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Counting Blessings UK Jazz Dance Special 730-1 upstairs @ The Greenbank, Easton8-9pm
Street Jazz dance workshop with Oscar (Floor Technicians)
9pm-1am DJs playing Dancefloor Jazz, Latin & Broken Beat
Marc Nicholas (Jazz Quarterly)
DJ Polenta
Sentinel 793 b2b Katie Novo
UK Jazz Dance (and it's relation, House Dance) seems to be having a real moment right now among a new generation - the idea of this party is to be one of the spaces in Bristol for a coming together of a new generation of club-style dancers (jazz, Jazz fusion, House) with some of the old school UK Jazz dancers, for some intergenerational dance inspiration & hopefully to spread the word out to those new to it - and of course to have a night full of fantastic music for moving.
Everyone is welcome, whether you've been dancing for decades or have no clue what any of this is about but are interested to find out :))
OSCAR
A dancer to his core, when Local Bristol legend Oscar formed street Jazz Dance group THE FLOORTECHNICIANS in 1988 he was already a 3 times Disco dance champion. After making a huge impact in the Jazz dance club scene in the UK, in 1991 the group became jazz dance champions and went on to feature on primetime TV and tour extensively around Britain and abroad. Oscar has previously taught workshops at schools and colleges on top of regular Classes at the Bristol dance centre, and is coming back to do a one off workshop for the public.
With the recent resurgence of interest in Jazz dance, it felt only right to ask Oscar to share his deep, foundational knowledge of street jazz styles and techniques: DO NOT MISS!
MARC NICHOLAS
Marc started out as a DJ in Swindon's Brunel Rooms. With a growing passion for Jazz Funk and harder jazz, by the end the 90’s he became a UK fusion jazz dancer, dancing at events like Southport and Snowboy & Phil Levene’s Hi Hat at Jazz Cafe, His record collection grew to bebop, samba, Latin, fusion, soulful house, broken beat, soul, jazz funk, Hip Hop, RnB, funk, disco. DJ credits include jazz fusion sets at Shiftless Shuffle, London, Out to Lunch in Notts, an uncredited jazz dance set at Southport Weekender and Broken Beat DJ sets at Birmingham's legendary Bruk Up. He currently runs the Jazz Quarterly session.
SENTINEL 793
Broken Beat/Bruk producer, DJ, and co-founder of Bristol’s A Movement broken beat night. With a monthly residency on SWU/Rinse as part of the Universal Magnetic label, radio appearances also include Worldwide FM, the Co-op NYE takeover on 1BTN and a long-running show on Ujima. His own productions have been played by DJs including Gilles Peterson, Marc Mac, Jamz Supernova, IG Culture, Izco, Shy One, Jossy Mitsu, Alexander Nut, Om Unit among many others.
DJ POLENTA
DJ Polenta has a long history of Djing at & promoting nights across the UK’s underground music scene, from bringing early dubstep to Brighton to pop-up roller-raves. He has a huge love for & deep knowledge of all things jazz, latin and broken beat related, and is another who brings a dancers sensibility to the DJ booth.
KATIE NOVO
Katie Novo is a DJ, music lover and long time collector of all things Brazilian, House, Jazz, Broken Beat, Garage, Disco, Funk and more. She has a weekly morning show on Bristol’s Noods Radio and a monthly residency on 1BTN.FM. She started Counting Blessings as a place for anyone and everyone to have a really good dance in a friendly & welcoming space.
Entry requirements: 18+
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Greenbank, Bristol, United Kingdom
