About SWING IT!!

Swing It!! began in 2000 as a studio group experimenting with new rhythm & blues coming out of America at the time. It was thought that some new swing numbers from the recent swing revival could be added to the list of songs. It soon became the focus of the group, then named The Blues Project.

With the direction now very much into Neo-Swing it was thought that the group should leave the studio and perform this exciting music to the masses. The name change to Swing It!! (two exclamation marks to make it sound more exciting) came after the first live gig - four months after they formed.

One month later they went on to produce a 'Live' CD - direct to DAT in the studio. Fourteen tracks were belted out in 12 hours and remain testament to the edgy and energetic stage sound still heard today. A second CD , "Swing It!! - Again" was released in 2001 and continues with Neo-Swing at it's best. Their 3rd CD “Jumptown” introduced two new members and gained rave revue from industry guru Billy Purnell.

Swing It!! have gone on to play at most major events in Geelong including PakoFesta, a multi-cultural festival, the Skandia Festival of Sail over the Australia Day weekend, Carols by the Bay where the group performed the warm-up to 10,000 people before the Christmas show , the inaugural Swing Festival at Torquay, the prestigious Queenscliff Music Festival, the 59th Australian Jazz Convention, Halls Gap, Inverloch, Mildura, and Jazz at the Farm Jazz Festivals and make regular appearances at Manchester Lane, Melbourne. They were contracted to support Royal Crown Revue at the start of their 2004 Australian Tour and appeared as the house band on Channel 31's "In the Limelight" during 2005.

2006 saw the 4th CD release ("Broke") along with their 1st DVD ("One Night Only"), both being recorded live in concert. They performed at the Skandia Geelong Week on the waterfront stage, Halls Gap and Inverloch Jazz Festivals, Manchester Lane and the Geelong and Werribee Jazz Clubs. They completed a tour through western Victoria to Adelaide mid year and received excellent reactions at all the shows.

  Swing It!! don't let up with the pace and energy during their stage performances. It's hard NOT to be moved by Geelong's only Neo-Swing group.

"...they'll have you swingin' from the rafters"

Check-out the other pages on this site to learn more about the band members and where you can catch their next performance.