The Dancing & Drinking Society

The Dancing & Drinking Society (or DADS for short), is New Zealand’s premier exponent of authentic 1920s dance Jazz.

Their repertoire includes many of the Rags, Rambles, Shuffles, Drags and Blues that our great grandparents would have shimmied to in the juke joints, speakeasies, woolsheds and Memorial Halls of 1920s New Zealand. Although this combo has a mere 4 members, it has the impact of a full Syncopating-Orchestra, with multiple instruments being played simultaneously by multiple band members.

Blair ‘Sweet-Lips’ Latham -Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone
Mat ‘Mon Colonel’ Enright -Trumpet, Resonator Guitar, Vocals
Adrian ‘AJ’ Jensen - Gypsy Guitar, Bass Drum
Daniel ‘Pappy’ Yeabsley -Tuba, Hi-Hat

Dan Yeabsley has been in many Wellington bands including Twinset, The Black Seeds, and Fat Freddys Drop. He is an accomplished reeds player and also plays tuba in The Dancing and Drinking Society

Adrian Jensen started playing as a guitarist for Black Spider Stomp and The Roseneath Centennial Ragtime Band in 2011. In 2013 he started The Dancing and Drinking Society with Mat Enright to explore the early New Orleans style of music.

Mat Enright plays trumpet, guitar, vocals, and is also a member of Newtown Rocksteady. Mat has been playing professionally in Wellington since 2011 in many different ensembles.

Blair is a really cool guy and good at the instruments

Links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlWe4fbd-O4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N-eQTkNuYI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2noJ47y10iY

https://thedancinganddrinkingsociety.bandcamp.com/