everything from hot jazz to slow drag blues

About


What

Join MJ&J on the fourth Saturday of most months for Blues Cafe! This event features themed music nights, where you can dance to blues, soul, Dixieland jazz, and more. All dancers welcome: Lindy Hoppers, blues dancers, Chicago steppers, and more!  No experience or partner required.  Snacks are included in the admission price.  Beginner lesson starts at 8pm. Blues Cafe embraces the eclectic influences that have led to the development and resurgence of swing dance —from their earliest roots in West Africa to the blues, boogie-woogie, and gospel forms, and slow, one-step dances like the Grizzly Bear, to the Charleston and the Lindy Hop. Come dance it all, old and new alike!

When

Generally, Blues Cafe is the last Saturday of each month, from 8pm till 12:30am.  We’ll make sure to update the calendar and post events to this website!

Who

Out of their shared love for all genres of American jazz music, Megan Damon, John Brooks, and Julie Brown have teamed up to put on a monthly swing dance that showcases everything from Slow Drag blues to Hot jazz.  In addition to running Blues Cafe, individually they DJ, perform, teach, and compete in Lindy Hop, blues dance, and Balboa.  John, the Good Times Engineer, runs numerous other events in the area including Sweet Molasses Blues, and is working hard to find the hottest bands and DJs to perform and showcase at this monthly venue. Julie Brown, the Muse, is known nationally for her fresh, yet classic blues dance and brings her creative inspiration to the Blues Cafe.  Megan Damon, the Face, known in the Boston scene for her performances at such events as Sweet Molasses Blues Weekend and the Boston Tea Party, specializes in Lindy Hop and fine-tunes Blues Cafe behind the scenes.

Out of their shared love for all genres of American jazz music, Megan Damon, John Brooks, and Julie Brown have teamed up to put on a monthly swing dance that showcases everything from Slow Drag blues to Hot jazz.  In addition to running Blues Cafe, individually they DJ, perform, teach, and compete in Lindy Hop, blues dance, and Balboa.  John, the Good Times Engineer, runs numerous other events in the area including Sweet Molasses Blues, and is working hard to find the hottest bands and DJs to perform and showcase at this monthly venue. Julie Brown, the Muse, is known nationally for her fresh, yet classic blues dance and brings her creative inspiration to the Blues Cafe.  Megan Damon, the Face, known in the Boston scene for her performances at such events as Sweet Molasses Blues Weekend and the Boston Tea Party, specializes in Lindy Hop and fine-tunes Blues Cafe behind the scenes.