Pittsburgh's very first lindy exchange! We were afraid good dancers might not come! But we had a respectable turnout and great fun. Featured The Boilermaker Jazz Band with Jennie Luvv.
A really tremendous turnout for a fantastic lineup of bands and music. We made history! Featured Roger Humphries Big Band plus jazz historian Nelson Harrison as a guest speaker on Pittsburgh's jazz legacy.
Another great turnout for several new jazz bands and venues. Dancers came from 26 states and Canadian provinces! Guest radio hosts/DJ's Mike Plaskett and Ken Crawford spun tunes and recorded the Sat. afternoon dance for airplay! Roger Humphries Big Band featured again by popular demand! Also, jazz vocalist great Sandy Staley and her quintet opened the event Friday evening!
Emphasis on blues music in addition to classic jazz bands and once again, great venues with a great turnout! USO dance performers travelling through Pittsburgh attended the Sunday evening dance! Featured George Gee's Pittsburgh Reunion Big Band combining George's original musicians from the "Burgh" with his core New York ensemble.
Hot jazz, jazzy jazz, jump blues and more, this event marked international visitors from Australia, Korea and Finland in addition to Canada. Great local turnout as well! Featured The Boilermakers Jazz "Big" Band with Jennie Luvv plus guest musicians for a uniquely large band sound heard only at PittStop!
Yet another jam-packed weekend with more bands and venues than ever. Sweaty Betty debuted at late night to a hugely welcoming dance audience. Jimmy Sapienza's Five Guys Named Moe also debuted for afternoon dancing sweet & smooth. Roger Humphries Big Band returned, plus an assortment of DJ's rounded out the music mix and everyone had a great time!
We planned the 7th fun-filled weekend with terrific bands and venues for great dancing for everyone - young and old, beginners and veterans, balboa dancers and blues dancers!! #7 brought many lucky surprises including new bands and returning bands, new friends and old pals, new venues and seasoned locations.
George Gee's band, Dr. The Boilermakers, Ms Freddye, Jimmy Sapienza's Five Guys, and Rick Matt's band made for one huge "WOW, WHAT A LINEUP!!" The number of registered dancers surpassed the years before and everyone had a great time!
Now planning our 9th annual PittStop, come and get happy this November 20-22, 2009 as we anticipate one of the best PittStops ever ;)