THE HOT SARDINES "LIVE AT JOE'S PUB"

Take a blustery brass lineup, layer it over a rhythm section led by a Fats Waller-style stride-piano virtuoso, and tie the whole thing together with a magnetic, one-of-the-boys frontwoman whose voice recalls another era, and you have the Hot Sardines, an NYC outfit (with a tap dancer) that’s been called “consistently electrifying live” (Popmatters). The Sardine sound – wartime Paris via New Orleans, or the other way around – is steeped in the kind of music Louis Armstrong, Django Reinhardt and Waller used to make: Straight-up, foot-stomping jazz. Pianist-bandleader Evan “Bibs” Palazzo and Paris-born singer Miz Elizabeth (who owe their collaboration to meeting via Craigslist) describe their band as “born in the 1920s, but raised in the ’00s,” reflecting a philosophy that hot jazz, dixieland and Tin Pan Alley tunes are all pop music, not historical artifact to be handled with kid gloves.The Sardines started 2013 headlining the TCM Classic Cruise, kick off a bi-monthly residency at Joe’s Pub in April, are slated to play the Great GoogaMooga Festival, the Spiegeltent and the Blue Note Jazz festival, and continue to turn regular haunt The Standard Hotel into a “saloon in the sky” (The Wall Street Journal).THE HOT SARDINES
 

TUBA SKYNNY "OWL CALL BLUES"

Formed in in 2009, Tuba Skinny has steadily evolved from a loose collection of street musicians into a solid ensemble dedicated to bringing the traditional New Orleans sound to audiences around the world. Drawing on a wide range of musical influences—from spirituals to Depression-era blues, from ragtime to traditional jazz—their sound evokes the rich musical heritage of their New Orleans home. The band has gained a loyal following through their distinctive sound, their commitment to reviving long-lost songs, and their barnstorming live performances. We are happy to announce that our newest album "Owl Call Blues" is hot off the press and available to all. Recorded this past January at home in New Orleans, it has 15 previously unrecorded songs, and beautiful artwork by Shaye Cohn.  Hard copies are available here from The Louisiana Music Factory or at any of our shows. TUBA SKYNNY
 

SOGGY PO' BOYS "PERHAPS IT IS TIME TO GO HOME"

The Soggy Po' Boys were born on Mardi Gras, 2012. Makes perfect sense given their name, and the fact that they’re a New Orleans flavored octet.Residing in Seacoast, New Hampshire, the Po’ Boys have been honing their craft every Tuesday night, first at the late Barley Pub, and now at Sonny’s Tavern – both in the band’s hometown of Dover. Much in the spirit of the great residency that exists at New Orleans’ own Spotted Cat Music Club where the legendary Vipers have thrown down on every Monday for the past god-knows-how-long, the Po’ Boys are steeped in tradition while in search of creating tradition all their own.With a repertoire of New Orleans standards, spirituals, contemporary music, and swing tunes, the Po’ Boys offer a lively blend of fun and insanity. Sure, it’s served messy, but at the heart of the mess is a sincerity for sprightly composed tunes that are accessible to absolutely anyone that hears it. New Orleans music is supposed to be messy. It’s supposed to be steeped in feeling. When you feel music, you find the real beauty behind what makes music so mesmerizingly addicting. That’s exactly what the Po’ Boys are producing. Their music is enduring. It’s infectious. It’s inviting. It’s irresistible. Don’t let their birthplace fool you. The beauty of New Orleans music is that it’s celebrated and appreciated everywhere. From the street corner, to the communing pub, to the theater. The Po’ Boys are doing their part to spread the tasteful soundtrack of the greatest music on the planet from their roost in the Northeast and while out on the road touring the country. SOGGY PO' BOYS 
 

NOVA SCOTIA JAZZ BAND "SHAKE IT AND BREAK IT"

La Nova Scotia Jazz Band, si può dire, che è certamente e saldamente nella tradizione dei gruppi Dixieland, nel suonare musica jazz, guidata da Eddie Condon, Muggsy Spanier e Alex Welsh. Con la tromba di classe mondiale di Ryan Quigley, ed alla magia del banjo di Duncan Findlay, senza poi contare il bass string elegantemente oscillante di Ken MacDonald, e per finire il clarinetto e sassofono di John Burgess. Questo quartetto dolce e caldo è pronto ad assumere il nuovo classico stile jazz, che ha aperto i libri della banda dei compianti Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong e Bix Beiderbecke. Celebrano grandi brani come Kansas City Stomp e At the Jazz Band Ball, con la dovuta riverenza per gli sforzi dei loro cari antenati, ma con un approccio, si potrebbe dire un attacco, che permette di brillare attraverso la propria personalità. E infondere qualcosa di più simile al rhythm and blues, del calore senza tradire le intenzioni dell'originale. Il Trombettista Lorne Cowieson porta una certa eleganza a questa musica e molti della sezione ritmica hanno contribuito con eccellenti assoli, in una band che irradia piacere.  NOVA SCOTIA JAZZ BAND

THE ORIGINAL RABBIT FOOT SPASM BAND "PARTY SEVEN"

La The Original Rabbit Foot Spasm Band, un gruppo di ragazzi, geni del jazz e di Oxford, in abiti taglienti e borsalini giocano su delle nuove canzoni, nello stile di una band jazz degli anni venti. Un'orchestra di sette uomini, che fanno del rhythm and blues e che vogliono riportare del vero glamour, come amanti del vintage. Contiene, una sezione di corni vari (tra cui un sassofono baritono), dei Kazoo, in membri di talento, tutti con la propria charme dei vecchi  gangster dell'epoca. Un Boogie-Woogie e qualche diavoleria di buon umore. Il nuovo album "Party Seven"  ha tutto lo spirito di un quasi Carnevale, e trae ispirazione dal Calypso di Trinidad e Delta Blues. L'autentico suono di New Orleans, Jumping Jazz e musica Blues, tra canti e risate. THE ORIGINAL RABBIT FOOT SPASM BAND