January 6th |
DJed Dance with DJ Jeff
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January 13th |
DJed Dance with DJ Jeff
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January 20th |
We kick of our 2005 Live Music Series with one of my favorite
local bands!
Click on the band name for special hours, pricing, and other details... |
January 27th |
DJed Dance with DJ Jeff
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February 3rd |
DJed Dance with DJ Jeff
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February 10th |
Frankie Manning Workshop Weekend Warm Up Party
DJed Dance with DJ Jeff
200 Grand Avenue in Oakland has been the Bay Area home of the
Frankie Manning Workshop Weekend for years. Come enjoy the pre-party
we are throwing, full of the music Frankie enjoyed back at the
Savoy! |
February 17th |
Northwest Bal Fest Warm Up Party
DJed Dance with DJ Jeff
If you haven't left for the Northwest Bal Fest yet, come on
out and get your Bal on before the big weekend! I'll be playing
some competition speed tunes for your practice pleasure.
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February 24th |
Don't miss this great New Orleans Hot Jazz band!
Click on the band name for special hours, pricing, and other
details...
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March 3rd |
Bob Wills Birthday Party
with special guest DJ Mike "Moondog" Quebec
Mike spins great early Rock 'n' Roll, and I'll do a set of Western
Swing to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Bob Wills birth (3/6/1905)
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March 10th |
DJed Dance with DJ Jeff
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March 17th |
St. Paddy's Day Party
with special guest DJ Michael "Shagus O'Daddy" Marangio
Show us your spirit and your green underwear between neck and
knees and get in free!
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March 24th |
DJed dance
with special guest DJ Hep Jen
You've loved her band breaks at Tuesday Night Jump. Just wait
till you hear what she can do when she gets a whole night!
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March 31st |
Balboa Rendezvous Warm Up Party
DJed dance with special guest DJ Vaughn
If you haven't left for the Balboa Rendezvous yet, come on out
and get your Bal on before the big weekend!
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April 7th |
Reno Dance Sensation Warm Up Party
DJed dance with special guest DJ Vaughn
Get your Swing on before
you make the drive up to Reno! (We may even play some Salsa if
you request it!) |
April 14th |
Tax Procrastinators Party
DJed dance with DJ Jeff
Show us a copy of your completed Federal Tax Form 4868 and get in
for just $4 (a dollar for every month of your automatic extension)! |
April 21st |
Lindy On Sproul Field Trip to 200 Grand
DJed dance with DJ Jeff
Join us in welcoming and dancing with all of our friends from
Cal Berkeley's Lindy on Sproul!
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April 28th |
DJed Dance with DJ Jeff
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May 5th |
Oakland Swing Dance Festival and Swing-o de Mayo
Party!
DJed dance with DJ Jeff
This is going to be off the hook! Get in free when you bring
your favorite beverage to share for informal taste testing
throughout the night! Chips and Salsa will be provided.
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May 12th |
Swing-o de Mayo Redux!
DJed dance with DJ Jeff
Last week was so much fun we're doing again. Get in free when
you bring your favorite beverage to share for taste
testing throughout the night! Chips, Salsa, and Guacamole
will be provided.
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May 19th |
~Plus~
Lindy On Sproul Field Trip to 200 Grand
This is going to be a special crazy fun night! Celebrate the
long awaited release of the debut CD from JP & The Rhythm
Chasers by dancing to them live, joined by all of our friends
from Cal Berkeley's Lindy on Sproul!
Click on the band name for special hours, pricing, and other
details...
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May 26th |
DJed Dance with DJ Jeff
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June 2nd |
All Balboa Weekend Warm Up Party
DJed dance with special guest DJ Vaughn
If you haven't left for the All Balboa Weekend yet, come on
out and get your Bal on before the big weekend! Don't worry,
DJ Vaughn will spin plenty of your favorite Lindy too! |
June 9th |
Don't miss this great all-purpose swing band, whose repertoire
of tunes is sure to satisfy even the most discriminating Lindy
Hoppers!
Click on the band name for special hours, pricing, and other
details... |
June 16th |
Lindy On Sproul Field Trip to 200 Grand
DJed dance with DJ Jeff
Join us in welcoming and dancing with all of our friends from
Cal Berkeley's Lindy on Sproul. It's always an extra special
party when the dancing Bears are in the house! |
June 23rd |
Yes, they are coming back! In fact, they've agreed to be the
house band at 200 Grand! Which means they will be back at least
once a month.
Click on the band name for special hours, pricing, and other
details... |
June 30th |
"Paul Jones" & Vintage Clothes Party & Contest!
DJed dance with DJ Jeff
A "Paul Jones" is a mixer dance that started back
in 1910. We'll be doing the version popular in Bay Area dance
halls in the 1940's! To make the night even more special, let's
all wear our finest dancable vintage attire! Passes
to the 21st Duncans Mills Festival on the Russian River (featuring
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums and Stompy Jones) for the best
dressed he & she!!! And if you've got vintage to sell or
trade, bring it and set up shop at the back of the room! |
July 7th |
Oops, I did it again! I've found another fantastic band! These
guys are going to knock your socks off with their Tin Pan Alley
charm and tunes so danceable that I dare you to try to sit one
out. This is going to be so much fun! Plus, just for showing
up and having a great time, you may win one of two passes
to the 21st Duncans Mills Festival on the Russian River as
a door prize!
Click on the band name for special hours, pricing, and other
details... |
July 14th |
Sca-Hair-do Party Contest!
DJed dance with DJ Jeff
Yea, I'm getting my hair cut today. I don't know how it will
turn out. So to make me feel better about the risk, and to
get in free tonight, just have a bad hair day on purpose!
Yep, do something outrageous with your hair and get in free tonight!
Ya gotta take a risk folks. Spikes, bright colors, Princess Leah
cinnamon buns... something fun. Just parting it on the other
side ain't gonna do it. Plus, passes
to the 21st Duncans Mills Festival on the Russian River (featuring
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums and Stompy Jones) for the most
outrageous hair for he & she! |
July 21st |
~Plus~
Dance Contest
~Plus~
Lindy On Sproul Field Trip to 200 Grand
Infectious music that you love to dance to... that's what JP & The
Rhythm Chasers (and 200 Grand) is all about! Come get your high
energy Lindy and Bal on. Join in our little dance contest too!
We'll be competing to live music tonight. Just two songs, both
all-skates, audience judged! Low stress, high fun. A great first
contest if you've ever thought about competing. Great prizes
including passes
to the 21st Duncans Mills Festival on the Russian River (featuring
Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums and Stompy Jones)!!! We're
joined this week by all of our friends from Cal Berkeley's Lindy
on Sproul too, so you know it's gonna be extra fun!
Click on the band name for special hours, pricing, and other
details... |
July 28th |
A Taste of Camp Hollywood Party!
DJed Dance with DJ Jeff
If you haven't already left for Camp Hollywood, come warm up
for big event with us. If you can't go for whatever reason, come
get a taste of what we're missing. I'll be featuring the music
of the bands that will be playing Camp Hollywood this year (Jonathon
Stout with Hillary Alexander, Mora's Modern Rhythmists, Bill
Elliott, and Stompy Jones). Get me drunk and I'll even do my
Maxwell DeMille impression! |
August 4th |
"Paul Jones" & Vintage Clothes Party
DJed dance with DJ Jeff
A "Paul Jones" is a mixer dance that started back
in 1910. We'll be doing the version popular in Bay Area dance
halls in the 1940's! To make the night even more special, let's
all wear our finest danceable vintage attire! And if you've got
vintage to sell, trade, or give away, bring it and set up shop
at the back of the room! |
August 11th |
I'm so excited to have discovered this absolutely awesome Swingin'
Blues and Jump Blues band! You are going to flip for them! Great
energy all the way.
Click on the band name for special hours, pricing, and other
details... |
August 18th |
SF Lindy Exchange Pre-Party!
~Plus~
Lindy On Sproul Field Trip to 200 Grand
DJed dance with DJ Jeff
Sure, it's called the "San Francisco" Lindy Exchange,
but we all know some of the best Lindy Love is comin' right here
from the 510. That's why we're lettin'
all of our out of town guests in for free tonight! Just
show me your out of state drivers license at the door! If you
are a local and hosting out of towners, you get in for free too!
Don't forget that all our UC Berkeley friends join us from Lindy
on Sproul tonight as part of their monthly field trip.
This is sure to be a night to remember! |
August 25th |
with special guest DJ Mike "Moondog" Quebec
on the band breaks
Infectious music that you love to dance to... that's what JP & The
Rhythm Chasers (and 200 Grand) is all about! Come get your high
energy Lindy and Bal on.
Click on the band name for special hours, pricing, and other
details... |
September 1st |
Back to Basics Night
DJed dance with DJ Jeff
No crazy promotions tonight, just one of our regular DJ nights.
We're letting all the great swing era musicians speak for themselves
through the treasured recordings they created for dancers then,
now, and forever to enjoy. |
September 8th |
Indian Summer Swing Camp Pre-Party!
~Plus~
Bal-Jam Weekend Pre-Party!
DJed dance with special guest DJ's Scott Russell & Ben
Young
Are you going to Rob & Diane's Indian Summer Swing Camp
this weekend? Maybe you are flying down to Atlanta for Balboa
Nation's Bal Jam? Let us send you off in style!
Let's also give a warm 200 Grand welcome to Scott & Ben,
two long-time fans of classic swing music who have been cutting
their DJ chops at Jitterbug Jump and who are appearing here for
the first time! Santa Rosa in the house! |
September 15th |
What can I say... The Frisky Frolics simply brought the house
down last time they played here. Come frolic in the exuberance
and joy that these guys create on the dance floor. Or heck, just
sit mesmerized on the sidelines... this is a great show to share
with your non-dancing friends. Either way, it's going to be another
unforgettable night!
Click on the band name for special hours, pricing, and other
details... |
September 22nd |
Request Night
DJed dance with DJ Jeff
Well, this is certainly a silly promotion. I take requests all
the time, and only once in the last 2 years have I not been able
to fit a request into my set. Maybe you didn't know that. Poof...
(blinding light and puff of smoke)... now you do! Anyway, it's
the best promo I could do on short notice, because I just got
word that JP & The
Rhythm Chasers who were scheduled to play tonight are not
going to be able to make it. |
September 29th |
ABCD Pre-Party!
DJed dance with DJ Jeff
Going away to the All Balboa Camp Detroit this weekend? We are!
But we're gettin' a little fix of high energy classic swing music
for Lindy and Bal before we go. |
October 6th |
Lindy in the Park Coupon Night
DJed dance with DJ Jeff
We're letting all the great swing era musicians speak for themselves
through the treasured recordings they created for dancers then,
now, and forever to enjoy. If you happened to be dancing at Lindy
in the Park over the last couple weeks, I hope you were lucky
enough to pick up one of the limited edition 200 Grand coupon
flyers for tonight! |
October 13th |
Doghouse Classic Swing Coupon Night
DJed dance with DJ Jeff
We're letting all the great swing era musicians speak for themselves
through the treasured recordings they created for dancers then,
now, and forever to enjoy. If you happened to be dancing at the
Doghouse in the Classic Swing Room, I hope you were lucky enough
to pick up one of the limited edition 200 Grand coupon flyers
for tonight! |
October 20th |
Please join me in supporting live music and to welcome back
our house band for their monthly installment of fresh, red-hot
swingin' music! This is sure to be a great show for both dancers
and non-dancers alike!
Click on the band name for special hours, pricing, and other
details... |
October 27th |
Halloween Party and Camp Swing Pre-Party!
DJed dance with DJ Jeff
Give your Halloween costume a test run at 200 Grand this week!
And make it good, cause if you do, you get in free! That's right,
I LOVE Halloween, and would love to see a room full of people
dancing in costumes, so wear a costume and
get in free tonight!
By the way, are you going to Camp Swing this year? If yes, good
choice! If not, what are you thinking? This camp is SO FUN!!!
GO!!! And pack early so you can start your celebrating here on
Thursday night! |
November 3rd |
City Rhythm Orchestra Pre-Party
DJed dance with DJ Jeff
I'm DJing for the City Rhythm Orchestra Show tomorrow night,
and I've found another ticket to give away to some lucky dancer!
This is a $25 value folks, and sure to be a high energy show,
especially with two performances by Nathalie and Yuval. Just
sign-up for this free raffle when you arrive at 200 Grand tonight. |
November 10th |
Please join me in supporting live music and to welcome back
our house band for their monthly installment of fresh, red-hot
swingin' music! This is sure to be a great show for both dancers
and non-dancers alike!
Click on the band name for special hours, pricing, and other
details... |
November 17th |
Last Chance Dance Before the SF Balboa Festival
DJed dance with DJ Jeff
Get your fix of high energy classic swing music and make it
last... Next week we're off for Thanksgiving, so this week I'll
be spinning tracks with a little extra somthin' somethin' to
tide you over to our big SF Balboa Festival Pre-Party. |
November 24th |
Thanksgiving Day!
Sorry, for the first time in over 2
years we have to close
Enjoy the night off, and rest up, because next week is the SF
Balboa Festival, starting right here with the official Pre-Party. |
December 1st |
Official SF Balboa Festival Party Headquarters!
DJed dance with DJ Jeff
It's here, it's here! The SF Balboa Festival kicks off tonight
with a special Welcome Wagon, er, Welcome Trolley DJ
dance party. And to help make it special and spread the SF Balboa
love, we're lettin' all of our out of
town guests in for free tonight! Just show me your out
of state drivers license at the door! If you are a local and
hosting out of towners, you get in for free too! |
December 8th |
Official DJ Jeff Birthday Party Headquarters!
DJed dance with DJ Jeff
Yep, this weekend is my birthday! Woo hoooo!!! Take a break
from all your holiday shopping and dance with me tonight. |
December 15th |
Official John Paul Getty Birthday Party Headquarters!
DJed dance with DJ Jeff
Be treated like a millionaire at one of the most welcoming spots
to dance in the Bay Area. No drama, no cliques, no mean people,
no "creepy guys". Just fun people enjoying great swing
music together. As always, join us after the dance for late night
dining at one of our favorite local eateries! |
December 22nd |
Official Giacomo Puccini Birthday Party Headquarters!
DJed dance with DJ Jeff
What kind of swing music would Puccini have preferred to Lindy
Hop to? High energy classic(al) swing of course ;), just like
we play every week at 200 Grand, the Bay Area home of high energy
classic swing music. |
December 29th |
Official Charles Macintosh Birthday Party Headquarters!
DJed dance with DJ Jeff
Charles Macintosh, born on this day in 1766, invented waterproof
clothing, so that we can go out and enjoy dancing at 200 Grand
even if it's raining outside! |
