Jazz up the holidays with The Hot Sardines Holiday Stomp at the Orpheum Performing Arts Center

Hunter – Catskill Mountain Foundation presents The Hot Sardines performing “Holiday Stomp” this Saturday, December 16th at the Orpheum Performing Arts Center in the Village of Tannersville, NY. Jazz up the holidays with a special night out!

Founded in 2011 by Elizabeth Bougerol and Evan Palazzo over a mutual love of Fats Waller, the Hot Sardines skyrocketed from the wild underground parties of Brooklyn. Described by The New York Times as “potent and assured” and The Times of London as “simply phenomenal,” the Sardines have been touring their brand of reinvigorated classic jazz worldwide behind a string of celebrated albums and over 60 million digital streams, across platforms.  With piano, bass, drums, horns, guitar, lead singer and a tap dancer, these talented musicians spark up their audiences with a truly interactive show. 

“These are times that need live music. And I don’t know of anything that brings people together like the joy of hearing traditional jazz live,” says Elizabeth Bougerol, co-leader of The Hot Sardines, with pianist and bandleader, Evan Palazzo. These mischief-makers of hot jazz have been described as “potent and assured” (The New York Times) and “simply phenomenal” (The Times, London). “Everything in our DNA is about connecting with the audience. That’s where we feel most at home,” says Elizabeth, of playing live with the eight-piece band (including one wildly percussive tap dancer). The Sardines have gone from speakeasies and underground parties in Brooklyn, to festival crowds of 25,000 and a TV debut on Later… with Jools Holland. “That’s where jazz lives,” adds Evan. “In the playing, in sharing that experience, in coming together to create a moment that won’t happen again.

The Hot Sardines perform this Saturday at the Orpheum Performing Arts Center at 6050 Main Street, Tannersville, NY. Purchase tickets online at www.catskillmtn.org, email the box office at boxoffice@catskillmtn.org or call 518 263 2063. For information about Catskill Mountain Foundation’s upcoming programs, please visit www.catskillmtn.org.