Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks

Vince Giordano brings the Nighthawks to Birdland Theater for another date in his ongoing residency. Giordano leads the group as an 11-piece band devoted to recreating the sound of jazz from the 1920s and beyond. This is a full ensemble performance rather than a small-group set, built around the period arrangements and instrumental colors associated with the band’s work. The evening continues a long-running Birdland home for a New York musician whose approach makes early jazz repertoire feel like a living performance tradition.

A New York native and multi-instrumentalist, Giordano leads a New York City-based ensemble known for preserving and recreating hot jazz, swing and popular music of the 1920s and 1930s. The band describes itself as “one of the most authentic champions of hot jazz from the 1920s and 30s,” with the era’s “raw energy and sophisticated syncopation” at the core of its sound. Beyond clubs and concert halls around the world, the Nighthawks have provided period music for films and television including The Cotton Club, The Aviator, Finding Forrester, Revolutionary Road, Cafe Society, Boardwalk Empire and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. The New York Times called their vintage swing “an erupting sense of euphoria.”