NYC American Roots Band
American roots ensemble specialising in high‑energy early jazz, swing and danceable live shows
This American roots band blends early jazz and New Orleans swing with blues, country and rock‑tinged arrangements to create lively, audience‑facing performances. Based between New York City and Izmir, Turkey, the group is built for busy live programmes — bringing a trumpet‑led front line, horn arrangements and a tight rhythm section to stages, public spaces and hotel venues. Their street‑stage origins have been refined into a polished, bookable show that consistently draws attention and footfall.
Audiences can expect warm, melodic horn charts, singable vocal moments and rhythmic grooves designed to encourage dancing and crowd interaction. The band’s repertoire and arrangements are crafted for clarity and momentum, shifting fluidly between upbeat swing numbers, rootsy ballads and ragtime‑influenced burners. That balance of musicianship and accessibility makes their performances easy to programme alongside conferences, festivals or evening entertainment slots where live atmosphere and guest engagement matter.
Well suited to corporate functions, hotel residencies, festivals, public events and swing‑dance programmes, the ensemble has a proven commercial track record: frequent annual bookings, high audience engagement in public performance settings and headline appearances at notable events and cultural institutions. Appearances have included stadium and museum stages, major festival slots and corporate invites, and the group has worked with large commercial clients. Organisers commonly book them for dependable, high‑energy sets that bring musical authenticity, experienced stagecraft and broad popular appeal to events.
- Jazz / Swing / Standards
- Putting on the Ritz
- If I Had You
- I Wanna Be Like You
- Sweet Georgia Brown
- I Found a New Baby
- Sunny Side of the Street
- Blues
- That Same Thing - Muddy Waters
- Gospel / Traditional
- The Old Rugged Cross
- US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium
- Guggenheim Museum
- Shorty Awards
- Teatro Nuovo in Milan, Italy
- Time Warner
- HOWL festival
- MUNY Jazz Festival
- Joe's Pub
- Michael Bloomberg's Musical Guest
- Louis Armstrong House Museum
- Music Under New York Arts for Transit Program
- Williamsburg Jazz Festival
- The Cape Cod Jazz Festical