Party like it’s 1929! Born of a desire to get their city’s dancefloors swinging to the lesser-known roots music of the 1920s and ’30s, House of the Black Gardenia brings together the new generation of Newcastle’s jazz and swing scene for a raucous revival of old-fashioned good times. Expect stride piano, ragtime banjo, Sousa bumps, blistering New Orleans-style horns and infectious swing rhythms more potent than a bathtub full of gin.

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Formed in 2014, HOTBG are nine musicians steeped in jazz roots, big band swing and rhythm and blues, many of whom are familiar faces on the vibrant Newcastle jazz scene. 

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While the music is deeply rooted in the dancefloor styles of a century ago, lyrically the band tackle such thorny contemporary topics as President Trump (Big Big Man), unsolicited d**k pics (Picture Message Blues) and how to build a kid’s confidence in a selfie-obsessed era (One In A Million).