Swingin’ Miss B: Organ Grinder.

Riverjazz runs Thursday and Friday night at Eagle Street Pier.

Brisbane's talented Party gal Stacey Broughton aka Swingin' Miss B is prepared to 'cut more than a few moves' when the City's River Festival, River Jazz Program is in full swing at the Eagle Street Pier on Thursday and Friday Night. Vince Jones and Frank Bennett are also coming to Town. Local line-ups with various tributes will be on show as well as the Alive & Swingin team with their lindy-hop moves. Then of course there's Stacey, her 7 piece jazz band the Brand New Sweeties and another unit she leads called The Band From O.R.G.A.N.

"It's gonna be one big party", says Stacey. "I always look forward to festival gigs! You get to play to people that don't go to see jazz in smaller venues! We mostly play at Festivals cause it's hard to get the budget for a 7 piece jazz band in Brisbane.

Broughton has been working in the entertainment industry for about ten years and she certainly appears to have a healthy, confident attitude about her humble beginnings when she confesses, "I learned guitar when I was a teenager then a bit of alto saxophone in my early twenties. I met a guitar player and he encouraged me to sing. Luckily he was blinded with love cause we got together about 30 tunes and started."

So inspired was Stacey she even became quite a disco queen during the mid nineties lining up with seventies nostalgia band Platform Soul. The popular high-energy eight-piece outfit with zany hairstyles, platform shoes and yes, retro fashion, kept busy for about 3 years. Not a bad run for a concept band! Her on-going Band From O.R.G.A.N. project features a wholesome repertoire of jazz, blues, latin, cabaret, groove and a twist of Bacharach.

The Swingin' Miss B persona and the Brand New Sweeties band made a timely entry to the local performance scene about four years ago. Featuring Helen Russell on Double Bass, guitarist Jamie Clark, drummer Paul Hudson, Trumpeter Andrew Johnson and Sax men, Rob Harvey and Phil Noy even give blues shuffle sound the real swing feel makeover. Over the years Stacey has gathered suitable charts of the 30s and 40s dance era. This band knows how to maintain a wide audience appeal, which naturally attracts festival organisers nationwide.