Spring Starlight Ball 2023
Huge kudos and thanks to Linda Conti for all her work tirelessly organizing this beautiful event!
THANK YOU to all who came out to support the Seacoast Jazz Society at our Spring Starlight Ball benefit!
- Many thanks to Compaq Big Band & Katie Oberholtzer who kept us dancing all night.
- Thanks to our wonderful dance pros who performed a variety of Latin, swing,and ballroom dances: Nina and Morry El-Barry from Fluere Dance, Suzanne Kahill and Frank Markgren from the Fox Run Dance Hall, Greg Clarkson and Anne Bash from North Shore Swing, and Denise Ruhmann and Claire Belanger from the Fluere Dance styling team.
- Thank you to Jimmy's Jazz and Blues Club for partnering with us on this event and for their excellent production staff, great food, and marvelous venue.
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Sunday, May 7, 6-9 pm
at Jimmy’s Jazz and Blues Club
135 Congress Street, Portsmouth, NH
Ticket proceeds support the mission of the Seacoast Jazz Society.
19-piece Big Band, Guest Vocalist, Dance Showcase, & Dinner
Special Dance Exhibition
Featuring 3 Professional Dance Couples
dancing the Tango, Foxtrot, East Coast Swing,
West Coast Swing, Charleston, Lindy Hop, Salsa, & Bachata
Plus Your Own Dancing!
Whether you like to dance in your seat--or dance on your feet—the Spring Starlight Ball at Jimmy’s Jazz and Blues Club will give you plenty to sway about! Your evening will be filled with marvelous music performed by the renowned and spectacular 19-piece Compaq Big Band, which has delighted audiences for decades at scores of venues throughout New England. Now the band makes another return to the Seacoast to be part of this special Portsmouth 400th Celebration.
The versatile repertoire of the Compaq Big Band will include the wonderful sounds of swing, Latin, and popular dance standards as performed by the bands of Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Stan Kenton, Chris Walden, and Tito Puente!
Katie Oberholtzer, a terrific jazz vocalist who received Downbeat’s 2021 and 2022 awards for Outstanding Jazz Vocal Soloist, and who has performed at a variety of venues including Dizzy’s Club at Lincoln Center as well as with the Portland Jazz Orchestra, will be out front with the band bringing you songs made famous by Ella Fitzgerald, Diane Schuur, Tierney Sutton, Natalie Cole, and other great artists.
In style, you’ll dine on a fabulous three-course dinner, with choice of entree, while admiring the moves of three professional dance couples showcasing the tango, foxtrot, charleston, East and West Coast Swing, salsa, Lindy Hop, and Bachata.
The versatile repertoire of the Compaq Big Band will include the wonderful sounds of swing, Latin, and popular dance standards as performed by the bands of Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Stan Kenton, Chris Walden, and Tito Puente!
Katie Oberholtzer, a terrific jazz vocalist who received Downbeat’s 2021 and 2022 awards for Outstanding Jazz Vocal Soloist, and who has performed at a variety of venues including Dizzy’s Club at Lincoln Center as well as with the Portland Jazz Orchestra, will be out front with the band bringing you songs made famous by Ella Fitzgerald, Diane Schuur, Tierney Sutton, Natalie Cole, and other great artists.
In style, you’ll dine on a fabulous three-course dinner, with choice of entree, while admiring the moves of three professional dance couples showcasing the tango, foxtrot, charleston, East and West Coast Swing, salsa, Lindy Hop, and Bachata.