Elizabeth Bougerol & Her Band New Album Release Show
Joe's Pub425 Lafayette Street, New York 10003
Elizabeth Bougerol brings her band to Joe’s Pub for the release show of her self-titled solo debut. The billed formation is Bougerol and her band, though the musicians are not named in the available information. The evening marks a distinct solo project from her work as co-leader and frontwoman of The Hot Sardines, with repertoire shaped by her affinity for early jazz and vintage pop.
Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, and now based in New York City, Bougerol sings in English and her native French. She co-founded The Hot Sardines with pianist Evan Palazzo, helping lead the group’s early-jazz revival through vocals and storytelling about the songs, people and eras behind the music. Her work reimagines material associated with Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee, Rickie Lee Jones and The Platters, and includes new lyrics for Duke Ellington’s “Creole Love Call.” DownBeat has praised her “sly, charming delivery,” while The New York Times called Hot Sardines performances “potent and assured” and The Times called the band “simply phenomenal.”
The stage is set in a converted library space with a striped bar and photos of legends like Leonard Cohen and Amy Winehouse lining the walls. You'll find yourself seated on velvet couches or at candle-lit tables, close enough to hear every note from the back. The sound, engineered by technicians who've worked with John Legend and The Notorious B.I.G., is consistently ranked among the best in New York. Three shows a day, dinner and drinks served throughout, and a menu ranging from Italian small plates to craft cocktails; it's a place where music and conversation flow together, and where both rising stars and legends have made their U.S. debuts.