Weekend Music
Golden Hour Heptet
Friday night
The Golden Hour Heptet plays swing music for dancing and listening inspired by the great jazz artists of the 1930s and 40s, such as Don Byas, Slam Stewart, Edmond Hall, Johnny Hodges, Johnny Guarnieri, Lester Young, et. al. The Heptet features tight 3-horn arrangements as well as spontaneous, fresh interpretations of classic and original jazz tunes.
Golden Hour Orchestra
Saturday night
The Golden Hour Orchestra is an expanded iteration of Austin’s own Golden Hour Heptet. Led by Lauryn Gould, along with co-conspirator, Ryan Gould, this 10-piece “little big band” features a stellar lineup of musicians playing new arrangements of classic swing tunes, deep cuts, and a few originals — all lovingly crafted with dancers in mind. Expect to hear new interpretations of the music of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Edmond Hall, Don Byas, Slam Stewart, Lester Young, Mary Lou Williams, John Kirby, The International Sweethearts of Rhythm, Coleman Hawkins, Maxine Sullivan, et al.
David Jellema, cornet
Mark Gonzales, trombone
Lauryn Gould, saxophone
Jamey Cummins, guitar
Shane Dickens, piano
Ryan Gould, string bass
Hal Smith, drums
Lauryn Gould, saxophones
Lyon Graulty, saxophones/clarinet
Dan Bechdolt, baritone saxophone
David Jellema, cornet/clarinet
Curtis Calderon, trumpet
Mark Gonzales, trombone
Jamey Cummins, guitar
Shane Dickens, piano
Ryan Gould, string bass
Hal Smith, drums
The Waller Creek Vipers
Saturday late-night
The Waller Creek Vipers started in 2014 with the celebration of Frankie Manning's Centennial and has been going strong ever since. Bandleader Vic Celania has been a lindy hop and balboa dancer, event organizer, and DJ for over 20 years and started the band with a desire to try something new and learn a skill. Little did he know how much the band would become part of his life and identity. He's enjoyed bringing his brand of energetic swing music to audiences for over a decade and looks forward to blowing your socks off!
Victor Celania
Shane Dickens
Misha Zvonkin
Nick Brown
Steve Vague
Josef Pelletier
Event DJs
Late Night
Friday 12:30 am
We are excited to keep the dancing going with late-night dancing happening in our main ballroom on Friday night to DJ music until 2 am. We will feature late-night contests that are free to enter!
Friday and Saturday After-party Dancing
Join us in the Rose Garden after the main ballroom closes down, for more dancing to DJ’d music. There will be a few dance floors set up in this space as well as plenty of seating if you aren’t quite ready to leave the music.
Sunday Night DJ Relay
Sunday 10:00 pm
Our DJ Relay Party on Sunday night in the Rose Garden is our final dance of the weekend. Our DJs will pick different themes and carry us through the night with some of their favorite songs. You’ll get to hear from a whole panel of DJs as we wrap up the weekend. You may even catch a late-night contest before the night ends.
