(Photo credit Brian Maschino)
The greatest traditional jazz around, all in one afternoon!
12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Matt Tolentino’s Singapore Slingers
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Best Dressed Contest
Calling all flappers and sheiks! Don your finest vintage or vintage-inspired garb for a chance to compete in our best-dressed contest. The top four winners will receive a swell prize from local businesses, including a night’s stay at the fabulous Corinthian Bed and Breakfast.
12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Amelia Fox Trot
12:00 p.m. Bill Flynt and his 1923 Tangley calliope
Matt Tolentino’s Singapore Slingers Orchestra
Dedicated to performing pre-swing American dance music from 1895 – 1935, this 17-piece orchestra preserves early jazz and ragtime with the utmost authenticity. The orchestra boasts a very large repertoire, with a book that literally comprises hundreds of songs. The Singapore Slingers are completely true to the era and dedicated to their craft. The orchestra employs vintage musical instruments, period attire, and original arrangements from the 1920s and 1930s.
Matt Tolentino is the leader of the orchestra, and is also the man behind the Jazz Age Sunday Social.
The founder of the Austin Phonograph Company, Amelia specializes in live entertainment featuring hand-cranked phonographs from the early 1900s. Amelia dresses in 1930s clothes, cranks the records, and demonstrates the machines to curious patrons. Amelia’s love of Hot Jazz and phonograph players, combined with her fascination with the 1920s and 1930s lead to the formation of Austin Phonograph company in 2012.
Amelia’s blog can be found at Old Fashioned Way – Stylish living through time travel.
Bill Flynt
You always know you’re in the right place when you approach the gates of Dallas Heritage Village and hear the happy sounds of the calliope. Bill Flynt always welcomes everyone to the gate with his beautiful 1923 Tangely steam calliope.
