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Tap your feet to the jive holiday sounds of Swing’n the Holidays: Featuring The Jive Aces & Special Guests, The Satin Dollz, performing at the Potter Center at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13.

Direct from London, The Jive Aces are renowned for their superior musicianship and spectacular stage show, and are widely heralded as the UK’s Premiere Swing Band. They will welcome special guests, Los Angeles-based The Satin Dollz.

Having become the first-ever band to reach the semi-finals of “Britain’s Got Talent” in 2012 following up with a performance for Her Majesty The Queen as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations and performances for both the Olympic and Paralympic celebrations, The Jive Aces have truly established themselves as the UK’s top jive & swing band.

They came together as a group of lads from London drawn by their love for a style and music that outclassed anything around. The music was hot jive that had the beat, energy and enthusiasm of rock ‘n’ roll and the fun and rhythm of big band swing all rolled into one.

Their musical journey took them from Elvis Presley to Bill Haley and from Louis Prima to Frank Sinatra. This was the sound that excited the guys so much that they quickly started dancing and would often be seen tearing up the floor when hot bands came to town. The dancing became a musical learning ground with one common theme: foot tapping, swinging, spirit-raising fun. The Jive Aces are renowned for their high-energy Jump Jive music (the exciting sound where Swing meets Rock ‘n Roll) and spectacular stage show.

They combine a mixture of fresh arrangements of swing/Jive/R&B classics — songs made famous by such greats as Louis Prima, Cab Calloway, Bobby Darin, Louis Armstrong, Dean Martin, Big Joe Turner and Sammy Davis Junior — along with a selection of superb swinging originals taken from their studio albums. With their high energy music, bright stage suits, wild stage show, irresistible humor and sheer professionalism, the Jive Aces will quickly get any audience on their feet — or dancing in their seat! Each and every show is guaranteed to go with a swing!

The Satin Dollz

From all corners of the United States, our lovely Satin Dollz were brought together on one stage in 2005 to deliver top-notch entertainment reminiscent of the World War II USO Camp Shows from 1941-1947.

Since then, their unique combination of varied talents have charmed audiences young and old, stateside and  overseas, with their crowd-pleasing tap dance numbers, blended harmonies, stunning beauty, and notably  sweet dispositions. With 1940s-era costume, lots of dance and live music, they will have your toes tapping!

Tickets for Swing’n the Holidays: Featuring the Jives Aces & Special Guests, the Satin Dollz, are $30, $27 and $21. Tickets may be purchased by calling the Potter Center Box Office, 517.796.8600, or online at www.jccmi.edu/events.

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