DANCES OF VICE: Paris of the East

Shien Lee and Grandpa Musselman & His Syncopators join in concert once again to bring you an exotic melange of 1920-40s jazz and blues music from Shanghai, Japanese enka, and popular Western dance music about the Orient from the 1920-40s.

During the 1920-30s, western jazz was extremely popular in Shanghai, and many of the decadent ballrooms and nightclubs of the city featured top British and American bands of the era. Nightclubs were frequented by wealthy expatriates and young, newly rich Chinese. Shanghai was revered as both the "Paris of the East" as well as the "Whore of Asia" for its decadent and cosmopolitan qualities. Which are you coming for at Dances of Vice?

Also featuring
The incredible tap-dancing Minsky Sisters
and special guests TBA.

Admission: $10 adv, $12 at the door