Events calendar

Sweet like honey, let’s missbeehive!
Dance your feet off until they sting with our weekly parties.
Come buzz with us, join our beautiful dancing community!

And this time we will have a holiday special, let’s celebrate the season together!

Live music by Pauline and her Sweet Nothings!
Tijs Klaassen – double bass
Wouter Kühne – drums
Gijs Idema – guitar
Pauline – vocals

Program to be announced!
Where: KZ (KNSM-Laan 311)

Costs:
PARTY IS DONATION BASED
*Anything what you like to give we will accept it with a smile! 🙂
You can get your ticket now online or pay cash at the door 🙂

We really appreciate if you buy drinks to support the venue.
For more info & questions:
www.vintagejazzevents.com
info.vintagejazzevents@gmail.com
+31619287426 or swingphilosophy@gmail.com

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW

Wanna work-out, socialize and have fun? Try Lindy Hop! In 3,5 hours (with breaks) we will teach you the basics of Lindy Hop and some fun moves which will get you dancing in no time.

The perfect Christmas gift, dancing together.
As its our Christmas edition, come with your Christmas sweater!!

Time: 11.00 – 14.30h
Where: KZ (KNSM-Laan 311)

What is Lindy Hop and in general Swing Dance? Check these videos: https://youtu.be/6fDIPCuGpjE, https://youtu.be/SxMxOa22PlM

Prices:
– come alone = EUR 50 (we make sure you have someone to dance with)
– come with a friend = EUR 90

Everyone dances with Everyone during this Crash Course and you will learn both roles!

For questions e-mail to: swingphilosophy@gmail.com

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Special Edition of Nochecita Latin party on the 21st of December with amazing shows, an international Dj from Paris and a Christmas dinner.

This party is part of our New Year’s Groovers Festival

REGISTER HERE

New Year in Amsterdam, you got that right!
Four nights of parties
Four 1.5h workshops if you still want the challenge
1 game night
A New Years Community Dinner

Where: Kompaszaal (KNSM-Laan 311)
When: from 28 December until 1 January
What: Parties, workshops and more

Program 28 December:
17:00 – 18:30 – Workshop Drag Blues
19:00 – 20:30 – Workshop Blues Sass
20:30 – 21:00 – Dinner + DJ (TBA)
21:00 – 1:00 Burner Blues Party with Lightnin’ Bug

LIGHTNIN’ BUG is een all star line-up. Martin en Donné zijn de drummer en bassist van o.a. de bekende band T-99. Danny, mijn vader, is gitarist geweest van veel Amerikaanse blues artiesten die hier kwamen touren zoals Louisiana Red en Boyd Small.
Musicians:
Jerome de Vijlder
⁠Donné la Fontaine
Martin de Ruiter
⁠⁠Danny de Vijlder

For costs check THIS PAGE and remember that you can also use our solidarity policy!

For more info & questions:
www.vintagejazzevents.com
info.vintagejazzevents@gmail.com
+31653577930 or swingphilosophy@gmail.com

This party is part of our New Year’s Groovers Festival

REGISTER HERE

New Year in Amsterdam, you got that right!
Four nights of parties
Four 1.5h workshops if you still want the challenge
1 game night
A New Years Community Dinner

Where: Kompaszaal (KNSM-Laan 311)
When: from 28 December until 1 January
What: Parties, workshops and more

Program 29 December:
17:00 – 18:30 – Workshop Lindy Hop Flash Moves
19:00 – 20:30 – Workshop Footwork Madness
20:30 – 21:00 – Dinner + DJ (TBA)
21:00 – 1:00 Live music party with De Jong. Inc plus special guest!

For costs check this page and remember that you can also use our solidarity policy!

For more info & questions:
www.vintagejazzevents.com
info.vintagejazzevents@gmail.com
+31653577930 or swingphilosophy@gmail.com

This party is part of our New Year’s Groovers Festival

REGISTER HERE

New Year in Amsterdam, you got that right!
Four nights of parties
Four 1.5h workshops if you still want the challenge
1 game night
A New Years Community Dinner

Where: Kompaszaal (KNSM-Laan 311)
When: from 28 December until 1 January
What: Parties, workshops and more

Program 30 December
18:30 – 20:30 – Game night! Bring your favorite board/card games and let’s have fun together!
20:30 – 21:00 – Dinner
21:00 – 22:00 – DJ Party

And remember that you can also use our solidarity policy!
For more info & questions:
www.vintagejazzevents.com
info.vintagejazzevents@gmail.com
+31653577930 or swingphilosophy@gmail.com

This party is part of our New Year’s Groovers Festival

REGISTER HERE

New Year in Amsterdam, you got that right!
Four nights of parties
Four 1.5h workshops if you still want the challenge
1 game night
A New Years Community Dinner

Where: Kompaszaal (KNSM-Laan 311)
When: from 28 December until 1 January
What: Parties, workshops and more

Program 31 December
Dress code: Dress to impress!
20:30 – 21:00 – NYE Buffet Dinner (book in advance)
21:00 – Until we feel like it – New Year’s eve party!
DJ (TBA) & live music by Lucky Losers Jazz Band

And remember that you can also use our solidarity policy!
For more info & questions:
www.vintagejazzevents.com
info.vintagejazzevents@gmail.com
+31653577930 or swingphilosophy@gmail.com

REGISTER HERE

Swing dance is all about making friends, silliness and history. An Afro-American dance that will enrich your life and a music culture that will make you feel alive! We love our silly and knowledgeable team and they love to dance with old & new friends!

The venue offers a great food, so please support the venue and buy lunch and drinks 🙂

Next block of classes starts right after the explorer day!

Not familiar with Swing? Check this out

ALL TASTERS this day are FREE OF CHARGE!
PROGRAM:
– Friday 3rd of January:
20.20 – 21.00 Blues Taster
21:00 – Blues Burner Party* – live music by Gumbo & The Monk
– Saturday 4th of January:
15.00 – 15.40 Lindy Hop Beginners
15.50 – 16.30 Solo (Authentic) Jazz Beginners
16.40 – 17.20 Charleston Beginners
17.30-18.10 Shag Beginners
18.10 – 19.00 Dinner provided by De Kompaszaal
19.00-19.40 Solo (Authentic) Jazz experienced
19.50 – 20.30 Lindy Hop Int/Adv
20.30 – 22.30 Donation based party w/ DJ
– Sunday 5th of January:
15.00 – 16.00 Balboa Taster
16:00 – It’s Fast like that Party with DJ*:

*Blues Burner is ticket based

You don’t need a partner, EVERYBODY dances with EVERYBODY and everybody leads and follows 🙂

For questions contact us at +31653577930 or swingphilosophy@gmail.com

Blues music and blues dance come from a rich Afro-American History, it was always a way to forget your sorrows and feel alive. BURN your blues away with the best blues music and dancing in one of the finest LIVE Music venues in Amsterdam!

Party
21.00 DJ
21.30 First set
22.30 Second set

About the band:
Do you want to enjoy the blues in a unique way? Gumbo & The Monk bring their Mississippi Delta Blues to you. They offer a unique experience with their traditional handmade instruments like the Cigar Box Guitar, the Licence Plate Guitar and the Diddley Bow.

Where: Kompaszaal (KNSM-Laan 311)

Tickets
or EUR 15 Cash at the door

For more info & questions:
www.vintagejazzevents.com
info.vintagejazzevents@gmail.com
+31653577930 or swingphilosophy@gmail.com

We like that energy, the FAST one 😉
A party that is ready for your emerging energy and the exploration of the fast swing dances.

Never done Balboa, Shag or Charleston? We got you! There will be a FREE taster before the Party 🙂

Where: KZ (KNSM-Laan 311, Amsterdam)
When: 5 January, 2 February, 2 March, 6 April, 4 May!
Cost: Donations Based (bring cash or get your ticket here NO PINNEN VOOR TICKETS)

Program:
–DROP IN for our weekly classes before the party
11:00 – 12:00 Lindy Hop & Charleston 1A
12:10 – 13:10 Authentic Jazz 2
13:20 – 14:20 Lindy Hop & Charleston 2B
-EXPLORER WEEKEND & PARTY:
14:30 – 15:10 Shag Beginners
15.20 – 16.00 Balboa Taster
These tasters are part of Swing Philosophy’s Explorer Weekend! Register here to join the tasters
16:00 – 18:30 Party with DJ!

There will be soup and snacks for the hungry ones!

For questions e-mail: info.vintagejazzevents@gmail.com / swingphilosophy@gmail.com or whatsapp 0031653577930

Sweet like honey, let’s missbeehive!
Dance your feet off until they sting with our weekly parties.
Come buzz with us, join our beautiful dancing community!

Where: KZ (KNSM-Laan 311)

Program:
DROP IN for our weekly classes before the party
17:50 55+ Lindy Hop & Charleston
18:50 Authentic Jazz 1
20:00 Lindy Hop & Charleston 1B
21.00 Party starts with DJ!!

Costs:
PARTY IS DONATION BASED
*Anything what you like to give we will accept it with a smile! 🙂
You can get your ticket now online or pay cash at the door 🙂

We really appreciate if you buy drinks to support the venue.
For more info & questions:
www.vintagejazzevents.com
info.vintagejazzevents@gmail.com
+31619287426 or swingphilosophy@gmail.com

Because we love balboa, Natalia & Vasu will come by a little early and give a special workshop a month before our festival: https://www.facebook.com/events/1114993789819131

TICKETS

What: Balboa Special
Where: Kompaszaal
When: January 11th

Program:
15:30-17:00: class 1: Balboa (All levels)
17:00-17:30: practice class material & coffee break
17:30-19:00: class 2: Bal-Swing (Intermediate and Advanced)
19:00-19:30 practice class material
19:30-20:00 dinner provided by De Kompaszaal
20:00-23:00 LIVE MUSIC concert with Pablo Castillo Swingtet
Personnel TBA!

For questions: +31653577930 or email info.vintagejazzevents@gmail.com

We are ready for a fun and exciting day of workshops with Vasu and Teo 🙂

REGISTER HERE

When: 12 January, 11.00 – 16.00
What: Workshops 11:00-15:00
Party: 15:00-16:00
Where: Kompaszaal (KNSM-Laan 311, 1019LE, Amsterdam)
Costs:
EUR 22,50 per workshop or EUR EUR 40 for both workshops
Social afterwards is donation based!
Lunch: EUR 15 (Falafel Wraps + Fries)

We prefer that you do the workshops as a SWITCH,
but for those of you that are not able to we can accommodate you.

We will cover four different topics spread out over 3 hours:

Workshop 1: 11.00 – 12.30
1. EMPOWER THE LEADERS BY EMPOWERING THE FOLLOWS
Often follows do not realise how much they can add to the dance and how much freedom they have.
By taking power over that freedom they are allowing the leaders to take a different position in the conversation where leaders can soak in the inspiration given by the follow. Let’s explore this win win approach to the dance.
2. STEP/RHYTHM REPLACEMENT THEORY
Exploring something familiar, but from a different perspective and making it feel totally new and mind blowing, that is what we are gonna do to your moves.

Lunch 12:30 – 13:30

Workshop 2: 13.30 – 15.00
3. SWING OUTS FUNMATICS
Rethinking how we think about a swing out and each small element in it that can open a big door
4. TURNOLOGY
Exploring leader or follow initiated turns

PARTY FROM 15:00 TO PRACTICE OUR MOVES!

LEVEL REQUIREMENTS
For the first one we need you be familiar with 6 & 8 count basics, and to have done at least a few swing outs even if those are still work in progress.
For the second one we need you to have good understanding of the swing out and to be able to improvise with it.

For questions contact us at +31653577930 or info.vintagejazzevents@gmail.com

TICKETS

Amsterdam’s HOT Jazz Club the Jazz Lobby once a month on a FRIDAY! A great opening concert by guest artist(s) followed by an old school jam session. This is where the party is happening, so come and groove with us.

-Program:
21h Bar open for drinks 😉
21h Opening Concert at the Lobby by The Big Five!
22h Jam session hosted by Sam Ghezzi!

About the band:
Inspired by the wild hot sounds of 1930s/40s Harlem and Chicago jazz, The Big Five have established themselves as Berlin’s most authentic swing-era combo. Combining a driving rhythm section, a fiery horn-led frontline and dynamic song-arrangements, this international band makes a deep-dive into the lesser-known repertoire of the Swing Golden Age – as well as a strong emphasis on original compositions. Ranging in size from the core quintet to the full septet lineup.
The Big Five are veterans of Berlin’s famed Lindy-hop and Balboa dance-halls and know how to turn a mild-mannered dance party into a raging frenzy of swing-outs. With their sharp attire and an intense passion for authentic swing-era jazz, these cats will certainly make you Jump for Joy!

-Costs:
*Party: EUR 15 (in cash) at the door OR online

Suited up and elegant is the suggested dress code 🙂

Voluntary donations for the band are very much appreciated!

“The Jazz Lobby” is situated in the unique monumental/art deco Kompaszaal, that used to be the waiting hall of the Dutch Kings Steam Shipping Company.

More info & questions:
www.vintagejazzevents.com | info.vintagejazzevents@gmail.comJa

Sweet like honey, let’s missbeehive!
Dance your feet off until they sting with our weekly parties.
Come buzz with us, join our beautiful dancing community!

Where: KZ (KNSM-Laan 311)

Program:
DROP IN for our weekly classes before the party
17:50 55+ Lindy Hop & Charleston
18:50 Authentic Jazz 1
20:00 Lindy Hop & Charleston 1B
21.00 Party starts with DJ!!

Costs:
PARTY IS DONATION BASED
*Anything what you like to give we will accept it with a smile! 🙂
You can get your ticket now online or pay cash at the door 🙂

We really appreciate if you buy drinks to support the venue.
For more info & questions:
www.vintagejazzevents.com
info.vintagejazzevents@gmail.com
+31619287426 or swingphilosophy@gmail.com

Sweet like honey, let’s missbeehive!
Dance your feet off until they sting with our weekly parties.
Come buzz with us, join our beautiful dancing community!

Where: KZ (KNSM-Laan 311)

This time we bring you a Newbies Competition Special!
Come and have fun with us while you experience your first friendly competition. MORE INFO CLOSER TO THE DATE!

Program:
DROP IN for our weekly classes before the party
17:50 55+ Lindy Hop & Charleston
18:50 Authentic Jazz 1
20:00 Lindy Hop & Charleston 1B
21.00 Party starts with DJ!!

Costs:
PARTY IS DONATION BASED
*Anything what you like to give we will accept it with a smile! 🙂
You can get your ticket now online or pay cash at the door 🙂

We really appreciate if you buy drinks to support the venue.
For more info & questions:
www.vintagejazzevents.com
info.vintagejazzevents@gmail.com
+31619287426 or swingphilosophy@gmail.com

Blues music and blues dance come from a rich Afro-American History, it was always a way to forget your sorrows and feel alive. BURN your blues away with the best blues music and dancing in one of the finest LIVE Music venues in Amsterdam!

Party
21.00 DJ
21.30 First set
22.30 Second set

About the band:
Liquid & bones, a passionate yet quirky blues quartet that plays to make you dance!
Marco (guitar), Collin (drums), Lotte (doublebass) and Loes (singer) joined forces from quite a different background when it comes to their personal gateways into their love for blues music.
Together they form a dynamic quartet that celebrates all that blues can be. From slow and atmospheric to upbeat and goofy. They are inspired by the first recordings of Memphis Minnie, the guitar play by “the Texas razor” Albert Collins, the undeniable Chicago shuffle and the sliding sounds from the Mississippi Delta. They take their own spin and will make it impossible to sit still.

Where: Kompaszaal (KNSM-Laan 311)

Tickets
or EUR 15 Cash at the door

For more info & questions:
www.vintagejazzevents.com
info.vintagejazzevents@gmail.com
+31653577930 or swingphilosophy@gmail.com

Our amazing Grace and Blake are coming back to Amsterdam in February! Tickets now available!

What: Lindy Hop special with Grace and Blake
When: 20th of February
Where: Kompaszaal (KNSM-Laan 311)
Cost: 1 workshop EUR 22,50, both workshops EUR 40

Program:
18.50 – 20.20 Workshop 1
20.20 – 20.30 break with soup for the hungry ones!
20.30 – 22.00 Workshop 2

Level descriptions:
Workshop 1
You have been dancing for around 2 years and have been taking weekly classes and you are a regular social dancer OR you have taken our unlimited package of classes with Swing Philosophy for the last 6 months, which means at least 3h of class a week and weekly social dances. You feel comfortable with swing outs, sugar pushes and (tandem) charleston.

Workshop 2
You have been dancing for at least 2 years and you are regular at festivals for the higher levels.
You are considering competing and you don’t shy away from very fast or very slow tempo’s.

More info on the topics of the workshops will follow soon!

The venue will be offering dinner and the bar will be open for drinks, so please make use of it and support the venue so we can keep dancing there!

For questions e-mail to: info.vintagejazzevents@gmail.com

Bal’damn Festival 2025!
Here is the first band announcement for the Saturday party with LIVE MUSIC by Roaring Cats!

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE

Roaring Cats are one of Europe’s most promising bands regarding swing and hot jazz.
The tiny orchestra based in Amsterdam took the challenge of giving value and new significance to the roots of jazz.
Their repertoire consists of original arrangements of the finest tunes by the top artists of the 30’s and 40’s. On top of that, they are presenting original compositions in style. Swell notes for hyperactive swing dancers and for sedentary drinking listeners.
You know who they are and they come back with a new recently released album on their hands, give it a listen!

Personnel:
Sam Ghezzi: vocals, tenor saxophone
Mo van der Does: clarinet
Coos Zwagerman: trumpet
Joan Codina: trombone
Oscar Ployart Wetche: piano
Davor Stehlik: banjo guitar
Tomek van Leeuwen: upright bass
Joe Korach: drums

This party is part of the BAL’DAMn Festival (general event) & for questions info.vintagejazzevents@gmail.com