Big Daddies are well in the swing

THEY were one of the highlights of last year’s Jazz and Jumpers in July Festival and so the Wellswung Daddies are back by popular demand and are bigger and better than ever.
The band that had the RSL club swinging will be back to do it again – making the journey up from Byron Bay with a few new faces in tow.
The 11 piece combo plays a mixture of arrangements from the modern swing masters – Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Royal Crown Review to a bit of hip hop as well as a nod back to Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and the Count, Count Basie.
This year they will bring with them a new male and female vocalist – yep one of the Wellswung Daddies – is a lady.
Belle Hendriks, best-known for her work with The Honeybees and Soul Kitchen, has joined the band along with Mick Buckley.
If the name sounds familiar, it should. Buckley first found fame as a rock drummer for The Radiators and has played and sung with and for some of the greats over the years.
Those who missed them last year missed a treat.
The Byron Bay band consists of female vocalist, male vocalist, two trumpets, two saxes, trombone, guitar, bass, drums, piano, plus sound engineer and system.
The WellSwung Daddies has attracted a large following of swing and rock’n’roll dancers, especially in Brisbane, Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales.
Jumpers and Jazz is appearing 26-27 July.
It is also appearing on Saturday 26 July at the Kings Theatre, Warwick RSL Club.