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Our calendar for this year's performances is filling up but we can’t wait to play for you at your event!
*If you’re looking for a swing band for an upcoming wedding or event, please let us know. We want you to get your preferred date!
Thursday, September 4, 2025
7-10 pm
Wabasha Street Caves - Thursday Night Swing Dancing
215 Wabasha St. S, St. Paul, MN 55107
$15 Cash at the door, over 65 or under 21, $10 cash or $11 card
Admission includes free 6:15 pm dance lesson
Thursday, September 18th
7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Open Rehearsal Night
Hopkins North Middle School
10700 Cedar Lake Rd, Minnetonka, MN 55305
Calling all jazz musicians and vocalists in the Twin Cities! The Westwind Swing Band invites you to our upcoming Open Rehearsal Night - a unique opportunity to sit in with us and experience the excitement of a live big band rehearsal. We’re a traditional 17-piece swing band featuring a dynamic female lead vocalist, and we’re welcoming instrumentalists and vocalists interested in joining our sub list or simply seeing what we’re all about.
We perform music primarily from the Swing Era - the golden age of big band jazz that brought the world the unforgettable sounds of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, and many more. Our mission statement is: To preserve and perform classic Swing Era and similarly styled music, as recorded by the original artists. You can catch us live on the first Thursday of every month at the Wabasha Street Caves Swing Dance Night, as well as various summer music-in-the-park events. We also play multiple private celebrations throughout the year like weddings, anniversaries, and birthday parties.
We rehearse in the band room which can be found by entering through the main doors on the west side of the school, and following the posted signs to the band room. Doors will be open at 6:45. We hope to see you there! RSVPs are welcome (but absolutely not required) to Mike.Bonfig@gmail.com.
Saturday, September 27, 2025
1 - 4 pm
8280 Parley Lake Road, Waconia, MN, 55387
Join us at the beautiful Parley Lake Winery!
Thursday, October 2, 2025
7-10 pm
Wabasha Street Caves - Thursday Night Swing Dancing
215 Wabasha St. S, St. Paul, MN 55107
$15 Cash at the door, over 65 or under 21, $10 cash or $11 card
Admission includes free 6:15 pm dance lesson
Thursday, November 6, 2025
7-10 pm
Wabasha Street Caves - Thursday Night Swing Dancing
215 Wabasha St. S, St. Paul, MN 55107
$15 Cash at the door, over 65 or under 21, $10 cash or $11 card
Admission includes free 6:15 pm dance lesson
Thursday, November 20, 2025
6 - 7 pm
Private Event: Senior Living
Thursday, December 4, 2025
7-10 pm
Wabasha Street Caves - Thursday Night Swing Dancing
215 Wabasha St. S, St. Paul, MN 55107
$15 Cash at the door, over 65 or under 21, $10 cash or $11 card
Admission includes free 6:15 pm dance lesson
Thursday, January 1, 2026
7-10 pm
Wabasha Street Caves - Thursday Night Swing Dancing
215 Wabasha St. S, St. Paul, MN 55107
$15 Cash at the door, over 65 or under 21, $10 cash or $11 card
Admission includes free 6:15 pm dance lesson
Thursday, February 5, 2026
7-10 pm
Wabasha Street Caves - Thursday Night Swing Dancing
215 Wabasha St. S, St. Paul, MN 55107
$15 Cash at the door, over 65 or under 21, $10 cash or $11 card
Admission includes free 6:15 pm dance lesson
Thursday, March 5, 2026
7-10 pm
Wabasha Street Caves - Thursday Night Swing Dancing
215 Wabasha St. S, St. Paul, MN 55107
$15 Cash at the door, over 65 or under 21, $10 cash or $11 card
Admission includes free 6:15 pm dance lesson
Thursday, April 2, 2026
7-10 pm
Wabasha Street Caves - Thursday Night Swing Dancing
215 Wabasha St. S, St. Paul, MN 55107
$15 Cash at the door, over 65 or under 21, $10 cash or $11 card
Admission includes free 6:15 pm dance lesson
Thursday, May 7, 2026
7-10 pm
Wabasha Street Caves - Thursday Night Swing Dancing
215 Wabasha St. S, St. Paul, MN 55107
$15 Cash at the door, over 65 or under 21, $10 cash or $11 card
Admission includes free 6:15 pm dance lesson
Thursday, June 4, 2026
7-10 pm
Wabasha Street Caves - Thursday Night Swing Dancing
215 Wabasha St. S, St. Paul, MN 55107
$15 Cash at the door, over 65 or under 21, $10 cash or $11 card
Admission includes free 6:15 pm dance lesson
We Do Weddings & Special Events!
We are the featured Swing Band on the first Thursday of every month during Thursday Night Swing Dancing
Fun Note: The Wabasha Street Caves are the only remaining restored Gangster Era site in Saint Paul. They offer historic tours of extensive caves carved into the hillside in long abandoned mining ventures in 1800's. Later, the caves were used as a mushroom farm, and then developed as a Restaurant Casino and Gangsters' Hotspot during the 1930's prohibition era. Newspapers reported an unsolved gangland murder at the casino. Tour guides point out the bullet holes. Some believe the caves are haunted by the murdered mobsters whose bodies were never found... Check out this fascinating spot! It's more than Thursday Night Swing Dancing! https://www.wabashacaves.com/
We are an 18-piece big band available for your listening and dancing pleasure! We perform at a variety of venues from wineries, swing dances, weddings and other private events to city parks and senior centers. You can hear us play regularly at the Wabasha Street Caves Swing Dancing Night from 7 - 10 PM on the first Thursday of every month.
Typical venues that work well for us are ballrooms, banquet and concert halls, city park band shells, community centers, party rooms, wineries, breweries, retirement communities, and senior residences.
We are becoming a Twin Cities wedding band of note with several recent bookings and we are already booking into next year! Call now to check availability and reserve your date!
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