Jazz Age Music Rocks Big Apple Club
Modern-day fans enjoy tunes from big band era
September 20, 2011
Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks perform big band-era music at Sofia's in New York.
It's been nearly a century since the big band music of the Jazz Age was in full swing, but a nighttime visit to a nightclub in the Big Apple might have you fooled
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On a recent Monday night at Sofia’s, a small nightclub in the Times Square theater district. Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, resplendent in tuxedos, are onstage above the dance floor, hell-bent on taking their audience of aficionados, dancers and the merely curious back to the “hotsy-totsy” 1920s and 30s - all through the magic of the era’s big band sound.
Bandleader Vince Giordano alternates between string bass, tuba and saxophone. He's been in love with the music of that era since childhood.
“This music reflects a period of time in America when things were very upbeat. Maybe a little naive or experimental," Giordano says. "People had this great festive mood and they just wanted to live life to the fullest. They didn’t have much in the way of conveniences, but in their life they had a lot. These people were just excited about anything that came out that was new and different. They just went bonkers.”
Vince Giordano in his dressing room moments before taking the stage with his Nighthawks.
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