Friday, March 24th
10:00 pm
Two Boots
514 Second st.,
btwn. 7th & 8th Ave.
Park Slope, Brooklyn
River Alexander’s Mad Jazz Hatters deliver a vibrant madcap mix of Hot Speakeasy Jazz and Jubilant Jugband Fervor straight out of the teens and 20’s. They are replete with soulful vocals and harmonies, violin, clarinet, guitar, chromatic harmonica, tin whistle and washtub bass. When upbeat dirges on the jaw harp and spirited original song enter the fray, it becomes a kaleidescopic mix of roaring 20’s exuberance, rural gutbucket soul and dreamtime journey.
Imagine the diverse flavours of early Bing Crosby, Joe Venuti and Nick Drake. Add in some sweet strains of old New Orleans, the Carter family and the Mississippi Sheiks. Now turn towards composers like Gershwin, Berlin, Hoagy Carmichael and Fats Waller. Throw in some curios and strays of Gaelic and Yiddish melody for good measure. With an incredible bounce to their music, the Mad Jazz Hatters take you back to where it all began, breathing seeds of life and originality into everything they play.
