Voted 2007 Best Swing Dance in the Bay by SF Weekly!
Verdi kicks ass!! Went there for the first time last night. Cool venue, easy parking,
nice floor, great bar/lounge area, and of course great music.
- Gerald
Thanks guys for keeping the Tuesday night swing alive! I went back to the Verdi club
last night for the first time since it opened and I had a GREAT time. The sound is
excellent, the lights were dimmed, the dancing was excellent, and the drinks were cheap.
Thanks for a great job!
- Dwilly
Tuesday last night was absolutely amazing. The energy of the venue and the people was
out of this world. First, it was packed, there were people sitting at all the tables and
the balconies and the dance floor was full all the way till almost the very end. Second,
folks were dancing like crazy, I had such fun dances. All the dancers I have seen or
danced with were really into giving all they had on the dance floor, dancing to the max.
The Band blew me away. I remember back in the day when Stompy Jones (aka Swing Session)
used to play only the fast jump blues pam-pam-pam songs, but they got so much better in
playing for dancers. I mean, really better. :luv:
They still have the unique “Tuesday Night Jump” feel, but they built on top of
it an amazing line of musicality. Their set range from the energetic and fast swing songs,
to some jump blues selections, mid-tempo laid back tunes and a good selection of slow
blues songs. Who would have thought - Blues dancing to live music at a swing venue? It was
absolutely awesome. :music: Whatever song they played, they always kept the energy level
high and the dancers engaged. I think this is one of the few venues where you can dance to
such a variety of live music (and dance styles from lindy to blues to bal..). and you know
what? with all that variety there is a very clear atmosphere and musical feel driving a
solid style and energy. it feels a very focused night.
The DJing was superb too and I liked how at the end of the night he threw at us slower and
more interesting songs. I even saw two couples experiment with Tango at the very last
song! I never thought I would see that…
I already mentioned the high level of energy, and I think one of contributing factors (or
results) was that I felt people were striving to experiment and express themselves
musically and that inspired me to no ends. I even saw groups of dancers working on crazy
Charleston variation and jazz steps at the corners, and at one point there was a big apple
circle appearing out of nowhere and folks took turns in calling out moves. it kicked ass!
:kick:
I can't wait for a chance to dance again to Tuesday Night Jump at the new club verdi
location - it's bigger, so there will more room for fast lindy ;) Although I hope it would
get full pretty quick!
Anyhow, if you haven't been to the Tuesday Night Jump in a while, or maybe never, you got
to go and check it out, I think you will find it awesome!
- Michael
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