for over 10 years in Philadelphia, PA. Greg has taught or DJed in 9 Philly clubs and has taught workshops in 11 states as well as Europe and Canada. His local dance, The Philadelphia Lindy Project (PLP) is the most popular weekly dance in Philly and is dedicated to "Groove" Style Lindy.
This year Greg is invited to teach and/or DJ at: Bill Cameron's New Years Event (MA), The American Lindy Hop Championships (CT), Frankie Manning's birthday party (NYC), North Atlantic Dance Championships (NJ), Jitterbug Jam (CA), Montreal International Swing Dance Festival (Canada), Beantown (MA), Lincoln Center's midsummer night's swing (NYC), Boston Tea Party (MA) and more.

Some fav. tunes:
The great city - Les McCann
Smack dab in the middle - Gene Harris/Jack McDuff
Greasy sack blues - Woody Herman
Makin' bread again - Gene Harris & 3 sounds
Hard times - Houston Person
You're the one - Hank Crawford
C-jam blues - Lincoln Center Orch.
Jump Ditty - Joe Carroll
Take the A train - Oscar Peterson
2 O'clock jump - Harry James
Good rockin' tonight - Jimmy Witherspoon
Dat dere - Oscar Brown
September in the rain - Joe Williams
Kentucky Avenue - Duke Ellington

Some fav CDs:
BluElla - Ella Fitzgerald
Trumpet blues - Harry James
From the age of swing - Dick Hyman
Breakfast dance and barbeque - Basie
On the sunny side of the street - Ella and Basie
Swingin' live - George Gee
Down home blues - Gene Harris and Jack McDuff
The 'Spoon concerts - Jimmy Witherspoon
Legendary Lou Rawls - Lou Rawls
No regrets - Ernie Andrews

Jeremy Barwick (a.k.a. JB) has recently spent way too much money buying CDs,
in a desperate attempt to sate his gnawing hunger for swing dance
music. Though he finds himself hopelessly addicted to groovy music, he
loves classic swing and hopes that someday, more dancers in his hometown
of San Diego will embrace the faster, old school music from the golden era
of lindy hop. He also hopes to one day be a really good lindy hopper, but
until then, he is content to stumble around the dance floor making a fool
of himself. He readily accepts donations to the "Jeremy Barwick CD
Collection Fund."

A few of JB's favorite songs (in no particular order):

Your father's mustache -- Woody Herman
Uptown Sop -- Gene Harris
Begin the Beguine -- Artie Shaw
Well, Git It! -- Tommy Dorsey
Happy Go Lucky Local (A.K.A. Night Train) -- Oscar Peterson
Jivin' With Jarvis -- Lionel Hampton
Let Me Off Uptown -- Roy Eldridge, Gene Krupa, Anita O'day
Organ Grinder's Swing -- Buster Smith
Cement Mixer -- Slim Gaillard
Down Home Blues -- Gene Harris
One O'Clock Jump -- Count Basie
For Dancers Only -- Jimmy Lunceford
Topsy -- Benny Goodman
Juke Box -- Sugar Ray's Flying Fortress

Kia has been dancing since 1996 and what keeps him with it is the music.
He has helped promote 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica,  Suzy Q’s, Shorty George and  Satin Ballroom in LA.

Some of Kia's timeless favorites:
Duke Ellington - Cool Rock / Black Beauty
Eddie Reed / Duke / Lincoln Center Orch. C Jam Blues
Count Basie / Ella Shiny Stockings
Count Basie - Moten Swing / Corner Pocket
George Gee / Count Splanky
George Gee - Blues for Stephanie / Four Five Six
Eva Cassidy / Ella Blue Skies
Lavay Smith / Barbara Morrison / Joe Williams Going to Chicago
Oscar Peterson Summertime / Moten Swing
Steve Lucky - Play it Cool
Tiny Bradshaw - Soft

Ron Bloom has been spinning swing music in San Diego for three years. He
can be heard regularly at the Firehouse. He's also played at Swingout
Northwest, and exchanges in Denver and Chicago. Ron tastes aren't limited
to any one style of swing, he plays anything that will get a crowd moving,
from Jump Blues to Big Band to groovy jazz. His swing CD review website
features reviews of over 400 Swing CDs and is a well-known source of
information, recommendations and links for swing music lovers. See:
http://www.swingorama.com/music/ronsrevshome.html

Ron's recent favorite CDs:
The Swing Session - Whispering Grass
Ramsey Lewis - Finest Hour
Count Basie - Breakfast Dance & Barbeque
Gene Harris - Best of the Concord Years
Stacey Kent - Let Yourself Go
Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue
Jennie Löbel - He Ain't Got Rhythm
Mary Stallings - Manhattan Moods

Ron's always favorite CDs:
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella & Basie
Benny Goodman - B.G. in Hi-Fi
Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra - Swingin' the Century
Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis - Live In Swing City
Oscar Peterson Trio - Night Train
Glenn Miller - The Secret Broadcasts
Maxine Sullivan and her Jazz All-Stars - A Tribute to Andy Razaf
Jimmy Witherspoon - Jazz Me Blues
Mighty Blue Kings - Meet Me in Uptown
Jellyroll - Hoo-Dee-A-Da
Indigo Swing - All Aboard
Various Artists - Oscillatin' Rhythm
Risqué Rhythms - Nasty 50's R&B - Various Artists

Bill Borgida (Ithaca NY) http://www.billborgida.com/
Bill has been Swing Dancing for over 18 years, and teaching Lindy Hop
for 8. Over the years Bill's emphasis on strong technique has touched
many dancers, a disproportionate number of whom have gone on to
international acclaim.
Bill has been privileged to teach all over the world, including
Sweden (Herrang), Finland, France, London, and Singapore, as well as
at numerous camps and events throughout the US and Canada. He is
regularly invited to judge at national competitions.
Bill's passion for social Lindy Hop is as strong as his passion for the music.
He is so happy to share his love of both on his West Coast visits.

Bill's Top dozen CDs/artists:
Spotlight on Lou Rawls: Great Gentlemen of Song
Harry James: Trumpet Blues
Ella and Louis, also Ella and Louis Again
Louis Armstrong meets Oscar Peterson
Count Basie: Atomic Basie, Breakfast Dance and BBQ
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis: Live in Swing City
Ella: Bluella
Lionel Hampton: Tempo and Swing
Nina Simone: the Bethlehem recordings (import)
Slim and Slam: anything
Fats Waller & His Rhythm: the Middle & Late Years (Bluebird collections)
Gene Harris: anything

Brien Brown  is a well travelled dancer and DJ who has been a part of
events all over the world as well as being a popular DJ among the locals
in Seattle. Spinning all kinds of swing music, he doesn't claim to be a
historian by any measure; just likes to play music that gets people
dancing and having a good time. Favorite artists include Duke, Count, The
Lionel Hampton Big Band, Ella, Carmen Mcrae

Favorite Songs as of August 2004
1. Carmen McRae - Perdido
2. Love Letters - Les McCann
3. Kidney Stew - Lionel Hampton Big Band
4. Let's Do It - Ella Fitzgerald
5. Kentucky Ave. - Duke Ellington
6. Honeysuckle Rose - Fats Waller
7. Lester Leaps In - Lester Young/Basie
8. Give Me A Pigfoot - Nina Simone
9. Lady Be Good - Artie Shaw
10.Spirit is Willing - Count Basie

Reuben Brown Specializing in 1930's Jazz, the music of Harlem, and an all around Duke Ellington fanatic, Reuben has been DJing Swing and Jazz Music ALL eras for over 3 years... and dancing to it for over 5. From Los Angeles, to Houston, to Minneapolis, to Seattle, he has spun for a wide variety of dancers at numerous venues and special events.

Top 10 "Classic" Albums:
-Count Basie and his Orchestra, The Best of Early Basie (Decca)
-Casa Loma Orchestra, Boneyard Shuffle (Hep Records)
-Charlie Christian, Genius of Electric Guitar (Giants of Jazz)
-Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, The Blanton-Webster Band (RCA Bluebird)
-Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra, Classics (Jazz Archives)
-Earl Hines and his Orchestra, 1937 - 1939 (Chronological)
-Andy Kirk and his Twelve Clouds of Joy, Mary's Idea (Decca)
-Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra, For Dancers Only (Decca)
-Artie Shaw and his Orchestra, Begin the Beguine (RCA Bluebird)
-Chick Webb and his Orchestra, Spinnin' the Webb (Decca)
-Teddy Wilson and his Orchestra, Jumpin' For Joy (Hep Records)
Top 10 "Modern" Albums:
-Louis Armstrong, Satch Plays Fats (Columbia)
-Count Basie and his Orchestra, Atomic Swing (Roulette)
-Miles Davis, Birth of the Cool (Capital)
-Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, Complete at Newport '56 (Columbia)
-Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, Soul Call (Verve)
-Duke Ellington and Count Basie, The Count Meets The Duke (Columbia)
-Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra, Reunion at Newport '67 (RCA Bluebird)
-Johnny Hodges, Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges (Impulse)
-Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Live In Swing City (Sony)
-Oscar Peterson Trio, Night Train (Verve)

Kristin Buxton is one of the regular DJs in the Portland area. She
started DJing early in 2001, not entirely voluntarily, but has
since decided that she really enjoys it. Besides DJing regularly at the
Viscount Ballroom, she has made guest appearances in Seattle, Vancouver, and
Denver.

Favorite Tunes (for today):
Pink Martini - Sympathique
Chris Connor - Summertime
Count Basie - Splanky
Jeannie & Jimmy Cheatham - Comin' Back to South Chicago
Hadda Brooks - Miss Brown to You
Barbara Morrison - Fever
Ray Charles - Hard Times
Oscar Peterson - Moten Swing
Lily Wilde - Mister Five by Five
Gene Harris - Don't Get Around Much Anymore

Steve Conrad has been teaching/performing Lindy hop and East Coast Swing for over 11 years. He has taught at the Desert Dance camp in Las Vegas and Laughlin, Carnage Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA, Albuquerque, NM, and throughout Europe. He worked with the Mercury hip hop squad, the Phoenix Suns dancers, and the Arizona Sidewinders, teaching or performing at half time. He also performed with the Judds for the Millennium New Years Eve reunion (and taught Ashley Judd aerials backstage). Steve has taught more than 15,000 people how to dance through workshops and clubs, school districts, classes at Borders Books, and over 10 years of lindy hop classes in Arizona. He was also the promoter/DJ/instructor for the Bash on Ash for 5 years. In the past 11 years Steve has produced over 90 concerts including Indigo Swing, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Royal Crown Revue, Sam Butera (of Louis Prima fame), the Count Basie Tribute at the Biltmore Resort, and more. For 9 years he presented the "New Year Swing Jam" with Frankie Manning. Steve has been a jazz host on KJZZ 91.5 FM (NPR and Jazz ) for over 7 years and teaches jazz/dance history in schools.

Top 11 songs as of 4/18/07
On Revival Day - LaVern Baker
Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me - Sidney Bechet
Shout, Sister, Shout - Lucky Millender with Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Fine Brown Frame - Nellie Lutcher
Rockhouse - Big Maybelle
Fever - Jimmy Smith
If You Live - Mose Allison
Laff, Slam, Laff - Slam Stewart
Alright, Okay, you Win - Joe Williams (groovy trio version)
Count's Place - Ella Fitzgerald
Things Ain't What they Used to Be - Johnny Hodges

Vicky Chan Bio coming soon...

Benji Cherney hails from Los Angeles, and currently resides there, although he started lindy hopping in San Francisco in 1996. It did not take long before he was completely obsessed with swing and jazz. One form of swing or another has always been a part of Benji's life, seeing as he spends his days as a PGA golf professional teaching at Valencia Country Club. He has DJed at The Dog House, The Metronome Ballroom, and was resident DJ and instructor at Café Cocomo. He has also DJed in Herrang, at Hop The Millenium, the 100 Club in London, and on JazzFM in Ireland. Benji's upcoming appearance at Lindygroove marks his triumphant return to one of his passions.

Fav. Cd's:
1. Oscar Peterson- Night Train
2. The Count Meets the Duke- First Time!
3. Slim Gaillard- Groove Juice Special
4. Jimmy Witherspoon- Singin' the Blues
5. Al Smith- Hear My Blues
6. Jimmy Smith-Verve 'Jazz Masters #29'
7. Joe Williams-Nothin' But the Blues
8. Lionel Hampton- You Better Know It!!!
9. Lou Rawls- Live!
10. Esther Phillips- Burnin'

Jeremy Cook (a.k.a.  J.C.) Has been dancing lindy hop since 1991 and
teaching since 1997. Learing to dance first from
Jonathan Bixby and Silvia Sykes, he has also studied
with PBDA, Steven Mitchell, Ryan Francois, The Rhythm
Hotshots, Frankie Manning, and many others. J.C.,
though Savoy style at heart, dances a unique blend of
different lindy hop styles. A vital dancer and
teacher in the Sacramento/Davis swing scene, J.C.
taught and DJed at many local venues. In 1999, J.C.
left Northern California to take a Lindy hop
specialist/dancer position in the Broadway-style show,
"Work That Skirt" at the Reno Hilton, which ran for
the year 2000. Now back at home in LA, JC continues
to teach and promote Lindy hop and DJ at clubs, camps
and exchanges locally and nationally.

Favorite Albums (in no particular order):

1. Swingin Live-George Gee and His Make Believe Ballroom Orchestra
2. Walk'Em-Buddy Johnson and His Orchestra
3. Jazz Me Blues-Jimmy Witherspoon
4. Getting Along All Right-Barbara Morrison
5. Stormy Monday-Lou Rawls with Les McCann
6. En Concert in Europe-Count Basie and His Orchestra
7. Satch and Josh-Count Basie with Oscar Peterson
8. Jacquet's Got It!-Illinios Jacquet And His Big Band
9. Live From Greenwich Village-Buck Clayton Live
10. My Baby Just Cares For Me-Nina Simone

Favorite Songs (In no particular order) :
1. Stormy Monday-Barbara Morrison
2. I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water-Lou Rawls/Les McCann
3. Blues for Stephanie-George Gee
4. Three Buckets of Jive-Illinios Jacquet
5. Cry To Me-Solomon Burke
6. Buns' Blues-Satch and Josh
7. Meet BB-Count Basie
8. Smack Dab In The Middle-Gene Harris/Jack McDuff
9. Splanky-Count Basie
10. Frankie and Johnny-Sam Cooke

Jim Cruzen and Margie Adams are based in San Diego and have been dance partners for 3 years. They own 2toGroove Dance Instruction, teach full time, run one of San Diego's most popular venues "All Things Swing & More" and love it! These two can easily be described as extremely musical dancers and amazing teachers. As dancers, they're known for their creative style, effortless movement and incredible connection. As teachers, their patience, inspiration, and ability to "break it down" is well worth any dancers time. Together they have over 15 years of varied dance experience; 6 years of that in Lindy/Swing. Recognized as quality instructors, they have also taught on the national level over the past 2 years. Needless to say, they love it all. Their favorite dances include all styles of Lindy, Balboa, Carolina Shag, West Coast Swing and Argentine Tango.
Additionally, Jim Cruzen deejays regularly in SD and loves to keep everyone on the dance floor. He also enjoys guest deejaying and looks to do more of it. From Big Band to Jump Blues, Dixieland to Funk, Groovie Blues to classic ol' skool... You never know what you're gonna get next! Whatever it takes to keep those happy feet movin'! 

A Quick List of Favorites:
Lou Rawls
Ernestine Anderson
Slim Gaillard
Count Basie
Nina Simone
Ella Fitzgerald
Louis Armstrong
Charlie Christian
Oscar Peterson
Helen Humes
Sarah Vaughn

Mike Dancel has been teaching, DJing, and promoting swing within the Colorado
Springs area since 1998. Mike founded Swing in the Springs  and recently co-founded Focus On Lindy.  Mike is constantly in search of new swinging jazz  tunes to keep the dance floor packed and has been a featured guest DJ at  the last 3 Denver Lindy Exchanges, Utah Lindy Exchange, and he regularly guest DJ's in Denver through out the year.

Here are Mike's must have albums:
Barbara Morrison - Live at the 9:20 Special
Jimmy Witherspoon - Jazz Me Blues
Gene Harris - The Best of the Concord Years
Buddy Johnson - Walk'em
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra - Live in Swing City
Frankie Manning's Really Swingin'
Joe Williams - Everyday: The Best of the Verve Years
Ernestine Anderson -- The Concord Jazz Heritage Series

Tina "Sweet T" Davis (Texas) started doing the DJ thang in 2003 in the great state of Florida and now calls Texas her home, splitting time between Dallas and Austin. Tina spins a mix of styles for her Lindy, Blues and occasional West Coast sets, but it's all gotta have a little "ass" to it. In addition to spinning her fave tunes in Texas, Tina has been a featured DJ at dance exchanges and workshops across the US and Canada and hosts her own monthly Blues dance called "The Back Room". She's also been known to help organize events like the Austin Blues Party and teach at Blues Boot Camp (Dallas) in her copious free time. She also has an unhealthy devotion to the University of Florida Gators and 80's music, but don't hold that against her. You can check out SweetTProductions for more info on her exploits.

Tina's Faves as of Right Now (January 2008)
In no particular order...
Songs
Damn near anything by Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald or Sam Cooke
Savoy Blues - Wolverines Jazz Band of Bern
New orleans Bump or Jungle Blues - Wynton Marsalis
Let There Be Love - Monster Big Band
Song of the volga Boatmen - Glenn Miller Orchestra
Half Tight Boogie - Jonathan Stout Orchestra
Souvenirs de la Nouvelle Orleans - Sidney Bechet
Four or Five Times - Kid Ory
Destination Moon - Topsy Chapman
One O'Clock Jump or Vine Street Rumble - Ernie Krivda Orchestra

CDs
Damn near anything by Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald or Sam Cooke
James Hunter - People Gonna Talk
Barbara Morrison - Live at 9:20 Special
Amy Winehouse - Back in Black
Christabel and the Jons - Love and Circumstances
Solomon Douglas swingtet - Swingmatism
Kansas City - Movie Soundtrack
Helen Humes - Deed I Do
Gotan Project - La Revancha del Tango or Lunatico
Anything by Sting or The Police


Solomon Douglas is a musician, bandleader, and lindy hop instructor from Toronto, whose three bands (Back Pocket,   the Solomon Douglas Swingtet and Corner Pocket) have been among the most popular dance bands among lindy hoppers all over North America and worldwide since 2000. His DJ style reflects his understanding of the music and the dance from the standpoints of both musician and dancer.

Top 10 artist list:
Count Basie
Duke Ellington
Ella Fitzgerald
Erroll Garner
Dizzy Gillespie
Gene Harris
Diana Krall
Oscar Peterson
Joe Williams
Jimmy Witherspoon

John Dyer After moving to Colorado he's been regularly spinning in Denver, Boulder, and Colorado Springs. He co hosts Pearl Street Swing and Blues in Boulder (with Shana Worel), has also DJ'ed at DLX for the past 6 years, and recently at the Denver Blues Summit. Colorado is host to some of the most awesome, yet diverse dancers, and John likes to spin for them all, keeping everyone on the dance floor and having a good time.
Dancing and teaching in Boulder, CO

All time favorite CDs
-Buddy Johnson - Walk 'Em
-Louis Armstrong - Satch Plays Fats
-Count Basie - Live At Newport
-Lou Rawls with Less McCann - Stormy Monday
-Nina Simone - Bittersweet
-The Big 18 - (More) Live Echoes of the Swinging Bands
-Jimmy Witherspoon - Jazz Me Blues

Current Favorite CDs
-Hal Smith and His California Swing Cats - Swing Brother Swing
-Johnny Hodges - Proper Box Set
-Jonah Jones - I Dig Jonah
-Jonathan Stout and His Campus Five - Jammin' The Blues
-Duke Ellington, Private Collection Vol. 6 - 1956 California Dance Dates
-Artie Shaw - The Complete Grammercy Five Sessions

Mark Eckstein has appeared on Broadway in Gypsy of the Year, at Carnegie Hall in An Evening With Dudley Moore, and in the 2nd national tour of The Original Broadway Swing! He has also appeared in the first and second workshops of the new hit show Swango: The Fusion. Mark is a two-time American Lindy Hop Champion, North Atlantic Dance Champion, 3-time US Open classic finalist, and Phoenix Champions of Champions invitee. Though currently immersed in musical theater, with his free time Mark still enjoys teaching lindy-hop and hip hop around the country and in his hometown of New York City at Dance Manhattan, as well as DJing at various venues in his travels.
Some songs Mark likes:
You Send Me - Rachelle Ferrell
Just Sittin and a rockin' - Billy Strayhorn
Oh well oh well - the 3 sounds
Fly me to the moon - Paula West
Lady is a tramp - Count Basie
Cottontail - Benny Carter
Portrait of Louis Armstrong - Duke Ellington
Rockin in Rhythm - Oscar Peterson
Route 66 - James Cotton
Cheek to Cheek - Eva Cassidy

Drew Fansler began Lindy Hopping in 1998 in his native Chicago and DJing in
2001 and has gone onto live and be involved in the Lindy Hop
communities of Minneapolis and Nashville. Returning from a recent
hiatus, he is excited to be venturing back into the DJ booth at
LindyGroove. He has taken his DJing exploits from coast to coast to events such as
DCLX, Cleveland Exchange, Music City Mini Camp, Midwest Lindyfest,
Showdown, Windy City Lindy Exchange, Kansas City Lindy Exchange,
Orlando Lindy Exchange, and the Binge in addition to being a fixture
at University of Chicago's Java Jive, Chicago's Studio X and Fizz,
and Late Night Swing at Tapestry in Minneapolis. As part of the
Chicago Swing Dance Society, he art directed and helped co-produce
the album Struttin' With Yoko by Yoko Noge and the Jazz Me Blues Band
in 2001. Drew's foremost interest in jazz has long been the music of Kansas
City. but he plays from a collection ranging from McKinney's Cotton
Pickers to Oscar Peterson.

A few of Drew's favorite albums to dance to:
- The Legendary Buster Smith
- Jay McShann: Still Jumpin' the Blues
- Basie's Golden ’58: The Count Basie Band & Joe Williams on the West
Coast, Summer 1958
- Slim Gaillard: Laughing In Rhythm: The Best of the Verve Years
- Vic Dickenson Story 1940/46
- Pete Johnson: Chronological Classics 1939-41, 47-49
- Duke Ellington: The Blanton-Webster Band, 1941-43

Other stuff Drew digs:
- The Come Ons: Hip Check!
- Loretta Lynn: Van Lear Rose
- The Detroit Cobras: Baby
- The Mooney Suzuki: Electric Sweat
- The White Stripes: Elephant
- Bob Dylan: Bringing it all Back Home


Neil Figuracion Hailing from the barrio of East Los Angeles, Neil Figuracion was one of the first DJs in the Southern California Swing scene, spinning discs at the Hollywood Athletic Club and serving as the regular Late Night Lindy DJ at the original Memories. Always one to keep dancers on their toes, he won first place in the Best DJ competition at the Swing Kat's Ball, and is one of the perennial DJs at Camp Hollywood. He's mostly retired from playing the platters, but occasionally crawls out from under the woodwork to test drive new tunes and revive those classic favorites.

Here are some albums that I dig:
Jimmie Lunceford: Stomp it Off
Risque Rhythm: Nasty 50s R&B
Spiked! The Music of Spike Jones
Jack Teagarden: A Hundred Years from Today
Nellie McKay: Get Away From Me
George Siravo: Swingin' in Studio A

I like to play tunes that make me dance:
Honeysuckle Rose: Who doesn't play this song?
A Porter's Lovesong to a Chambermaid: Bonebrake Syncopators
What You Feel: Sweet (from the Once More with Feeling soundtrack)
Savoy Blip: Jonathan Stout and the Campus Five
A Smooth One: Charlie Christian
Shave 'em Dry: Asylum Street Spankers

Peter Flahiff has been lindy hopping since 1994 and has since had the great
fortune to teach and perform all over the world. With the exception of a
one-year hiatus, Peter has been DJing swing venues EVERY SINGLE WEEK for TEN
straight years. From the late, much-lamented days of Pointe 705 in Hermosa
Beach to twice-weekly house DJ status at the amazing Atomic Ballroom in
Irvine, Peter always packs the floors and moves the crowd. He has also been
thrilled to DJ in Europe and across the United States at dance camps and
venues. He prides himself on playing anything he feels SWINGS and does not
limit his DJing to any particular style or era.

Peter can never ever pick his top ten songs, since they change often.
Sometimes hourly. But as of this writing (in a Starbucks in Orange County
sometime in early 2006) he likes to play these ten songs:

Moten Swing -- Oscar Peterson (always. always and forever.)
I'll Always Be In Love With You -- Count Basie, Live at the Savoy Ballroom
in 1938
Easy Does It -- The Big 18
A Smooth One -- Charlie Christian with the Benny Goodman Sextet
Temptation -- Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
Killin' Jive -- The Cats and The Fiddle
The Dicty Glide -- Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra
Half Tight Boogie -- Pete Johnson
King Porter Stomp -- Harry James
Money's Gettin Cheaper -- Jimmy Witherspoon

Peter's Favorites as of 9/2004:
Moten Swing -- Oscar Peterson
C-Jam Blues -- Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
Wailing Interval -- Duke Ellington Orchestra
King Porter Stomp -- Kansas City Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Cheek to Cheek -- Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
East of the Sun -- Diana Krall
I'll Always Be In Love With You -- Count Basie Live at the Savoy 1938
Streamliner -- BIll Elliott Swing Orchestra
Everybody Get Together -- Teddy Johnson
Sent For You Yesterday -- Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers

Carl Flores has been dancing for nine years where his love for the music and dance of the swing era inspired him to add DJing to the mix over the last couple of years. He loves to spin tunes for his dance hometown of San Diego at various venues including the Firehouse, Lindy By The Bay and All Thing Swing. With his main goal to keep the dance floor swinging, Carl plays everything from standards to jump blues and big band. As for rumors of a wannabe crooner behind the mic, his reply was: “pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!”

A Sampler of Carl’s Favorite CDs:
Barbarra Morrison – Live at the 9:20 Special
Count Basie and Joe Williams – The Greatest!
Ella and Louis - Ella and Louis Again
Count Basie - Breakfast Dance & Barbeque
Campus Five- Jammin’ the Blues
Hal’s Angels – And the Angels Swing
Nat King Cole – The World of Nat King Cole
Cab Calloway – Are You Hep To the Jive?
Various Artists- Big Bands in Hi-Fi

10 of Carl’s Favorite Songs (as of early 2007):
Too Darn Hot - Ell Fitzgerald
Opus One – Mill Brothers
Four or Five Times - Joe Williams
A-Tisket, A-Tasket – Ella / Manhattan Transfer
I Love Being Here With You – Barbara Morrison
Bounce Me Brother With A Solid Four – Andrews Sisters
Everybody Eats When The Come To My House – Cab Calloway
Traveling Baby – Ernie Andrews with the Maxwell Davis Orchestra
Massachusetts – Campus Five
Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee- Hal’s Angels
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Didier "Charmin' Dee" Jean Francois Montreal, Quebec, Canada
was introduced to swing 1998 he is a founder and current  president of the Swinging Air Force Entertainment Group
He also runs Canada's National Swing Competition, the ECSC.

15 Songs that he really likes:
Hide Away -- Glamour Puss
Lock & Key -- Victrola
I Just Wanna Make Love to You -- Jimmy Smith
Big Spender -- Peggy Lee
Footprints on the Ceiling -- Mississippi Heat
Hymn to Freedom -- Oliver Jones
720 in the Books -- Jan Savitt
Louisiana Hay Ride -- Tommy Dorsey
Love for Sale -- Oscar Peterson plays Cole Porter
I Love Being Here with You -- Diana Krall
Song of the Volga Boatmen -- Glen Miller
When the Sun Sets Down South -- Sydney Bechet
I Thought About You -- Jeremy Davenport
On the Street where you live -- Marlena Shaw
16 Tons -- Tennessee Ernie Ford

David Frutos, along with his partner Kim Clever, are nationally known instructors, competitors and judges. When home, they run the Juke Joint on Tuesday nights at Paladinos in Reseda. As a DJ, David is known for playing a wide variety of music always geared to keep the dance floor moving. To Contact: (805) 643- 2363 or email: kimclever@prodigy.net

Some of David's favorite cd's are:
Ruth Brown .....Miss Rhythm
Charlie Christian......Genius of electric Guitar
Pete Johnson..... Pete's Housewarmin Blues
The Treniers....Best of The Treniers
Chick Webb..... Strictly Jive
Lionel Hampton.....Proper Box Set
Billy Jack Wills....Crazy Man Crazy
Little Willie John......Complete King Sessions
Count Basie.....Complete Decca
Joe Turner....Big, Bad and Blue
The Cats and the Fiddle ....Hep Cats Swing Vols. 1&2

Some of My Favorite Songs
Rockin' At the Record Hop.......The Ravens
Don't Be that Way......Teddy Wilson
Six Appeal......Charlie Christian
Blue Skies......Roy Milton
Fine Dinner......Coleman Hawkins
Goin' Back to New Orleans..... Joe Liggins
Green Goon Jive......Jan Savitt
Sweet Georgia Brown......Billy Jack Wills
Cavernism.......Earl Hines& Dean Mora
Minor Struggle.....The Fly Rite Boys
Opus One........ The Mills Brothers
Blow Top......Count Basie


"Doc" Mike Gentry - I began DJ'ing in 2000. My musical influences come from my parents and grandparents, who danced and played blues. Monk, Oscar
Peterson, Wes Montgomery, Sam Cooke, and Jackie Wilson were household names in my home. My DJ'ing tastes range from Cab, Ella and Duke, through Jack McDuff and Etta James to Sam Cooke, Booker T. and even some James Brown.

10 Songs that I dig:
Miser's Serenade - Chris Connor
The Vibrator - Jack McDuff
Rockhouse - Ray Charles
Movin' and Groovin' - Sam Cooke
For Dancers Only - Duke Ellington
I Don't Want No Woman - Magic Sam
Don't Let It Happen to Me - James Brown
Disappointed - James Moody
Last Night - The Mar-Keys
I Can't Give You Anything But Love - Ella Fitzgerald from the "At Newport" album

Discovery Gerdes (AKA Disco) has been dancing for over 10 years
nationally, beginning in ballroom but finding his true
love and passion for dancing in the lindy hop. While
studying Jazz music in college, he helped develop the swing scence in his
hometown of Pittsburgh. Disco has been DJing weekly in Pittsburgh for over
2 years and has also Djed at such events as the Denver Exchange, the Pittsburgh Exchange and the
Austin Swing Riot.

Here's what Disco's listening to  (But not  necessarily playing)....
Wild Bill Davis - Blue Rabbit
Sy Oliver - Yes Indeed
Tribe Called Quest - The Love Movement
Count Basie - Straight Ahead
Dakota Staton - The Late Late Show
Brand New Heavies - Shelter
Duke Ellington - The Intimacy of the Blues
Eva Cassidy - Live at Blues Alley
Dr. Dre - The Chronic
Joe Williams - Overwhelming Joe Williams
Johnny Hodges - Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges
Jamiroquai - A Funk Odyssey
Marvin Gaye - Tribute to the Great Nat King Cole

Mandi Gould   Toronto, Canada
Mandi can be found just about anywhere these days.
Since her last hit at Lindy Groove she has been a DJ at Seattle's Camp Jitterbug,
the Vancouver Lindy Exchange, Swing City Stockholm and the St. Petersburg Swing Dance Festival.
She was head DJ in Herrang for four weeks and was the selected DJ for the 2002 World Lindy Hop Championships.

10 Current Favorite Tunes (in no particular order):
What I Did For Love -- Irene Reid
Bye Bye Love -- Shirley Horn
Goin' to Chicago -- Lou Rawls
Jones - Duke Ellington
The Party's Over - Aaron Bell
Stormy Monday - Barbara Morrison
Nature Boy - Johnny Hartman
Lotus Blossom - Jimmy Witherspoon
This Bitter Earth - Laverne Butler
Feeling Good - Nina Simone

Dax Hock Originally from San Diego he has been teaching, competing, DJing, and performing internationally for the past seven years.  Dax is now based in Osaka Japan.  He is the 2003 US Open Swing Dance Champion, the leader of N'Back, and the founder of Mecha Kucha Swing.

Favorite song list coming soon...

David Jacoby (AKA Shorty Dave) started dancing while at the University of Pennsylvania, where
he was President of the Penn Ballroom Dance Society and co-founder of West
Philly Swingers, UPenn's lindy troupe. For the past year, he has been
living and DJing a various local gigs in New York. He has DJed at many
national events such as Bill Cameron's New Year's Extravaganza, NADC, Boston
Tea Party, and many exchanges. Tending to favor the more groovy/jazzy side
of things, he is very excited to be DJing at a dance with "groove" in the
title. David has yet to meet a bigger Gene Harris fan than himself.

Some Favorite Songs:
Trios:
Down By The Riverside - Benny Green Trio
Don't Get Around Much Anymore - The Three Sounds
Shiny Stockings - Gene Harris
For Dancers Only - Junior Mance
Moten Swing - Oscar Peterson Trio
Moanin' - Bobby Timmons
You Are My Sunshine - Eddie Thompson Trio
Vocals:
Honeysuckle Rose - Eva Cassidy
Stormy Monday - Barbara Morrison
DB Blues - Lorez Alexandria
A Foggy Day - Chuck Brown
I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water - Lou Rawls
Evenin' - Joe Williams
Other:
Hard Times - Fathead Newman / Ray Charles
Rockin' In Rhythm - Duke Ellington
Blues in Hoss's Flat - Count Basie
Easy Does It - The Big 18
Kansas City Riffs - Buster Smith
Barn 12 - Harry James

Matt "Moo Cow" Jones is a founding partner of Four on the Floor, the Austin, Texas dance studio which specializes in Lindy Hop and Jazz Era dances. Matt has been teaching Swing and Lindy Hop in Austin continuously since 1996. He, and his partner in Four on the Floor, Laura Malloy, have trained a large staff of teachers. Together, they run the Four on the Floor Tuesday night classes and 9:45 dance in Austin, in addition to the annual February Texas Swing Riot. Matt has been a guest instructor in San Antonio, New Orleans and Tampa, and was on staff as an associate instructor at Lindy U in 2001 and at the BeanTown mini-camp in 2002. Over the last two years, Matt has begun to deejay extensively in Austin, San Antonio, Dallas and Houston. He deejayed at Lindy U, the Austin Lindy Exchange (2000 and 2001), the Great Southwest Lindy Fest (2002), the Albany Lindy Exchange (2002), the Eastern Canada Swing Championships (2002), BeanTown (2002), and the 2nd Anniversary of 411 in Tampa (2002). He has also been asked to deejay at S.O.N.H., the Cleveland Lindy Exchange and the Austin Lindy Exchange. For information on Four on the Floor, please go to www.fouronthefloor.com

My favorite CDs (as of today):
Count Basie - Breakfast Dance and Barbecue
Don Byas - Melody in Swing
Cats and the Fiddle - Killin' Jive
Coleman Hawkins and Chu Berry - Tenor Giants
Buddy Johnson and His Orchestra - Walk 'Em, the Decca Sessions
Etta Jones - Don't Go to Strangers
Louis Jordan - At The Swing Cats Ball
Jenny Lobel and the Swing Kings - He Ain't Got Rhythm
Jimmy Lunceford - Lunceford Special
Gene Harris & Brother Jack McDuff - Down Home Blues
Tom Mitchell & Kevin Wimmer - Double Scotch
Hot Lips Page - Jump for Joy
Django Reinhardt - All-Star Sessions
Artie Shaw - Self-Portrait
Dinah Washington - Volume 6 of the Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury
Lester Young - The "Kansas City" Sessions

13 Songs that you would hear in my set at the Fed BallRoom tonight:
Slippin' And Slidin' by Sidney Bechet
Melody in Swing by the Don Byas Quartet
Don't Knock It by the Delta Rhythm Boys
Let Me Off Uptown by Roy Ellridge ('75 Happy Time session)
Wings and Things by Duke Ellington
Esquire Bounce by Coleman Hawkins & Feather's Esquire All-Stars
Shufflin' and Rollin' by Buddy Johnson and his Orchestra
Doug the Jitterbug by Louis Jordan
Your Mother's Son-in-Law by Jennie Lobel
The Party's Over by Jack McDuff
Topsy by Tom  Mitchell and Kevin Wimmer
Grabtown Grapple by Artie Shaw
Short and Sweet by Louis Armstrong

Kalman has been hitting the magic green button throughout the southwest for several years. He has been an organizer, officer and president of the Dallas Swing Dance Society and still runs their events schedule. In addition, he has DJed many different dances and exchanges throughout the country, including the Atlanta, Austin (2 years), Dallas (2 years), Houston, Philadelphia, DC, Las Vegas & New Orleans Lindy Exchanges (2 years) as well as two stints at NYC's Swing 46.

Top 10 ~
A Tribute to Andy Razaf - Maxine Sullivan
Krazy Kapers - Duke Heitger
Breakfast Dance & BBQ - Count Basie
Blues & Things - Jimmy Rushing, Earl Hines
Satch & Josh - Count Basie, Oscar Peterson
The Columbia Master Takes - Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart
Never No Lament - Duke Ellington
Complete Decca - Count Basie
Roll 'Em - Buddy Johnson
Satch Play Fats - Louis Armstrong

Larry Kang  has been active in the lindy scene since 1998, when he was
a founding partner of Yehoodi.com. After a spell in Denver, he's back
in New York, where he currently spins Friday nights at Connolly's. A
part of the Frim Fram rotation, he's played at the Basie Centennial
and a variety of NY events.

"New" CDs I like:
Jane Monheit - Taking a Chance on Love
Various Artists - Chiaroscuro Jazz - For Dancers Only! (2004)
Diana Krall - Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival (2004) (DVD rip)
Ray Charles - Ray! Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Joss Stone - Soul Sessions
Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane
Various Artists - Lackawanna Blues Soundtrack (2005)

CDs I like: (As of 4/02)
Ella Fitzgerald : Sunshine Of Your Love (1969)
Frank Sinatra : Sinatra At The Sands (1966)
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra : Live In Swing City (1999)
Stacey Kent : Let Yourself Go (2000)
Diana Krall : When I Look In Your Eyes (1998)
Gene Harris : Best Of The Concord Years (2000)
Bobby Timmons : Moanin' Blues (1960)
Lou Rawls : Legendary Lou Rawls (1992)
Joe Carroll and the Ray Bryant Trio
Slam Stewart: Slam Bam (Black and Blue Sessions)
Betty Roche: Take the A Train (1956)
Blossom Dearie : Once Upon A Summertime (1958)

Nikki Klaus has played music for dancers at Camp Jitterbug in Seattle, Lindy Binge in LA, OC Lindy Exchange, Sugar Foot Stomp in Alhambra, The Rhythm is Jumpin' in Pasadena, Lindy on the Rocks in Denver, Swingin' the Colony in Atescadero, and is the favorite DJ at Tia Juana's in Irvine. Her style is simple: Nikki plays music that she wants to dance to.

Favorite Songs:
Blues my Naughty Sweetie Give to Me - Sidney Bechet
Exactly Like You - Django Reinhardt
Jive at Five - Count Basie
Bug Them Dice - Fat's Waller
Let's Get Happy Together - Lil Hardin-Armstrong
At Sundown - Artie Shaw
Honeysuckle Rose - Kay Star
Broadway - Count Basie
Darktown Strutters Ball - Chick Webb
Summit Ridge Drive - Artie Shaw

Marcus Koch World of Swing Some current favorites (random order):
Bill Haley's Decca Recordings
Stargazers - Back to Orbit/Rocket ship To The Moon
Dean Mora - Mr. Ghost goes to Town
Swing Session - Swing Session
Casey McGill and The Spirits of Rhythm
Red Caps - Red Caps
Bill Elliott - Call of a Jitterbug
Janis Martin - The Female Elvis (Bear Family)
Indigo Swing - All Aboard
Louis Jordan (Bear Family Box)
Chick Webb (I don't remember the CD title)
Mighty Blue Kings - Meet in uptown
Cab Calloway - Hep to the Jive
Jukebox Jamboree and Lindy Hop Jamboree (whole series 1-7)

Paolo "Pasta" Lanna began discovering the early social jazz dances while living in California in the early 90's. When he returned to New York City, he met Janice Wilson and shortly thereafter won the Showcase Lindy Hop division at their first American Swing Dance Championships together. He later had the great fortune to dance on tour with Wynton Marsalis and The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Swing Dance America, and has appeared on numerous TV programs since from CNBC’s Great Stuff to The David Letterman Show demonstrating The Lindy. Drawing inspiration from dancers such as Frankie Manning, Dawn Hampton, Dickie Harris, all who have storied experiences from the original Ballrooms of Harlem, Paolo continues to
explore the roots of dance and still dedicates time to hosting dance events in NY such as his Central Park Swings. Paolo has been building his collection of jazz and swing for 25 years. A solid music provider for the New York Lindy crowd for over 6 years, he began his music consultant relationship at Swing 46 from their very first opening providing them with solid standards and unique collection spanning 60 years. Paolo has been in DJ rotation at the New York Swing Dance Society and Jacks Joint since the late 1990's and has also DJ'd Frim Fram, The American Lindy Hop Championships , MidSummer Night Swing at Lincoln Center, 92nd Street Y and more. Most recently Paolo took 1st Place "Open Routine" at the 2003 New York Lindy Hop Open but don't let that fool you. He's just a Italian Paesano at heart. www.savoycentral.org

Some of Paolo's favorite songs
Laughing At Life - Etta Jones with Houston Person
Whack 'Em (Dance Mix)- Joey DeFrancesco
Volare - Earl Grant
When My Sugar Walks By - Oscar Peterson
Won't Rock and Roll (Dance Mix) Nat King Cole
Sermonette - Ella Fitzgerald
You're Driving Me Crazy - Frank Sinatra
Hello Dolly - Bobby Darin
Irene Reid - I'm Walkin
Work Song - Sammy Davis Jr.

Chris Lee is a Jazz Aficionado that loves music that speaks to the
people! He has traveled the globe and dejayed at dance festivals. As
a passionate Jazz Dancer, Chris other interest are other dance forms
such Tap, Modern, Jazz, Salsa and Martial Arts. In the past 9 years he
has been working as a DJ for dance clubs and Jazz festivals.
In 2005 placed 2nd at the World DJ Championships in England. Chris
loves to play music for dancers!

Some Favorites:
Duke Ellington and the all star band- A Mellow Tone
Ella Fitzgerald - Lullaby o Birdland cote d'azure concerts
Helen Humes - Voo-It 1945
Willie Bryant and his Orchestra - Liza
Brother Jones - sweet GA Brown
Buddy DeFranco- Summit Ridge Drive
Count Basie- Jive at Five
Chick Webb- spinning the webb
Fats Waller- The Yacht Club Swing
Fletcher Henderson- Wrappin' It Up (the lindy glide)

Jeremy Lewis started his dancing career in the winter of 1998, although he
had been a fan of jazz and swing since his teens. As of January 2003, he has
taken over the role of DJ at San Francisco's well-known venue 9:20 Special.
He has DJed for several local venues in San Francisco, as well as DJing at
ALX 2000, ALX 2003, SoFLeX 2003, SFLX 2001, and SFLX 2003. He has also guest
DJed on Yehoodi radio. He was lucky enough to be surrounded by wonderful
local DJs at the beginning of his career who turned him on to great song
after great song- people like Paul and Sharon, Erik Hamilton, Marc
D'Olympio, and Jesse Miner.

Most of my favorite songs are covered in the rest of the bios here, so I'll
list a few of my favorites not appearing on any other lists..

My Love Is- Little Willie John
School Days- Dizzy Gillespie (Joe Carroll singing)
Some of This 'N' Some of That [Studio Version]- Joe Williams
Things Ain't What They Used To Be- Count Basie (Basie In Europe)
Soul Shoutin'- Shirley Scott
Now Has Jazz- Louis Armstrong
Wade In The Water- The Soul Stirrers
Mary Don't You Weep- The Swan Silvertones
Shout and Feel It- Kansas City Soundtrack
Golden Earrings- Ray Bryant Trio

Nathan Malone has been DJing in Austin for several years. He has DJed at Lindy Gras (02' and 03'), the Houston Lindy Exchange, the San Francisco Lindy Exchange 2003, LOLX (Oklahoma Exchange), Frankie Manning's 89th Birthday cruise, and numerous venues in the Austin/San Antonio metro area. In addition, to DJing, he has served as one of the organizers for several Austin Lindy Exchanges and has held a variety of Officer positions for the Austin Swing Syndicate. He has been dancing since 1995 and owns over 3,000 CDs from a wide variety of musical genres (original CDs, not CDRs).

Ten recommended albums that he likes and often DJs from (not really a true top ten, since he finds it so hard to narrow things down to ten.
Jive Is Jumpin: RCA and Bluebird Vocal Groups 1939-52
Yoko Noge - Struttin' With Yoko
Live at 9:20 Special - Barbara Morrison
Baby, You Got What It Takes - Kevin Mahogany
Slim Gaillard - Proper Box
Ella and Duke - Live at Cote D'Azur
Ella Fitzgerald - Jukebox Ella
Ray Charles - Blues + Jazz
Nat King Cole - King Swings
Gene Harris and Jack McDuff - Down Home Blues
and any number of Basie and Louis Armstrong records, hard to pick just one.

Ryan Mascaro   is a music and dance dork. Ryan likes to play music for
other dance dorks. He also likes to watch the girlies dance. Anyone got
change for a Fitty?

Albums I Love:
Eddie Condon - Dixieland All-Stars
Lionel Hampton - Muskrat Ramble
Chick Webb - Strictly Jive
Jimmy Witherspoon - The ‘Spoon Concerts
Sidney Bechet - The Fabulous Sidney Bechet
Oscar Peterson - Oscar Peterson Trio +1 w/ Clark Terry
Louis Armstrong - Best of the Hot Fives and Hot Seven Recordings
Monty Alexander - Live at Montreux
Duke Ellington - Recollections of the Big Band Era
Roy Eldridge - The Big Sound of Little Jazz
Count Basie - Complete Decca

A Few Songs I surprisingly never get sick of:
I’ll See you in my Dreams (Any)
Oh, Lady Be Good (Artie Shaw)
Sweet Georgia Brown (Any)
Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! (Chick Webb or Red Norvo)
Topsy (Basie)
Travel On (Della Reese)
Honeysuckle Rose (Fats Waller)
Evenin’ (Basie with Jimmy Rushing)
Viper Mad (Bechet/Williams)
Moten Swing (Oscar Peterson)
Frenesi (Shaw)
Merry F***in’ Christmas (Southparks own Mr. Garrison)

Thain Maurer loves all kinds of swing music, and prides himself on playing a wide range of music when he djs. He has been spinning since 1999, and has enjoyed djing at events, competitions, and exchanges all across the country. Thain currently lives in Austin, Texas and is Austin’s dj coordinator.

Some random favorite songs:
Fats Waller – The Minor Drag
Count Basie – Blues in Hoss’s Flat
Lionel Hampton – Ring Them Bells
Django Reinhardt – Topsy
Sidney Bechet – Egyptian Fantasy
Junior Mance – Yancey Special
Artie Shaw – Dr Livingstone, I Presume?
Oscar Peterson – Mumbles
Nina Simone – I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel to be Free
Duke Ellington – Festival Junction

Meeshi has been studying, teaching and choreographing dance independently now for more than 10 years. He has studied a plethora of movement styles including West African, Brazilian, Cuban and modern dance, but it was the Lindy Hop that finally captivated his heart. Since 1996, Meeshi has studied extensively with some of the best Lindy dancers in the world, most notably Steven Mitchell, and his DJing has inspired dancers around the country! Meeshi runs two successfull venues in San Diego, The Firehouse (Thursdays) and CafeSavoy (Fridays). More information can be found at www.swingorama.com

Meeshi's 10 favorite albums (in no particular order):
Theolonious Monk Trio with Art Blakey (self-entitled debut album)
US 3 - Hand on the Torch
Buck Clayton and Buddy Tate - Swingville
Eddie Miller with the Johnny Varro Trio - Street of Dreams
Count Basie and Oscar Peterson - Satch and Josh
The Ken Peplowski Quintet - The Natural Touch
Jonah Jones - Jumpin' with Jonah
PeeWee Russell - PeeWee's Song
Galactic - Crazyhorse Mongoose
Jim Cullum Jazz Band - Live from New York

Jesse Miner is a Mpls-turned-San Francisco DJ who spins at the 9:20 special. His essential selections, in his words: "Showcase the variety of the music I most enjoy dancing to and DJing (as well as listening). They don't necessarily represent the entire range of
my musical interests, but they do highlight a specific area. They each contain several songs which I enjoy dancing to and DJing..."

Jesse's essential swing CD list:
Ernestine Anderson - Great Moments With Ernestine Anderson
Count Basie/Duke Ellington - First Time! The Count Meets The Duke
Jimmy Witherspoon - Jazz Me Blues: The Best Of Jimmy Witherspoon
Ella Fitzgerald/Duke Ellington - Bluella: Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Blues
Harry James - Trumpet Blues: The Best Of Harry James
Buddy Johnson - Walk 'Em: Decca Sessions
Slim Galliard - Laughing In Rhythm: The Best Of The Verve Years
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Gatemouth Swings
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra - Live In Swing City: Swingin' With The Duke
Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers - Everybody's Talkin' 'Bout Miss Thing
Big 18 - More Live Echoes Of The Swinging Bands"
Carmen McRae - Priceless Jazz Collection
Ray Charles - Best Of Ray Charles (Atlantic)
Joe Williams/Count Basie - Live at Newport 1957
Dinah Washington - Best Of The Roulette Years
Oscar Peterson/Count Basie - Satch And Josh
Mary Stalling - Manhattan Moods
George Gee and His Make-Believe Ballroom Orchestra - Live and Swingin

Sailor Mike (Los Angeles) bio coming soon...

Rob Moreland (Raleigh) bio coming soon...

Daniel Newsome (Denver) bio coming soon...
www.23skidooland.com

Patty Or has been an active member of the Houston Swing Dance Society since 1998.
She teaches Lindy Hop at Houston's SSQQ studio and is one of the original founders of
Houston Swing Out, (a non-political playground for the Houston Swing Dance Community)
She also organizes the monthly Borders venue, the annual Harvest Moon Ball, and was on the committee
of the 1st Houston Lindy Exchange.
Patty has traveled quite a bit over the last  2 years during which developed her obession for collecting
music and Exchange t-shirts. She can be heard regularly at Borders and occasionally at
Numbers, Black Swan at the Omni Hotel, Cotton Exchange, and
HSDS. She DJed at the Houston and Austin Lindy Exchanges.

Patty's current Top 10:
Junior Mance (anything)
Dianne Schuur w/ Count Basie Orchestra
Betty Roche (Takin' the A Train)
Ella Fitzgerald (Bluella)
Diana Krall (Stepping Out)
Harry Connick Jr. (almost anything)
Early Count Basie
Carmen McRae (Concord Jazz Series)
Ernestine Anderson
Blossom Dearie (Verve 51)

Soundtracks from -
Majestic
Metropolis (Japanese Anime)
Mona Lisa Smile
When Harry Met Sally
Kissing Jessica Stein

Just for fun-
Earth, Wind, Fire
Al Green
Marvin Gaye
Sinead O'Connor (Am I not your girl)
Basie Beatle Bag

Paul Overton and Sharon Ashe have been teaching and performing Lindy Hop in the Bay Area and around the globe for the past eight years. In that time they have built an extremely successful swing dance program based on their unique and effective style of teaching and have toured the U.S. and Europe spreading the joy of Lindy Hop. In San Francisco Paul and Sharon regularly teach over two-hundred students per month and run one of the largest weekly dance parties in town called the 9:20 Special. They have had the good fortune to teach and perform at some of the biggest and most well respected dance camps in the world including Swing Camp Catalina, Swing Out New Hampshire, and Herrang Dance Camp in Sweden. Currently, they live happily in Oakland, California with their dogs Boyde and Pete.  www.paulandsharon.com

Great Moments with/Best of Ernestine Anderson
Count Basie & Joe Williams (Verve)
Slim Gaillard - Cement Mixer Putti Putti
Mary Stallings - Manhattan Moods
The Best of Jimmy Witherspoon - Jazz Me Blues
Barbara Morrison - I'm Gettin 'Long All Right
Johnny Otis & His Orchestra - Spirit of the Black Territory Bands
Dinah Washington (Best of) on Roulette
Betty Roche - Take the A Train
Basie's Golden '58 on Phontastic ("The best Basie!")

Jon Perry, one of the Arizona's best swing DJ's, plays an assortment of
music ranging from the sweet grooves of the Duke with Ella, to funk with
Lionel Hampton, to hip hop fusion of Jurasic 5. He has attended numerous
events and exchanges accross the country constantly taking notes of
amazing music from some of the best DJ's around. His musical selection
influences come from Peter Loggins of LA, Jesse Minor of San Francisco,
Manu Smith of New York and Tom Frazier of Rochester. Phoenix dancers
used to be able to groove to Jon's music every Thursday at the Bash on
Ash, and he can now can be heard monthly at the Tuesday Bash on Ash and
at Jitterbugz.

Top 10 Albums:
Lionel Hampton - For the Love of Music
Coleman Hawkins - The Genius of Coleman Hawkins
Duke Elington & Ella Fitzgerald - Ella At Dukes Place
R&B of 1949 (2 disc compiliation)
Risque Rhythms
Count Basie - Atomic Basie
Eddie Thompson Trio - Ain't She Sweet
Count Basie & Milt Jackson - Best of the Big Bands Vol. 2
Claude Williams - Swingin' The Blues
Wycleff Gordon - Slindin' Home
Gene Harris - The Concord Years

Vegas Nick a.k.a. Nick Peterson, has been lindyhopping for nearly four years. Having competed for the last three, he recently placed first in the ALHC Pacific Regional Qualifier with his partner Shannon. He currently DJs at Vegas' two local events, as well as having DJed at Tip and Mike's SwingPit, AZ's New Year's Swing Jam, The Lindy Cruise, the Desert Lindy Dance Camp, The Binge, Phoenix Exchange, and of course the Head DJ for SCX!

Top 10 songs you will most likely hear in Vegas:
1. I'm Outta Love - Anastascia
2. Speak Softly Love - Harry Connick Jr.
3. Let's Get Together - Duke Ellington
4. Jumpin' At The Woodside - Duke and Basie
5. Oh, What A Beautiful Morning - Lou Rawls
6. Frankie and Johnny - Sam Cooke
7. Bad Mood - Lonnie Gordon
8. Scotch and Soda - Lou Rawls
9. Baby, Workout - Jackie Wilson
10. Cry To Me - Solomon Burke

Abdel B. Présumé The man with the music. Tampa (and arguably Florida's) leading swing DJ. He began DJing in 1999 and has become one of the nation's most popular DJs. His music collection currently spans 9 decades and over hundreds of artists. Abdel's style focuses on being a conduit between the dancers and the music, establishing connections between each of the songs that keep the dancers anticipating each new development in an evening. By maintaining both a variety and a flow of music, Abdel ensures that the dancers remain invigorated and excited, inspiring them to adapt as at the music evolves over the course of an evening. You might have heard him recently spun at Herrang 2005, ALHC 2005, Southern Bells Swing, WMNF 88.5 Radio & Lindy Focus IV. http://www.abdelpresume.com

Some Favorite Songs (As of 1/2006)
Charlie Barnet - The Right Idea
Count Basie - Every Tub
Benny Goodman - Scarecrow
Buddy Johnson - Opus Two
Bunny Berigan - Troubled
Duke Ellington - Jubilesta
Lionel Hampton - Down Home Jump
Erskine Hawkins - Big Fat Sam
Johnny Hodges - Peckin'
Teddy Hill - King Porter Stomp
Andy Kirk - Mess-A-Stomp
John Kirby - The Turf
Jimmie Lunceford - I Need A Lift
Jim McVea - Jam Boogie
Lucky Millinder - Who Said Shorty Wasn't Coming Back
Django Reinhardt - Minor Swing
Stuff Smith - Onyx Club Spree
Tab Smith - Dee Jay Special
Artie Shaw - One Foot In The Groove
Buddy Tate - Two Left Feet
Fats Waller - The Yatch Club Swing
Chick Webb - Breakin' 'Em Down
Dickie Wells - Between The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea
Teddy Wilson - Spreading Rhythm Around
The Big 18 - Swingtime IN The Rockies

Some Favorite Albums (As of  3/2003)
Ernestine Anderson Concord Jazz Heritage Series
Louis Armstrong 16 Most Requested Songs
Lavern Baker Lavern Sings Bessie Smith
Charlie Barnet Clap Hands, Here Comes...
Count Basie Atomic Swing
Count Basie The Best Of Early Basie
Cab Calloway King Of Hi-De-Ho 1934-1947
Natalie Cole Unforgettable With Love
Larry Clinton The Uncollected 1937-1938
Duke Ellington First Time Count Meets Duke
Benny Goodman Sing, Sing, Sing
Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Sides (Jazz Masters 46)
Erskine Hawkins Riff Time
Billie Holliday The Silver Collection
Illinois Jacquet Jumpin' At Apollo
Jimmie Lunceford Lunceford Special 1939-40
Renée Manning As Is (hard to find)
Lucky Millinder Back Beats
Oscar Peterson Night Train
Risqué Rhythm Nasty 50's R&B (Compilation)
Buster Smith The Legendary Buster Smith
Sam Taylor Swingstation
Chick Webb Strictly Jive
Ben Webster Cotton Tail
Cootie Williams Do Nothing Until You Hear...
Joe Williams The Best Of (Blue Note)

Favorite Albums by Category: (As of  3/2002)
Small Jazz Combos:
Erroll Garner - Jazz Portraits
The Three Sounds - Black Orchid
Bjork Guomundsdottir & Trio - Gling Glo
Eddie Thompson Trio - Ain’t She Sweet
Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Monk (Prestige)
Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Boy Named Charlie Brown
Jazz & Big Band Vocalists:
Slim Gaillard - Laughing in Rhythm: Volume 1
Various - Pure Jazz (Verve)
Natalie Cole - Unforgettable: with Love
Duke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald - Blue Ella
Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie - Ella and Basie
Ernestine Anderson - Concord Jazz Heritage Series
Jump Blues & Blues Vocalists:
Alberta Hunter - Amtrak Blues
Jazz Moods - Groovin’ The Blues
Jimmy Witherspoon - Jazz Me Blues
Lou Rawls - The Legendary Lou Rawls
Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown - Gate Swings
Wynonie Harris - Bloodshot Eyes-The Best of
Big Band Jazz:
Count Basie - Count Basie At New Port
Count Basie - LIVE at the Sands (before Frank)
Ray Anthony Orchestra - Swingin' Back To The 40's
The Big 18 - Live Echoes Of The Swingin' Big Band
Buddy Johnson Orchestra - Swingin' the Blues
Cab Calloway - Are You Hep to the Jive
Current Swing Bands:
The Hotfoot Club - Don't Ever Say Goodbye
Yalloppin' Hounds - Ghetto Swing Extreme!
Lincoln Center Jazz Orch. - Live In Swing City
Lily Wild & Her Jumpin Jubillée Orch. - Insect Ball
Lavay Smith - Everybody's Talking' 'bout Miss Thing!
Yoko Noge & the Jazz Me Blues - Struttin' with Yoko

Tony Quach started DJing at Pointe 705 with Peter Flahiff who got him
hooked on Jazz history and introduced him to his favorite piano player, Oscar Peterson.
He has DJed at San Diego's Fire House, Café Savoy and for their 2002 New Years Exchange.
Tony was an after-hours DJ at Swing Camp Catalina 2002 and is the house DJ at Lindy Groove.

Favorite Songs:
Moten Swing - Oscar Peterson
Blues For Pres, Sweets, Ben & All The Other Funky Ones - Oscar Peterson & Sonny Stitt
I love Being Here With You - Diana Krall
My Love Is - Diana Krall
Easy Does It - Most Versions Especially Oscar Peterson’s
Perdido - Carmen McCrae
Sassy’s Blues - Sarah Vaughan
Money’s Getting Cheaper - Jimmy Witherspoon
Lets Fall In Love - Louis Armstrong And Oscar Peterson
C-Jam Blues AKA Duke’s Place - Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington

Rif has been dancing Lindy Hop for 3 1/2 years, and DJing around
Boston for over three years. For the last year, he's been DJing a
weekly jazz and blues show on WMBR 88.1 FM in Cambridge (catch it
online http://wmbr.mit.edu), and DJing and teaching lessons at MIT's
weekly dance. He recently competed at the North Atlantic Dance
Championships with the Lindy group Hopology. He enjoys playing and
dancing to a wide range of music, from classic swing era recordings to
modern jazz.

Favorite Tunes:
Hard Times - Ray Charles/Hank Crawford OR Houston Person OR Jimmy McGriff
You Are My Sunshine - Bill Henderson w/Oscar Peterson OR Ray Charles OR Gene Harris
St. James Infirmary - Lou Rawls OR Junior Mance OR Doc and Richard Watson OR Benny Goodman
On The Sunny Side of the Street - Illinois Jacquet OR Billie Holliday
In A Mellow Tone - Oscar Peterson OR Betty Roche
D & E - Oscar Peterson
Under the Lowest - Nina Simone
Chilly Winds Don't Blow - Nina Simone
Blues Jam - Otis Spann
Sherry - Hank Crawford
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted - Junior Mance
Perdido St. Blues - Louis Armstrong
Imagine My Frustration - Ella Fitzgerald
Late Date - Ben Webster
Midnight Blues (Red Shirt) - Jimmy Witherspoon
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Nina Simone
Moten Swing - Count Basie
Smooth Sailing - Ella Fitzgerald
Duke Ellington - Back Room Romp (A Contrapuntal Stomp)

Favorite Albums:
Count Basie - Breakfast Dance and Barbecue
Kenny Burrell - A Generation Ago Today
Laverne Butler - Blues In The City
Johnny Hodges - Everybody Knows
Ernestine Anderson - Great Moments With Ernestine Anderson
Junior Mance - Harlem Lullaby/I Believe To My Soul
Hank Crawford - Heart and Soul
Oscar Peterson - Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Songbook
Jimmy Witherspoon - Singin' the Blues
Otis Spann - Best of the Vanguard Years
Ben Webster - Soulville
Jay McShann (w/Duke Robillard + Maria Muldaur) - Still Jumpin' the Blues
Lou Rawls w/Les McCann - Stormy Monday
Betty Roche - Take the "A" Train
Gene Harris - Best of the Concord Years
Joe Turner and Count Basie - The Bosses

Roy Rydbeck (Chicago)
Roy has been dancing Lindy Hop for 8 years and DJing for 6 years. Roy started his Lindy Hop life in San Francisco and shortly thereafter moved to Tampa where he is a founding member of the Tampa Bay Lindy Hop scene. In June of 2000 Roy moved to Chicago where he continued dancing and DJing. In June of 2005 Roy moved back to where he started dancing in San Francisco. Roy has DJed at WCLX2, WCLX3, WCLX4, WCLX5 , WCLX6. Black and Tan/02 and 05, LindyU, Fizz, StudioX and LBTL, Frim Fram, Lindy Groove, Friday Night Blues (SF),SoFlex/02 through 06, LindyGras 03 & 05, SFLX05, CLX03, and 04, and the St. Petersburg Swing Dance Festival. Roy likes to mix a variety of swinging music styles most of what he plays tends to be groove, swinging blues, Big Band, and pre-45 small jazz combo's.

Some of Roy's favorites:
Ray Brown Trio-Soular Energy
Roy Eldridge-Happy Time
Gene Harris and the Philip Morris Superband-World Tour 1990
Duke Ellingtong/Johnny Hodges - Side by Side
Duke Ellington-Dance Concerts California-1958 vol.2
Franz Jackson-The Fabulous
Budd Johnson-Budd Johnson and the 4 Brass Giants
Earl Hines - 1934-1937
Charlie Christian-Genius of Electric Guitar
Eddie Condon-Chicago Style
Lucky Milannder-Appolo Jump
Sam Price and his Texas Blusicians-1929-1941
Fats Waller-A Career Perspective
Count Basie-America's #1 Band
Earl Hines & Jimmy Rushing-Blues and Things
Louis Armstong-Tribute to Fats Waller

Syed Sadaqathullah spins at various house parties and special events in Los Angeles. He is currently the backup DJ for salsa nights at Club Zabumba in West LA.
He enjoyed DJing for dancers at 'Funky Tuesdays' in Herrang, Sweden and is
excited to DJ for LindyGroove.

Some of the recommended songs and albums(not in any order)
Rock me baby --- Miss Mickey Champion
Love me or Leave me ---Nina Simone
Kansas city riffs ---Buster Smith
Frost Bite -- Albert Collins
It dont mean a thing ---Wycliffe Gordon
Special delivery Stomp --- Peter Davis and lindy hop heaven
Great Summit master takes ---Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington
Ella And Basie
Al Grey featuring Arnett Cobb and Jimmy Forest
James Brown (anything)

Jenn Salvadori and Justin Zillman, from Orange County, CA have been dancing together since December of 1997. They are the 1999 Pacific Regional, American Lindy Hop Champions, organized the first Los Angeles/Orange County Lindy Exchange and have DJ'd across America from Hawaii to New York City.

Top Ten Favorite Songs... in no particular order...
1) Cottontail - Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
2) Stomp it Off - Jimmie Lunceford
3) Moten Swing - Bennie Moten
4) Moten Swing - Oscar Peterson
5) Frankie and Johnny - Sam Cooke
6) Stormy Monday - Gene Harris and Jack McDuff
7) Jimtown Blues - Fletcher Henderson
8) Lunceford Special - Jimmie Lunceford
9) Squatty Roo - Johnny Hodges
10) Swing Out - Henry Red Allen and his Orchestra

Matt Smiley You might remember me from such events as NADC and
ALHC. I have a little confession: I'm not really a DJ, I just play one at
Lindygroove. I'm really just an poor dance bum from Washington DC. I can't
write whole novel-length posts on swing forums about why some music swings
and why other music does not swing. I don't know anything about music
theory. Alls I know is what I like.

Top 10 Songs:
1. "After You're Gone" - Gene Krupa
2. "Down, Down, Down" - Count Basie
3. "Frenesi" - Artie Shaw
4. "This Bitter Earth" - Laverne Butler
5. "Cottontail" - Duke Ellington
6. Anything by Slim & Slam
7. "I Got Rhythm" - Django
8. "And the Angels Sing" - Artie Shaw & Helen Forrest
9. Anything by Cats & the Fiddle
10. "Easy Does it" - Basie

Kyle Smith has DJ'ed at popular LA clubs such as Suzy Q's, The Swing Pit, Memories, and Tia Juana's, as well as larger events such as The Lindy Summit, Camp Hollywood, San Francisco Lindy Exchange, and The Los Angeles Lindy Binge. Kyle enjoys spinning a large variety of music from the 1930's all the way through the present, and any where from Ambrose and his Orchestra to Jimmy Witherspoon.

10 Favorites as of 7/07 (in no particular order)
Are You Sticking - Duke Ellington
Sweet Sue, Just You - Dickey Wells
Sugarfoot Rag - Ella Fitzgerald
Mint Julep - Jelly Roll Morton
Loveable And Sweet - The Charleston Chasers
Celery Stalks At Midnight - Will Bradley
Two to Tango - Lester Young & Oscar Peterson
Keep on Churnin' - Wynonie Harris
One O'Clock Jump - The Metronome All Stars
Yacht Club Swing - Fats Waller

14 Favorite Songs (in no particular order):
1. Tomaschevsky's Laundry - Teddy Powell
2. C.C. Rider - Little Ester Phillips
3. We'll Git It - Tommy Dorsey
3. Man From Mars - Artie Shaw
4. Pig Foot Pete - Ella Mae Morse
5. Thing's Aint What They Used To Be - Count Basie
6. Cavernism - Mora's Modern Rhythmists
7. I Hear You Screaming - Glenn Miller
8. Madhouse - Benny Goodman
9. The Beast - Milt Buckner
10. Comes Love - Billie Holliday
11. Vine Street Rumble - Count Basie
12. Sweet Home Chicago - The Blues Brothers
13. Hallelujah, I Love Him So - Ella Fitzgerald
14. Little John's Special - Lucky Millinder

Favorite Album: Any album that has a Count Basie song on it.

Tonya Surface has been djing swing & jazz music for over 5 years and enjoys djing for dancers. Tonya is currently one of the house dj's at the beautiful Century Ballroom; Seattle's premiere swing venue. Also, Tonya was recently invited to dj at the famous Paramount Theatre in Seattle. She has also dj'd in several cities including Seattle, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Melbourne and Boston. She was a favorite in the Lindy Summit dj battle, and is looking forward to djing the whole night at Lindy Groove in Pasadena, CA!

14 favorite albums:
Duke Ellington: Masterpieces 1926-1949 (box set)
Count Basie: The Complete Decca Recordings
Charlie Barnet & his Orchestra: Make Believe Ballroom 1935-1939
Sidney Bechet & Friends: Compact Jazz
The Hollwood Sessions: The Capitol Jazzmen
Lucky Millinder: Jumpin' at the Savoy
Lester Young: From a Cool Perspective
Small Groups Boogie Woogie
Hadda Brooks: I've Got News For You
Benny Goodman & his Orchestra: The Harry James years Vol 1
An Anthology of Big Band Swing
Larry Clinton 1937-1938
Cotton Club Orchestra
The best of Harry James: Trumpet Blues


Ryan Sweeney   a.k.a. DJ Britannica (San Francisco)
has been dancing and collecting jazz music for
four years. He also doesn't like talking about himself in the third person
(doing so is only fun when speaking in incomplete sentences and using a
zombie voice - "Want...brains!" for example), but oh well. Come on, what
would a bio about Ryan be without something totally weird like that in it?
Anyway, at this point, he really doesn't have much else to say about
himself, so thus endeth his bio.

Ryan's top 10 list:
Jungle Nights in Harlem - Duke Ellington
The Hornet - Artie Shaw
A Viper's Moan - Willie Bryant/Mora's Modern Rhythmists
Four or Five Times - Jimmie Lunceford
Till Tom Special - Lionel Hampton
G. T. Stomp - Earl Hines
Wild Mab of the Fish Pond - Charlie Barnet
Queer Notions - Fletcher Henderson
Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong
The Minor Goes Muggin' - Tommy Dorsey

Top 10 Albums (in no order)
1. Oscar Peterson, Night Train (Verve)
2. Harlem Swings (compilation)
3. Decca Anthology of Big Band Jazz
4. Duke Ellington, 1938 (Chronological)
5. Basie, 1936-1938 (Chronological)
6. Gene Harris, Best of the Concord Years
7. Ray Charles, Best of Ray Charles (Atlantic)
8. Sam Cooke, The Man Who Invented Soul
9. Oscar Peterson Trio w/Clark Terry, Plus One (Verve)
10. Pretty Much Every Badass Who Played Jazz and Didn't Die Before 1960,
The Greatest Jazz Concert In The World (Pablo)

Top 15 Cuts You're Likely To Hear When I'm Spinning:
1. Black and Tan Fantasy (Ellington '38, LCJO, or Ellington/Armstrong)
2. You Are My Sunshine (Ammons, Ray Charles, Gene Harris, or Henderson/OP)
3. Moten Swing (Bennie Moten Orchestra, occasionally OP Trio or Basie)
4. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Sam Cooke)
5. Blues for Jezebel (Gene Harris)
6. Exactly Like You (Sam Cooke, Woody Herman, Basie, Simone, McKenzie-Condon Chicagoans or Harris/Brown)
7. Night Train (OP Trio, once in a while LCJO)
8. Daytrain (OP Trio)
9. Carioca (Artie Shaw)
10. Get the Mop (Henry "Red" Allen -- both half and full speed versions)
11. Minka (Spike Jones)
12. Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie (Barnet or Norvo. I don't have Basie yet)
13. Blues for Stephanie (George Gee or Monty Alexander)
14. Corner Pocket (Ellington/Basie, Basie, or Corner Pocket)
15. One Mint Julep (Ray Charles, Junior Mance, or Ernestine Anderson)

Tomo (New York) has been djing for 5 years in and around NYC. She's dj-ed at Frim Fram, SONH, LindyGras and exchanges in Dallas Philly, Denver Montreal and even more exotic places like Hawaii, Sweden and Tokyo!

Fav Tunes:
George Gee The Push
Ron Sunshine Them There Eyes
Ray Charles Carrying the Load
Joe Williams Some of this 'n' some of that
Sam Cooke Shake Rattle Roll
Terra Hazelton The Spinach Song
Count Basie Splanky
Bill Doggett Night Train
The Cats & The Fiddle Gang Busters
Duke C-jam Blues


Dave Uejio has been Lindy Hopping for 2 and a half years now, and is a regular at Lindygroove. He is the house DJ for Club Jitterbug in Santa Barbara, the areas most popular regular venue and is on the planning committee for the Santa Barbara Lindy Exchange. He spun recently at the San Diego Lindy Prom, Utah Lindy Exchange, Sacramento Lindy Exchange and the San Diego Sleepover, as well as at the Santa Barbara Exchange. He is an unabashed groover, and is best known for his bluesy swing sets.

10 of Dave's current favorite songs:
1. Makin' Whoopie - Gene Harris
2. Day is Done - Charlie Hunter Quartet feat. Norah Jones
3. Moanin' - Ray Charles
4. Just a Closer Walk With Thee - Howard Alden
5. The One - Tracy Chapman
6. Charmed Life - Diana Krall
7. St. James Infirmary Blues - Lou Rawls
8. Trouble in Mind - Aretha Franklin
9. C Jam Blues - Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington
10 Don't Stop Movin' - S Club 7

Nando Velasquez is originally from NYC where he started his Lindy Hop career in 1999. He has become one of local favorites in his scene, and is among the DJ rotation at most of the major NY events and venues including Frim Fram, Swing Remix, The NYSDS, and Lincoln Center's Midsummers Night Swing. Nando had also helped develop NYC's blues scene as one of the house DJ's for "Jook Joint Shimmy Blues." Over the years, Nando has had the honor to play around the country and at exchanges in Chicago, Atlanta, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Cleveland and most recently has been one of the featured DJs at SoFlex for the past two years.

Among Nando's wide variety of recommended music:
Oscar Aleman - Swing Guitar Masterpieces
Louis Armstrong meets Oscar Peterson
Andy Kirk & Mary Lou Williams - Mary's Idea
Count Basie - The Complete Decca Recordings
Chick Webb - Spinnin' The Webb
Ella Fitzgerald & Billie Holiday - Live at Newport
Preservation Hall Hot 4 - with Duke Dejan
Slim & Slam - Complete Columbia Master Takes
Jimmy Witherspoon with Jay McShann - Going to Kansas City Blues
David Ostwald's Gully Low Jazz Band - Blues in Our Hearts

Melissa "Mel" Varriano has been residing in San Diego for the past 7 years
and was introduced to the wonderful world of Lindy Hop in September of 1998.
Since that day she has dedicated herself to traveling all over the United
States and Europe taking workshops from numerous talented instructors,
teaching classes in several locations, competing at various events, and
dancing the nights away whenever possible. She co-organized her first
exchange in the spring of 2000, Swing Break San Diego, and found a passion
for event organization which lead the way to the next SD exchange, the
2001/02 San Diego New Years Exchange. In the past 2 years she co-founded
LindyDreams.com with her amazing dance partner, Chance Bushman, and together
they have organized various workshops and events in San Diego, including
their most recent exchange, the Lindy Prom. Djing is a passion Mel found
one day when a popular local venue, Lindy by the Bay, needed some tunes
played. Since then she has djed at many of the other regular SD venues and
entertained her largest crowd during the Lindy Prom. For more info, visit
www.melindy.com.

Some favorite songs:
Blues for Stephanie George Gee
Love Me or Leave Me both the Nina Simone and the Sammy Davis Jr. versions
Lavender Coffin Lionel Hampton
Muddy Water Lou Rawls
Stormy Weather Barbara Morrison
Moten Swing Oscar Peterson
C-Jam Blues
Never Make Your Move Too Soon Ernestine Anderson
Exactly Like You Nina Simone
Hallelujah, I Love Him So Ella Fitzgerald
Comes Love Billie Holliday
Lunceford Special Jimmy Lunceford
Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie Chick Webb

A few favorite albums:
Barbara Morrison Live at the 9:20 Special
Jimmy Lunceford For Dancers Only
Ella Fitzgerald Blue Ella
Oscar Peterson Night Train
Jimmy Witherspoon Jazz Me Blues
Harry James Trumpet Blues
Cab Calloway Are You Hep to the Jive
Lou Rawls w/Les McCann Stormy Monday
Ernestine Anderson Best of
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra Live In Swing City

A few other favorites:
Dirty Dancing Soundtrack Cry to Me
Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel
Prince - Kiss
Queen Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Blues Brothers Soundtrack Sweet Home Chicago

Jerry Warwick (Dallas) was first attracted to swing and jazz in the mid 90’s with the personal discovery of a Diana Krall CD at a Border’s book store. Dancing started in 1998 during the fad period. Over the last 9 years my musical tastes have ranged from classic swing, Rat Pack, swingin’ blues and even the occasional Neo Swing song. My DJ musical selections are usually big and brassy with lots of vocals. I love playing fun music for the dancers. I make no pretense of being a classic lindyhop DJ. I just play fun music for dancers having fun.
I hope you enjoy my set…….Jerry “Wheresmygravy” Warwick

My Current Favorite Swing/ Lindyhop Songs / CDs
Sounds Like True Religion - Arlington Jones
More – Bobby Darin
Kansas City – Joe Williams
Lounging at the Waldorf – Ron Sunshine
Never Make Your Move Too Soon – Chuck Brown
Pennies From Heaven – Ben Webster
Route 66 – Bette Roche
Jive at Five – Count Basie

More CD’s
Esther Phillips – Confessin’ The Blues
Various – Wild, Cool and Swingin’
Barbara Morrison – Live at the 9:20 Special
Joe Williams – Best of Joe Williams
Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington – The Great Summit


Tip West Besides DJing every Friday at the Swing Pit, Tip has guest DJed for Monsters of Swing in Ventura, Camp Jitterbug in Seattle, Laughlin Desert Dance Camp, The Slab at Swing Camp Catalina, 3rd Street Promenade, Canada, Virginia Beach, and San Diego. He is known for playing an eclectic mix, with everything form the early 30’s to late 50’s. His goal is to make sure all styles of dance and music preferences get their play.

Some favorite Artists and their songs are:
Sidney Bechet - Battle of Jericho
Oscar Peterson - Molten swing
Barbara Morrison - Being here with you
Dean Mora - Rigmarole
Smiley Luis - Big mamou
Alberta Hunter - Dark town stutters ball

Shana  Worel started playing and listening to jazz in her early teens and was thrilled when she found a hobby that took advantage of her love of this music. She teaches several weekly lindy hop classes and DJs at the Hootenanny in Boulder, CO. She has played at several national events including: Boston Lindy Exchange, Montreal International Swing Dance Festival, Bill Cameron's New Year's Extravaganza, the San Francisco Lindy Exchange, and the Denver Lindy Exchange.

Some favorite albums:
Best of the Nat King Cole Trio (Vocal Classics 1942-46)
Lionel Hampton - Tempo and Swing
Diana Krall - All for You
Jimmy Witherspoon - Jazz Me Blues
Count Basie - Breakfast Dance and BBQ
Ella Fitzgerald - First Lady of Song
Dizzy Gillespie - School Days
Slim Gaillard - Laughin in Rhythm
Bill Henderson - Please Send Me Someone To Love
Oscar Peterson - Night Train

Julius Yang  For some reason everyone thinks Julius knows a lot about jazz. We regret
to inform you that it is all book learning. He does not listen to his
miniscule jazz collection nearly enough. When he DJs you and he will
undertake a voyage of discovery together because he doesn't know what
the hell he's playing either.

10 randomly selected albums:
1. Count Basie Proper Box
2. Lester Young Proper Box
3. Teddy Wilson, His Piano and His Orchestra (with Billie Holiday)
4. Laverne Butler, Blues in the City
5. Artie Shaw, Concerto for Clarinet
6. Gene Krupa, Drummer Man
7. Lavay Smith, One Hour Mama
8. Maxine Sullivan, Tribute to Andy Razaf
9. Ella and Louis
10. Sweet and Lowdown Soundtrack

10 other randomly selected albums:
1. Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
2. Lorraine Feather, New York City Drag
3. Karrin Allyson, Collage
4. Getz/Jobim/Gilberto, Getz/Gilberto
5. Gene Harris, A Little Piece of Heaven
6. Bud Powell, Bud Plays Bird
7. Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich, Krupa and Rich
8. Benny Goodman at Carnegie Hall 1938
9. Benny Carter, Further Definitions and Additions to Further Definitions
10. Lester Young, Complete Verve Sessions

Ben Yau and Sheri Kang, from Pasadena, CA, both started dancing during the
Spring of 1998 and met (and started partnering) since the Summer of 1999.
Together, they took third at the 2000 American Lindy Hop Championships
(American Showcase) and fourth at the 2000 World Lindy Hop Championships.
Their goal is to promote the goodwill and joy of swing dancing through both
their teaching and social dancing. Their website: http://www.one2swing.com

CURRENT FAVORITE SONGS
Moten Swing (just about any version, but preferably Oscar Peterson)
Easy Does It (Oscar Peterson)
C-Jam Blues
Night Train (Back To The Future soundtrack)
My Baby Just Cares For Me (Nina Simone)
Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Queen)
For Dancers Only
Shiny Stockings
Shout And Feel It (Swing Kids Soundtrack)
It Had To Be You


Shesha and Terra teach Classic Style Swing Dance workshops around the
country and host, teach, and DJ at their three Swing Dance Clubs in Southern
California. For the last 5 years they have been teaching many forms of
swing, as well as Shesha's 100 Famous Hat Tricks.
They performed in Audrey Wilson's Hot Stomp and Rhythm and then toured with
Hop Star. In addition, they have trained in Jazz, Ballet, Hip Hop, Tap
Dance, and Crowd Pumping.
Shesha and Terra coined Classic Style Swing, an eclectic mix of many swing
influences. They also created and choreographed the Memories Dance Team and
currently lead their Lindy Hop Bomb Squad in Orange County. They run and own
Classic Swing Studios and http://www.swinginfo.com. They host, teach, and
DJ at The Lindy Stop in Orange, 705 in Hermosa Beach, and The Swing Out in
Carlsbad.

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