Think SWING!
River of Music
November 7
Downtown Spokane Nightclub Circuit
Think SWING!
Jazz at the Davenport
November 7
Marie Antoinette Ballroom
Think SWING!
Jump, Jive, & Wail
November 8
Knitting Factory Concert House
Think SWING!
In Sandpoint
September 20
November 7-8
The Panida Theatre
Think SWING!
Festival Finale
November 9
The Spokane Masonic Center
Printable festival schedule in .pdf format (opens in new browser window)

Printable River of Music passport in .pdf format (opens in new browser window)

Printable dancer highlights schedule in .pdf format (opens in new browser window)
Sunday, November 9 @ The Spokane Masonic Center [doors open at 12:30 pm]

Food and Adult Beverages available for purchase. All-ages. Large dance floor provided.
1:30 - 3:30 PM
4:30 - 7:30 PM
Among the youngest members ever to be inducted into the Texas Western Swing Hall of Fame, Hot Club of Cowtown blends gypsy jazz influences with western swing. It's Django Reinhardt meets Bob Wills, with three part harmonies and shared lead vocal duties. Food and Adult Beverages available for purchase. Large dance floor.
Friday, November 7 at a variety of downtown Spokane venues

The Think SWING! “River of Music” is a night club circuit in Downtown Spokane featuring seven of the best clubs in town, with live music performed by local sensations and a few touring artists. Most clubs are 21 and over only, with the exception of Madeleine’s and Caterina Winery. Most serve food and beverages, and all have beer and wine with ID, and some have a full bar with ID. ZOLA and The Casbah have dance floors.

The Think SWING! “River of Music” is a NON-TICKETED event. Some clubs may charge covers. Cover charges are not included in Think SWING! Ticket packages.

The first 25 guests to complete the entire circuit with the official Think SWING! River of Music passport properly stamped at each night club will receive 2 complimentary day passes to the Saturday concerts on November 8th, 2008 at The Knitting Factory Concert House. The first 50 guests to visit 3 of the venues, and turn in a properly stamped Think SWING! River of Music passport, will receive 1 complimentary ticket to the matinee concert on Saturday, November 8th, at the Knitting Factory Concert House (matinee: 1pm to 5pm).

Passports must be submitted no later than Midnight, on Friday, November 7th, at the ticket table at the Marie Antoinette Room inside the Davenport Hotel. Passports can be downloaded here, and they will be available at each night club, as well as at The Marie Antoinette Room on Friday, November 7th.

Please exercise good judgment when completing the Think SWING! “River of Music” night club circuit. Bring friends, and travel together in groups. Designate a driver, and if you drink, please drink responsibly. And most of all – enjoy the music!!!

Alyse Black, playing at ZOLA, 22 W. Main
10:00 PM - 1:00 AM
In the same vein as Michael Bublé and Norah Jones, Alyse combines jazz sensibilities with a pop-rock sound to create sensual music that is winning the hearts of fans across many genres. With original, award winning tunes, Alyse Black will soon be featured at mycoke.com for her song, "Wouldn't It Be Nice?" and "Stood for Stand for" just received first place in Billboard's 15th Annual World Song Contest in the category of Jazz." Food, Adult Beverages available for purchase, small dance floor. 21 and over.

Miss Rose and Her Rhythm Percolators, playing at The Peacock Room, 10 S. Post
8:00 PM - Midnight
Guests will be treated to 1920s mood & ambiance - the sometimes sweet, sometimes dreamy vocals of Miss Rose, along with the band's charming garb serve to provide audiences with a powerful time portal, not to be out-done by the genuine sound of the music itself. Food, Adult Beverages available for purchase. 21 and over.

Nick Schauer and Danny McCollim, playing at the AlterKnit Lounge, 919 W Sprague
(entrance on First Ave)
9:30 PM - Midnight
Nick Schauer and Danny McCollim represent two of the brightest talents in Spokane Jazz, playing a variety of standards and contemporary favorites in duo on jazz guitar and piano. Food and Adult Beverages available for purchase. 21 and over.

Julia Keefe, playing at Caterina Winery, 905 N. Washington
9:30 PM - 11:30 PM
A Mildred Bailey Tribute, performed by Julia Keefe, a member of the Nez Perce nation, and a recent graduate of Gonzaga Prep High School. Adult Beverages available for purchase. All ages.

6' Swing, playing at The Casbah, 416 W Sprague
9:30 PM - Midnight
Named the best band by the Pacific Northwest Inlander's reader's poll, The Inlander describes their music as, "very tight, bouncy and perfect for the kind of acrobatic dancing you'd imagine would accompany it." Food and Adult Beverages available for purchase. 21 and over. Large dance floor.

Band of Randy Pirates, playing at Brooklyn Nights, 122 S. Monroe
9:30 PM - Midnight
Capturing the Jackson Square - New Orleans street busker's sound, the Band of Randy Pirates bring their entirely acoustic sets to Brooklyn Nights, featuring clarinet, guitar, and snare. Food and Adult Beverages available for purchase. 21 and over.

Steven King playing Madeleine's Café and Patisserie, 707 W. Main
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
USA National Fingerstyle Guitar Champion (Winfield '94) brings swingin' arrangements of American classics, as well as original tunes, to Madeleine's. According to Acoustic Guitar Magazine, "Steven King leaves no doubt here that he's one of the top players in this demanding style. Able to execute improvised bass runs beneath his fluid melody lines, King adapts such seemingly impossible tunes as Weather Report's jazz classic 'Birdland' in arrangements that defy the limitations of six strings and ten fingers. Even at its most complex, King's playing remains rich-toned and musical and always puts the melody first." January '97 Food and Adult Beverages available for purchase. All ages.
All Sandpoint Events Held at the Panida Theatre

Snacks and Adult Beverages available for purchase. All-ages. Concert setting.


Saturday, September 20 @ [doors open at 7:30 pm]
8:00 PM
New Orleans style Gypsy Jazz band, with vocals, horns, violin, and a string rhythm section.

Friday, November 7 [doors open at 7:30 pm]
8:00 PM
Succulent three-part female vocal harmony with the soul of the original New Orleans sister act, The Boswells, accompanied by the swingin’ string-copators of the Pete Krebs Gypsy Trio.

Saturday, November 8 [doors open at 7:30 pm]
8:00 PM
Among the youngest members ever to be inducted into the Texas Western Swing Hall of Fame, Hot Club of Cowtown blends gypsy jazz influences with western swing. It's Django Reinhardt meets Bob Wills, with three part harmonies and shared lead vocal duties.
  Friday, November 7 @ The Davenport Hotel
6:30 PM
to
8:30 PM
[doors open at 6:00 pm]
Andreas Oberg with special guest Julia Keefe
According to the Los Angeles Times, Andreas Oberg "has mastered everything from bebop and swing to bossa nova, gypsy jazz, and fusion, enhanced with youthful, rock-driven vigor." Joined by Brent Edstrom on piano, Clipper Anderson on bass, and Daniel Cox on drums, guests will be treated to an incredible combination of local and international jazz talent in one of the grandest ballrooms in the Pacific Northwest - the Marie Antoinette Room at the Davenport Hotel. Julia Keefe, a recent graduate of Gonzaga Prep, and a member of the Nez Perce nation, will provide her sensational vocal talents during the second set. No-host bar available. All-Ages. Concert setting, with no dance floor. Guests are encouraged to make dinner reservations at the Palm Court Grill in the Davenport prior to or after the concert with Andreas.
9:30 PM
to
11:30 PM
[doors open at 9:00 pm]
Casey MacGill’s Blue 4 Trio play '30s and '40s swing and jump blues, with piano, bass, snare, and occasional cornet and ukulele. According to the Spokesman-Review, they are the, "…personification of swing authenticity." No-host bar available. All-Ages. Dance floor provided. Guests are encouraged to make dinner reservations at the Palm Court Grill at the Davenport prior to Casey's performance.
Saturday, November 8 @ The AlterKnit Lounge
2:30 PM
to
4:30 PM
[doors open at 2:00 pm]
In conjunction with the Jazz Guitar Society of Spokane, Think SWING! presents a Master Guitar Clinic with jazz-virtuoso Andreas Oberg. Andreas will demonstrate the keys to his own playing, with influences from bop, gypsy jazz, latin jazz, and fusion. Food and Adult Beverages available for purchase. 21 and over only.

Saturday afternoon, November 8 @ The Knitting Factory Concert House

NOTICE: For all events at the Knitting Factory - Food and Adult Beverages available for purchase throughout the event. All-ages, bring ID. Extra Large Dance Floor provided.
1:00 PM
to
5:00 PM
[doors open at 12:30 pm]
Guests will be treated to 1920s mood & ambiance - the sometimes sweet, sometimes dreamy vocals of Miss Rose, along with the band's charming garb serve to provide audiences with a powerful time portal, not to be out-done by the genuine sound of the music itself.
6’ Swing specializes in swingin’ arrangements of 20s to 40s jazz standards and seldom-heard treasures, greatly influenced by the likes of Billie Holliday, Louis Prima, Count Basie, and Nat King Cole.
"...Swinging, down the center of the groove, well-paced, scintillating straight ahead jazz and bop from a Portland cat who writes and plays in the best of the tradition. ...Every [tune] rings out with the joy of playing the real deal" writes George Fendel of the Jazz Society of Oregon, about Pete Petersen's Porkpie Septet of Portland, Oregon.

Saturday evening, November 8 @ The Knitting Factory Concert House

NOTICE: For all events at the Knitting Factory - Food and Adult Beverages available for purchase throughout the event. All-ages, bring ID. Extra Large Dance Floor provided.
5:30 PM
to
9:00 PM
[doors open at 5:15 pm]
Joining Think SWING! 2008 as one of "New York's best vintage guitar stylists" (Downbeat Magazine) Matt Munisteri has worked with a wide range of artists including Frank Vignola, Bucky Pizzarelli, Wynton Marsalis and The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, John-Erik Kellso, Jimmy Scott, Madeline Peyroux, and Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra
"Hot Club of New Orleans excels at generating that warm, swinging drive that Django Reinhardt was famous for and at the same time, [they] transcend the idiom by eschewing blind obedience to stylistic conventions; in other words the solos are modern, kids , [and] they are so tight and swinging, their solos so driving, at times they seem almost superhuman." ~ Mark Fowler of OffBeat magazine
Jazz Manouche Jam Session
Spontaneous jam with musicians from Hot Club of New Orleans, Hot Club of Spokane, 6' Swing, and others.

Saturday late night, November 8 @ The Knitting Factory Concert House

NOTICE: For all events at the Knitting Factory - Food and Adult Beverages available for purchase throughout the event. All-ages, bring ID. Extra Large Dance Floor provided.
9:30 PM
to
Midnight
[doors open at 9:15 pm]
A ten-piece dance band whose repertoire is rooted in the Basie and Ellington bands, with other big-band influences thrown in as well. Bandleader Solomon Douglas is a highly sought after swing dance instructor, and he also toured with the Glenn Miller Orchestra on piano.