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The Original Soul Party is Back!

MezzJelly — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:36:36 +0000

MezzJelly Soul 4 in ready to funk you up Feb 2010!

What is it? 3 days of dancing, searing hot live bands, mouth-watering Soul Food, and the most fun you can have legally at 5 AM in all 50 states.

Soul music is ass-skakin’ Funk, groovy Motown, growlin’ Blues, sweet Gospel – the whole [...]

MezzJelly Soul 3

MezzJelly — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:58:28 +0000

Feb 27 – Mar 1, 2009 The original Soul Exchange is back for a 3rd year with Live Soul Bands, authentic Soul Food, it’s a big bash in February 2009 …see the funky Soul Exchange >>

MezzJelly Blues Waterloo

MezzJelly — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:59:13 +0000

June 20-22, 2008 Waterloo, Canada was the host of our 5th Year of the Blues! As the first traveling Blues event, and the longest running Blues Exchange / Workshops in America, we are so glad you joined us. …check out the Blues Exchange >>

MezzJelly Soul 2

MezzJelly — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:01:42 +0000

Feb 22 – Feb 24, 2008

We had so much fun the first time, we gotta do it again! Capturing the energy and spirit of Lindy Hop, West Coast, Swingout, Blues, Steppin, and more…all the flavors of music with Soul. …dig this Soul Exchange >>

MezzJelly Blues Portland

MezzJelly — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:02:46 +0000

September 14-16, 2007

3 Big Days of Dancing, top Instructors, classes for Beginner up to Advanced, our favorite DJs from North America and Canada, Live music headlined a Portland local Karen Dumont …one cool Blues Exchange >>

MezzJelly Lindy Soul Exchange

MezzJelly — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:03:37 +0000

February 23-25, 2007

Celebrate the spirit of African-American dance, from Ray Charles to Count Basie, Aretha Franklin, Rick James (say it!), Parliament-Funkadelic, Louis Armstrong, Marvin Gaye, Ella Fitzgerald, Jackson 5, and more. …the original Swing & Soul Exchange >>

MezzJelly Blues Raleigh

MezzJelly — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 17:04:21 +0000

August 11-13, 2006

“Buttermilk” Meeks brought his solo blues to the North Carolina hotspot, and the dancers rejoiced on the dancefloor as he, and the entire weekend of music, dance, and instruction, brought a Blues-high. …look and listen to this Blues Exchange >>

Capital Blues – MezzJelly Blues DC

MezzJelly — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 17:05:11 +0000

August 18-21, 2005

The very first Capital Blues in Washington DC EVER was started in 2005 by MezzJelly and DC locals. It is now a yearly event run by the newly created Capital Blues Organization which was born out of this event. MezzJelly is proud to see our goal of encouraging dance and music have such [...]

MezzJelly Blues Weekend

MezzJelly — Thu, 26 Aug 2004 17:06:07 +0000

August 26 – 30, 2004

In America circa 2004, there had only ever been two Blues Exchanges – first came Cheap Thrills in St. Loius, MO and then second came the MezzJelly Blues Weekend in Pittsburgh, PA. House parties, over-the-top classes, and a hell of a lot of fun blues dancing set the tone for all [...]

VS

MezzJelly — Sun, 14 Dec 2003 17:06:59 +0000

Sometime between 2001 to 2004

This special dance event was a challenge between Pittsburgh and Detroit in a throw-down, no-holds barred “dance off” featuring a live band (Solomon Douglas’s newly formed Big Band), giant inflatable whales, foot-long salami, whipped cream, and general insanity. We met on neutral ground (Cleveland, OH) and all 3 cities have never [...]