Welcome to the New Yehoodi!
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Support Documentary about Jazz Pianist Junior Mance and His Wife
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At Yehoodi, we are longtime fans of jazz pianist Junior Mance. Many years ago, I remember hosting him in the parlor of my home where we interviewed him as he played on our piano.
Sadly, Junior is losing his faculties due to dementia. A documentary about Junior and his loving wife Gloria is in the works, but needs your support. Please contribute if you feel so moved.
Read More"Alive and Kicking" Swing Documentary Premieres Around the Country
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Swing documentary "Alive and Kicking" premieres around the country! Have you seen it yet? What did you think?
Read More"Alive and Kicking" Mini-Review: A Love Letter to Lindy Hop
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My mini-review of the new swing documentary "Alive and Kicking".
Read MoreWatch the 10th Anniversary ILHC Promo Video
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The 10th International Lindy Hop Championships is coming up August 24th-27th, 2017 in Washington, DC. Are you ready?
Read MoreGeorge Gee Featured on Travel Channel "Cool Jobs"
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George Gee was featured on the Travel Channel. He does have the coolest job ever.
Read MoreLilieblue's Tribute to Dawn Hampton the DJ
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Yehoodi's own Heather Flock (aka Lilieblue), shared a beautiful remembrance of Dawn Hampton at the Golden Tribute to her on Saturday. Dawn became part of the regular team of DJ's at the Frim Fram Jam on Thursdays, thanks to support from Heather and others. Heather shares to story of how that happened, but as she says, it's more the story about two friends who got together to listen to records and gossip.
Read MoreMax Pitruzzella Accused of Sexual Assault by 5 Women
/Ruth Evelyn, a Boston-based lindy dancer and instructor, posted to her Facebook wall a couple of days ago a very disturbing account of sexual assault by French lindy hopper Max Angelo Hurtado Pitruzella. You can read all of her harrowing account here (WARNING: description of sexual assault.) The incident she reports as happening at Lindy Focus 2014 in Asheville, North Carolina.
As of this news item going out, Ruth’s post has been shared more than 1,200 times and has nearly 1,000 comments, largely expressions of comfort and solidarity. Since then, two other lindy hoppers shared very similar accounts of assaults by Max Pitruzzella (account one and account two), also at Lindy Focus 2014.
Read MoreRare Video: Louis Armstrong in Recording Session
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Watch this extremely rare footage of Louis Armstrong recording his 1959 album, "Satchmo Plays King Oliver". According to the Louis Armstrong House and Museum, this is the only known footage of Satchmo in the studio recording an album!
Read MoreMore Details about Celebration of Dawn Hampton Feb 11
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The organizers have shared more information about what looks like a beautiful celebration of the life of singer, musician, dancer and all around diva Miss Dawn Hampton. Here's what's on the schedule for the February 11th event in New York City...
