Step into a roaring, joy-filled celebration with “one of the best jazz bands in NY today” (Forbes). Fueled by the belief that classic jazz feeds the heart and soul, The Hot Sardines are on a mission to make old sounds new again, blending brassy horn arrangements, rollicking piano, and transporting vocals into a sound that’s both timeless and irresistibly fresh.

The Hot Sardines

South Orange Performing Arts Center

Since their early days performing for Brooklyn’s wild underground parties, the Hot Sardines have skyrocketed to fame with their infectious brand of reinvigorated classic jazz. Described by The New York Times as “potent and assured” and The Times of London as “simply phenomenal,” the group has earned them more than 60 million digital streams across platforms.

Hot Sardines

Rockport Music-Shalin Liu Performance Center

The well-known Hot Sardines know how to make audiences fall in love with classic, speakeasy jazz. The band has reinvigorated the music and won over new audiences worldwide – garnering over 60 million digital streams and making them “one of the most delightfully energetic bands on New York’s ‘hot’ music scene” (Downbeat).

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Lobero Theatre

**Event Description: The Hot Sardines at McCarter Theatre Center**

**Date and Time:** Friday, November 8, 2024, at 7:30 PM  
**Venue:** Matthews Theatre, McCarter Theatre Center

Join us for an unforgettable evening with The Hot Sardines, a band that has taken the postmillennial early-jazz scene by storm. Known for their infectious energy and unique twist on timeless jazz music, The Hot Sardines are set to deliver a performance that promises to revitalize classic jazz and bring people together. Having captivated audiences worldwide, from the Montreal Jazz Festival to sold-out shows in NYC, this is your chance to experience their joyful and unifying power live onstage.

**Tickets:** Available now. Don't miss out on this opportunity to see The Hot Sardines in action!

**Overview:**  
"The Hot Sardines are bringing their infectious energy to McCarter, promising an evening of timeless jazz music, with a fresh twist that only they can deliver. With a mission to revitalize classic jazz and bring people together, The Hot Sardines have captivated audiences worldwide, from the Montreal Jazz Festival to sold-out shows in NYC and beyond. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience the joyful, unifying power of The Hot Sardines live onstage." - WBGO

Secure your tickets today and be part of an evening filled with the vibrant sounds of The Hot Sardines!

McCarter Theatre Center

The Hot Sardines(Opens in a new window) effortlessly channel New York speakeasies, Parisian cabarets, and New Orleans jazz halls to transform songs from past eras into music for the 21st century.

Berklee College of Music

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with some foot-stomping hot jazz and salty stride piano from the era of Louis Armstrong, Django Reinhardt, and Fats Waller. 

“One of the best jazz bands in New York” (Forbes), The Hot Sardines is a group of irreverent, effortlessly swinging, early-jazz specialists, including a tap dancing soloist. Their unique repertoire features sultry standards from the ’20s, ’30s, and ’40s, rich New Orleans sounds, a dash of ’40s Paris flavour, and vibrant musical surprises. With their contagious brand of joy, grit, glamour, and passion, they invoke the sounds of nearly a century ago, yet stay right in step with the current age.

The Hot Sardines: Valentine's Day

The Royal Conservatory of Music

In the last two years, the Hot Sardines have been featured at the Newport Jazz Festival and the Montreal Jazz Festival, have sold out NYC venues from Joe’s Pub to Bowery Ballroom and more than 150 tour dates from Chicago to London, and have released two albums on Universal Music Classics to critical raves and a No. 1 slot on the iTunes Jazz chart in the U.S. and internationally.

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts

Fueled by the belief that classic jazz feeds the heart and soul, The Hot Sardines are on a mission to make old sounds new again and prove that joyful music can bring people together in a disconnected world. In the last two years, The Hot Sardines have been featured at the Newport Jazz Festival and the Montreal Jazz Festival, have sold out NYC venues from Joe’s Pub to Bowery Ballroom and more than 150 tour dates from Chicago to London. Quality is timeless. Just ask The Hot Sardines.

Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts

Over the last few years, the Hot Sardines have emerged from the Brooklyn neo-speakeasies where they got their start to make a global name for themselves playing hot jazz as it was in the era when live music was king, bridging generations and captivating 21st-century audiences. The group, led by frontwoman Elizabeth Bougerol and piano player Evan Palazzo, has been described as “potent and assured” (The New York Times) and “simply phenomenal” (The Times of London), notching more than a year on the Billboard Jazz chart and 25 million streams on Spotify (over 90 countries). They’ve guested on Later… With Jools Holland, NPR’s Weekend Edition, CBS Saturday Morning, NPR’s Soundcheck, Live at WFUV, and appeared at major jazz festivals including Newport, Montreal, Toronto, London, and Blue Note in Japan in addition to sold-out shows at more than 400 venues worldwide. They’ve performed their Boston Pops-debuted symphony show with orchestras throughout North America. Their three major albums have landed on best-of lists in the jazz press (Downbeat, JazzTimes) but also crossed over to the mainstream, with Rolling Stone noting that “100-year-old jazz standards get reborn” in the hands of the Hot Sardines.

Joe's Pub

Since 1998, Joe's Pub has been a home for artists at all levels of development—from early-career artists to those at a critical stage in their careers (like the members of the Joe's Pub Working Group) to international superstars like Alicia Keys and Adele. Join us to celebrate our beloved Joe's Pub on Monday, March 6 and enjoy performances from the next generation of Joe’s Pub artists throughout the evening. We are excited to also celebrate the life of Barbara Maier Gustern, this year’s posthumous Vanguard Honoree.

The 2023 Joe's Pub Gala

Emerging over a decade ago from the underground parties of Brooklyn to touring worldwide and recording a string of albums that’s racked up more than 60 million streams across digital platforms, the Hot Sardines’ own “potent and assured” (The New York Times), “simply phenomenal” (The Times of London) brand of reinvigorated classic jazz landed them at the center of a whirlwind.

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Stony Brook University

The Hot Sardines jazz band, formed by Elizabeth Bougerol and Evan Palazzo in 2007, emerged from underground Brooklyn parties to touring worldwide. Their string of albums racked up more than 60 million streams. The Hot Sardines are “potent and assured” (The New York Times) and “simply phenomenal” (The Times, London). “Holiday Stomp” infuses yuletide classics

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