About
Swingtime is a jazz duo for hire in Surfers Paradise, QLD.
There are really two acts here under one name, both leaning cabaret. There's piano and vocals, and there's a one-man-band setup with accordion, trumpet and vocals that also works roving through a crowd. Swingtime duo are based at Surfers Paradise and the song list is a deliberate mess in the best way: Fly Me To The Moon and Fever sitting next to Dance Monkey, Valerie, Roxanne, I Will Survive and Hit The Road Jack. They'll start acoustic while people arrive and build from there. Own PA. Insured.
Watch
The show
Cabaret, and played with a straight face just often enough to be funny. Familiar hits get reinterpreted rather than reproduced, so the room ends up smiling and a bit curious about where the next one is going. Put the book down and let it come to you.
On the day
Their own PA travels with them and it sounds good, so there is no hire list to work through and no house system to book. Find them a spot to play in and your part is done. For a cabaret set that suits most rooms, since the accordion, trumpet and piano side of things does not need a stage so much as somewhere the guests can see and hear it properly.
Performance options
A typical booking opens with acoustic sets while guests are arriving, then builds into the party once everyone's in. How long they stay is up to you, and they'll happily cover most of the night. Get in touch and the shape gets worked out around your event.
Song list
66 songs
Roxanne
Don’t worry be happy
Something in the air tonight
The way you make me feel
We are family
It’s raining men
I’m so excited
She work hard for her money
Dance monkey
I rather be blind
Love song
L.o.v.e
If ain’t got you
Superstitious
Feeling good
Creep
Fever
Fly me to the moon
I put a spell on you
All of me Billie holiday
Hit the road jack
Sweet dreams
Valerie
Natural woman
