Kyoto Swing Project – swing dance night with a mini lesson

Before you go

The evening starts with a mini dance lesson.

Kyoto Swing Project is a swing dance night at UrBANGUILD. The venue's page presents it as a dance event that beginners and people who only want to hear the live music are equally welcome to join; a mini dance lesson is built into the evening, so first-timers can pick up the steps before taking to the floor. Three acts are on the bill: the band Clap Stomp Swingin', and the dance acts Kyoto Young Swingers and Shin&Mariko (OSAKA SWING).

Clap Stomp Swingin' are a five-piece swing jazz band based in the Kansai region: Takuro Yamashita on clarinet, Ryosuke Takada on guitar, Ichiro Saito on bass, Tomonori Adachi on piano and Kosuke Takaoka on drums. On their own page the band says their repertoire is 1920s–30s swing and originals, and that alongside domestic tours they have played swing festivals in China, Taiwan, Vietnam and on Korea's Jeju Island, as well as touring New York and Italy.

Getting there

UrBANGUILD is on the 3rd floor of the New Kyoto Building, 181-2 Zaimoku-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto (604-8017). About 3 minutes on foot from exit 6 of Keihan Sanjo Station and about 6 minutes from exit 1 of Hankyu Kawaramachi Station.

Booking

This event's page carries a reservation icon, so it can be booked through the venue's reservation page; the venue states reservations are limited to events with advance prices and dates showing the reservation icon. Admission is ¥2,500 plus a ¥700 one-drink charge; students ¥1,000 plus the drink charge, with a student ID required.