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The Story

Georgia Brooks - vocals
Kym Dillon - piano
Ben Calderazzo - guitar
Michelle Scully - double bass

A rising star in the Australian jazz scene, vocalist Georgia Brooks has spent the past thirteen years studying, performing and teaching vintage jazz and swing dance and it was here that her love of swing era jazz was born. It was on the dance floor that Brooks met drummer Sean Loughran and the two decided to work together to create a band for their fellow swing dancers to enjoy.

Since then The Georgia Brooks Swingtet has played numerous swing dances, concerts and jazz clubs, further expanding and developing their concert repertoire. Festival appearances include The Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Castlemaine Jazz Festival and Melbourne Swing Festival.

With Thee I Swing (2018) is the long awaited, debut album for Melbourne-based group and features hand-picked favourites from the 30s and 40s, including the well known classics Sweet Lorraine, Mean To Me and Exactly Like You.