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BRUNCH on SUNDAYS beginning MAY 9th

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Celebrate Mother’s Day with us as we launch our brand new BRUNCH SERIES. From SUNDAY MAY 9th onward, we’ll be featuring BRUNCH at SWING 46 every SUN from noon – 4pm. And if that’s not enought, we’ll be featuring LIVE MUSIC as well 1-4PM.

CLICK HERE FOR BRUNCH MENU 

Now Open Late! Midnight (FRI & SAT)

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Swing 46 is now open later thanks to the newest easing of restrictions!
WED, THUR & SUNDAY open till 11:30PM
FRI & SAT open till Midnight

Enjoy and see you here soon!

The Swing 46 Team

BIG BAND BROADCAST Tuesday April 20

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The George Gee Swing Band will be presenting:

SWING 46 BIG BAND BROADCAST

This big band appearance at SWING46 will be a special online only concert. This is an exclusive presentation to you in the comfort of your own home – anywhere in the world.  The first 100 online ticket reservations will be gifted an mp3 download link of the new “Best of Swing with George Gee” – a collection of the Top 12 tracks from their recordings over the past four decades.  LIVESTREAM TICKETS ARE ONLY $10!! And all ticket proceeds will go directly to the performing musicians!  Thank you for your support of LIVE MUSIC!

Big Band Broadcast Livestream
with The George Gee Swing Orchestra and singer John Dokes

Tuesday, April 20th 830pm to 1030pm EDT
Only Available Online at LiveFromSWING46.com

TICKETS HERE

 

SWING 46 is Back | LIVE STREAMING

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Our first 2 weeks back in operation have been wonderful and you can get a glimpse into the nightly music and atmosphere by checking out the LIVESTREAM episodes on our YOUTUBE channel compliments of Contemporarily Basic Productions directed by Melissa Erickson.

 

Also note, we have just launched a new website exclusively for our LIVE from SWING 46 braodcasts (that are currently FREE to view). Please visit https://www.livefromswing46.com

 

 

SWING 46 re-opening THUR APR 1st

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SWING 46 Jazz & Supper Club will be re-opening on Thursday April 1st.

For the month of APRIL our club will be OPEN WEDNESDAYS through SUNDAYS starting with a “Happy Hour” trio on the patio from 5:00 to 7:30PM then a quartet on the mainstage from 8 to 11PM.
Details of the Music line-up is on our CALENDAR PAGE
Thanks for joining us and see you here at the club!

 

We still need your help, visit our GoFundMe campaign to make a donation.

SWING46 | Another Legendary Staple of Times Square Nightlife

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Our Press Release on our BENEFIT TELETHON on MARCH 14th is being covered by multiple publications and news outlets. Here is coverage from CISION

SWING46–Another Legendary Staple of Times Square Nightlife, is Raising GoFundMe Pandemic Money Through a 12-Hour March 14 YouTube Telethon

The Legendary Big Band and Swing-Dancing Supper Club is the Latest New York Hot Spot to Face Closing

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/swing46another-legendary-staple-of-times-square-nightlife-is-raising-gofundme-pandemic-money-through-a-12-hour-march-14-youtube-telethon-301241164.html

NEW YORK, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — A live-streamed fund-raising concert set for Sunday, March 14, will be raising urgently needed money for Times Square and New York big band venue SWING46 in hopes of helping it pull through the devastating lockdowns of the past year.

SWING46 Jazz and Supper Club
SWING46 Jazz and Supper Club

As indoor dining begins to slowly resume elsewhere in New York City, SWING46 will celebrate with a critically needed fundraiser on GoFundMe.com, similar to ones held by Birdland and the West Bank Café, both of which were enormously successful. But with only a 35% capacity, opening would be prohibitive for SWING46 because of the high costs of operating the bar, ballroom and combined supper club.

 

The 12-hour live telethon starts at 12:00 noon on YouTube (swing46.nyc/youtube) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/SWING46) and will continue through an ongoing GoFundMe campaign. The show will feature live performances by favorite SWING46 artists and archival footage from the venue’s storied past over the past quarter-century.

SWING46 has hosted a pantheon of celebrity guests through the years, including Liza Minelli, Uma Thurman, Bryan Cranston, Jon Favreau, John Lithgow, Keith Richards, Ethan Hawke, Jackie Mason, and Brooke Shields among others. (Donny Most of Happy Days endorsement)

Names such as Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, the UK’s Jive Aces, Happy Days’ Donny Most, George Gee, The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Gunhild Carling and hundreds of others have all been gracing the SWING46 bandstand seven nights a week. Television and motion picture productions including Saturday Night Live, Samantha Bee and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel have all used the classic backdrop of SWING46 to pump authenticity into their productions — set in the Swingin’ 40s — for the Roarin’ 2020s.

Located on Times Square’s historic Restaurant Row, the club’s legacy began in 1974 on the same bandstand, first under the name Silver Lining Cafe, then Red Blazer Too, and has continued in that tradition since 1997 without skipping a beat.

Legendary swing dancers such as Frankie Manning, Norma Miller and Dawn Hampton have graced the dance floor and revered tap dancers, including Buster Brown, Gregory and Maurice Hines and Savion Glover have all hosted the world’s longest-running weekly “Tap Jam” at this SWING46.

In addition to providing a home to New York City’s Swing Dance Community, SWING46 is an international destination tourist stop that draws Big Band Jazz fans and dancers from around the world.

SWING46 owner John Akhtar is determined to keep his beloved Times Square venue open. After beginning limited to outdoor dining in July, he was forced to close again in December — as were all city restaurants. SWING46 had been set to open on February 14 but the extremely limited seating made it financially impossible.

“I’m not doing this for myself,” said Akhtar. “I’m doing it because I love Big Band music, the musicians, the dancers, the patrons, and the people who work here.

“We want to continue providing top-notch live music, dining and dancing to all Big Band and dance lovers, but SWING46 is facing extreme hardships. The challenges and circumstances of the global pandemic threaten our very viability. Keeping our staff employed, paying the orchestras and singers, along with the rent and other bills, have got to be covered immediately or our hopes of staying open will die.”

Again, the #SaveSwing46 GoFundMe page can be found at the following URL: www.swing46.nyc/fund.

The live 12-hour broadcast of the SWING46 Telethon will be on the “SWING46 Jazz & Supper Club Channel” on YouTube (www.swing46.nyc/youtube), Sunday, March 14, 2021, at 12:00 noon EST and will be streamed by Melissa Erickson of Contemporarily Basic Productions.

LIVE COVERAGE REQUESTED Video footage and stills provided upon request!

Please Contact: Michelle Collier, 917-544-4698 swing46event@gmail.com; or George Wienbarg, 917-860-5195. Email george@georgejay.com .

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BENEFIT TELETHON #2 LIVE from SWING 46

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Swing 46 Jazz & Supper Club will be featuring a BENEFIT TELETHON on SUNDAY MARCH 14th to help continue raising funds on the GOFUNDME page. Please tune in to our FACEBOOK PAGE or YOUTUBE CHANNEL starting at NOON (EST) for 12 spectacular hours of ENTERTAINMENT!

LIVESTREAM Telethon SAT FEB 13th SUCCESS

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Fans of SWING 46, We aired our first LIVESTREAM FUNDRAISER from SWING 46 on SAT FEB 13th. There were multiple endorsements, heartfelt performances and lots of talent. See the Show on this youtube channel.
http://youtube.com/lindyland

 

Despite the technical glitches, from the late start to the sound & screen problems, this LIVESTREAM brought in over $5,000 as revealed on our GOFUNDME page that was feeding through one of our TV monitors during this ON AIR production. That is great news. There is more to be gained, so we are not finished.

This LIVESTREAM FUNDRAISER was our very first with this production team and it took weeks of preparations, from building our steaming system to editing content, to working out technical issues. When it came time to broadcast, some of us were still editing pieces and working out technical problems so our apologies if all did not look or sound ready for release.

But we’ve learned immensely from this and the good news is that our future productions will be cleaner, smoother and ready for Prime Time. We are currently soliciting celebrity endorsements and press coverage. 

Keith Richards dances at jazz club | PAGE SIX

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https://pagesix.com/2014/01/27/keith-richards-dances-at-jazz-club/?fbclid=IwAR0PChDBEM5qL-OCFGmMGE2ttU_fCshOkzMSEDr_iN-7FLmNQA3Y3PUKxJ0

Perhaps the last place you’d expect to see Rolling Stones legend Keith Richards dancing would be at a jazz and swing club.

But he was at Swing 46 in Hell’s Kitchen on Saturday night, dancing to the band Swingadelic.

Witnesses said the reformed hell raiser was spotted at a back table with a group of friends, before getting on the dance floor and “swaying his hips.”

He even happily posed for pictures with fans on the way out.

CLICK HERE for story

GO FUND ME | SWING 46

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https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-swing-46-jazz-and-supper-club

The global pandemic has taken its toll on the great music venues of NYC, including the world renowned SWING 46 Jazz and Supper Club. This Big Band venue headquartered in Times Square on historic Restaurant Row was established in 1997 and continues a 40 year legacy that began with The Silver Lining and Red Blazer. 

SWING 46 has entertained audiences from around the world with the best in swing orchestras, nightly music, dancing, classy cocktails and fine dining. Keeping the spirit of the 1940s vintage supper club alive in modern times, Swing 46 provided live music every night for 23 years (1997-2020).  Over the years, Jazz fans from around the world have patronized the nostalgic club, legendary swing dancers such as Frankie Manning, Norma Miller and Dawn Hampton graced our dance floor for years, and revered tap dancers including Buster Brown, Gregory Hines, Maurice Hines and Savion Glover hosted the longest running weekly “Tap Jam” at this beloved venue.  In addition to providing a home to the New York City Swing Dance Community and world renowned artists, Swing 46 became a beloved tourist destination, welcoming jazz fans, musicians, and dancers from around the world.

CLICK HERE TO DONATE

If funding does not become available to help this beloved club pay ongoing bills like rent, utilities, payroll to staff, and to purchase necessities like heat lamps and protective structures for outdoor dining, etc., it will not be able to continue to operate.  Swing 46 will be forced to close its doors permanently and NYC will lose another precious live music venue.
 
We are determined to keep our beloved Swing 46 open and functioning. Please join the fans of Swing 46 in supporting this fantastic, joy-filled live music venue, in the heart of New York City’s Times Square on Restaurant Row. The owner, staff and musicians of Swing 46 Jazz and Supper Club appreciate your generous support.