THE SHUFFLE CLUB

Their style is most easily described as a hot blend of jazz, swing, blues, boogie but that hardly does justice to their raw energy and enthusiasm – the kind of energy that will bring you to your feet and onto the dance floor before you even quite know what is happening.

This four-piece line up of sax, double bass, piano and drums, is not the kind of band to sit back on their laurels – all the performers play a vast array of instruments and are singers as well and whilst they work together to create the kind of musical harmony some bands can only dream of, every solo from any player is also pure delight.

It is not only Melbourne's audiences that have fallen under their spell. The Shuffle Club have spread their influence and fan base by successfully touring in the UK, Europe, Mexico, the Caribbean and Japan. Regulars on the festival circuit in Edinburgh and Australia, their name on a bill brings everyone from professional swing dancers and curious old timers to overexcited teenagers.

JAMES MANX

Melbourne based contemporary sideshow artist James Manx is somewhat of a renaissance man of the carni world, his performance includes: Swallowing Neon Tubes, glass and steel swords, Juggling Fire and Crystal Balls, Aerial Hoop, Contact Juggling, equilibristics, Acrobatics, Loving Flesh Hook Suspension

NICA graduate and member of acclaimed sideshow crew "Opposable Thumbs", James holds the world record for swallowing two completely separate 2000Volt Glass Neon Tubes at the same time. Only time will tell what he serves up on the night at Red Bennies.

TATIANA BISTRIN

Tatiana Bistrin is a Flamenco dancer, performer, teacher and choreographer.
She has studied and danced Flamenco for twenty years including two trips to Spain to study Flamenco and to see and experience different styles from small Gypsy penas, or gatherings, to large scale theatre shows. She has also choreographed extensively for theatre in other dance styles and worked in Cabaret and Puppetry.  Combining her skills as an artist, costume designer, and musician with a broad knowledge of dance styles while concentrating on Flamenco, Tatianas classes teach the fundamentals of dance technique while introducing the student to the dynamic and exciting form which is Spanish gypsy Flamenco.

Lanu (DJ set)

Based in Melbourne, Australia, Lanu got his start working as in-demand session guitarist in the citys Jazz/Soul and Funk scene. He has played guitar with artists including; Syl Johnson, Eddie Bo, Eddie Floyd, Joe Bataan, Betty Harris, Alice Russell, Mark de Clive-Lowe, The Quantic Soul Orchestra, Lady Alma, Bembe Segue, Doug Parkinson, Renee Geyer, Cookin' On 3 Burners and Los Cabrones.

Lanus DJ sets and live shows have been heard around the globe at destinations including London (The Jazz Cafe), New York, Los Angeles (Low End Theory), San Francisco, Washington DC, Brighton (The Brighton Jazz Rooms), Barcelona, Madrid, Edinburgh, Tokyo, Berlin, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Ireland, Hong Kong, Shanghai and throughout Australia & New Zealand.

Lanu is the bandleader of Australias premier Deep funk outfit The Bamboos, whose releases on Tru Thoughts, Ubiquity, Kay-Dee and Bamboo Shack Records have garnered unanimous praise from funk DJs and beat-heads alike.

Lanu's music has been featured in TV shows including: Grey's Anatomy, Ugly Betty, Packed To The Rafters & Underbelly.

Lanu has performed alongside international artists such as Jazzanova, Moloko, Masters At Work, Derrick Carter, Matthew Herbert, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Bembe Segue, Guru, Alice Russell, Quantic, Snowboy, Flevans, Keb Darge, Chris Lum, and Dynamo Productions.

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