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.
• Oscar Laven - 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 DADS.
Adrian Jensen started playing as a guitarist for Black Spider Stomp and The Roseneath Centennial Ragtime Band in 2011. In 2013 he started The DADS with Mat.
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.
Oscar Laven, having spent time in New Orleans thrills the listener with his effervescent dynamic playing and stylish attire. Also has his own quartet in Wellington.
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/
