Harrisonburg, VA, January 26th, 2008. The Solomon Douglas Swingtet playing “Jumpin’ at the Woodside”, featuring Patrick Breiner on tenor sax.
Harrisonburg, VA, January 26th, 2008. The Solomon Douglas Swingtet playing “Tuxedo Junction”, while the dancers do the Shim Sham Shimmy.
Washington, DC, July 8th, 2007. The Solomon Douglas Swingtet playing “Splanky”, featuring Mike Webster on tenor sax. Due to the placement of the camera, Mike and his tenor aren’t actually visible onscreen, and the piano is too loud. Enjoy!
Seattle, May 26th, 2006. The Solomon Douglas Swingtet performing “Lindy Hop” by Li’l Hardin Armstrong; dancers: Shesha Marvin, Nikki Marvin, Tonya Morris, Mikey Pedroza, Laura Keat, and Jeremy Otth. Singers are Naomi Uyama and Nina Gilkenson.
Here’s a video clip recorded in Seattle on August 6th, 2005. What you are hearing is the Solomon Douglas Swingtet playing the “Big Apple Contest” song from the 1939 film Keep Punching, and what you are seeing (very dimly) is a large crowd of enthusiastic Lindy Hop dancers performing the choreography from the film.
Here’s a video clip recorded at the Century Ballroom in Seattle on December 4th, 2005. This is a video of the Solomon Douglas Swingtet playing “Cottontail” during the final round of the Harvest Moon dance contest. Filmed by Jenna Kraft.