Baloween Bands
Zazu West
ZAZU West is Phoenix's premier ensemble dedicated to French Swing, the style devoted to the legacy of guitar legend Django Reinhardt. Started in Arizona in 2004 with the same unforgettable ingredients: irresistible swing, melancholy dark and moody highlights, and improvisation with reckless abandon. Zazu West will be gracing our stage Friday night.
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Baloween DJs
Ashley Cohen Conner
Ashley has been swing dancing for over a decade (!!) and started DJing in 2016. She grew to love sharing music she enjoyed with fellow dancers. She particularly enjoys Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Williams, and Dinah Washington.
Ashley has DJ’d all over the southwest. The list includes SWINGdepenDANCE, Phoenix Lindy Exchange, BadAZ Balboa, LA Jitterbug, Downbeat Swing, Salt City Stomp, LindyFest, SwingDanceVegas, 505 Swing, Summer Swing Fest, Hot Jazz Jamboree, Boise City Swings, Stormy Weather, and Breaking Bal. She is excited to add Baloween to that list!
DJ Coordinator - DJ Ashley
Andy Perrn (CA)
Andy has been dancing for a decade and has started dipping his toes into DJing this past year. He has been enjoying the new way to connect to the music and subsequent rabbit holes to get lost in. Catch him on the dance floor for some Lindy, Bal, and Shag.
DJ Pierott