Swing Crash Festival 2009
Wednesday Party
Wednesday part will be at SGRI american Bar, in Maslianico.
The surprise
In the last 3 years we have been surprising our guests with unique concerts and shows. We have been inspiring many other events all over the world. This year on Swing Crash Festival stage some special tributes and ideas. Among them:
- Benny Goodman's 100th Birthday
- January 16th 1938 concert at the Carnegie Hall
- World Championship for teams
- Bix Beiderbecke tribute
- Duke Ellington and Fats Waller tribute
- Live music at the "All Nite Long"
The festival
The Swing Crash is not meant to be just another classic jazz festival, but a worldwide unique event.
The idea came from the desire to develop authentic swing music and culture of the 30's and 40's. The best thing to make it happen was to organize a free huge event outdoor, where everyone could join in to dance or simply to watch and listen the live bands and the dancers. We just got the inspiration from the old movies, clips or newspaper that we have searched and found in some of the most famous Libraries in the world. Basically, we try to reproduce the concerts of the Swing Era.
Hundreds of dancers come to Como from all over Europe joining the Swing Crash Festival.
Famous bands and amazing professional dancers entertain thousands of people for 4 midsummer nights.
The Swing Crash Festival take place in one of the most gorgeous square in the world, piazza Cavour, which is located right by the lake.
A jazz festival for dancers organized by dancers.
To summarize:
dance classes in the late afternoon
Party and concerts from 9pm till 0.30am outdoor
dance competitions and shows
"all nite long dancing" indoor
Good music, good dancers and good food in the wonderful Como right by the lake. What else you need to spend an amazing summer vacation?!
DVD: Swing Crash Festival 2008
Bryant Govern is having some problems with the DVD. Swing Crash, even if it has nothing to do with it, excuse itself and say thank you for your patient long wait . For any question, please contact directly Mr. Bryant Gover at bryant.gover@gmail.com.
In the DVD you will find the classes, the competitions and the shows. A memory to remember all the best moments of the Swing Crash filmed by professional cameramen and edited by Mr. Bryant Gover. With the DVD you can request even the pictures of the event. You can have more informations about it writing an email at our General Office.
Frankie Manning
Today, April 27th 2009 Frankie Manning peacefully left us. He was in a coma for the last 24 hours. What he gave to all of us in all those years is more then simple steps. He gave us a gift with a huge value. So big that it's impossible to describe in few lines. He was a teacher. He was passing his passion with his smile, his voice, his body and his soul. When I first met him I was so embarrassed that I had to ask Dawn Hampton to introduce me to him. His "mission" around the world can be studied by sociologist, philosopher, etc. He changed many people lives and he gave family to those who didn't have one, bringing the Lindy Hop everywhere in the world. To us, Isabella and I, he gave a lot. Maybe not with just words, but with his entire life, his historic memory and one sentence he said to us while having breakfast in England. God bless Frankie Manning. "when I die, if I go to heaven, I want it to be just like the Savoy", he wrote in his biography. I hope somebody is there for him to say: "Welcome back home, Frankie" We send our love to his family, especially Chazz, the one who is probably suffering more then all the others, and our good friends Steven Mitchell, the one who brought Frankie back to the Lindy World, and Ryan Francois. Vincenzo Fesi