About us

The Bratislava Hot Serenaders orchestra belongs to the list of the few strictly “early jazz” oriented bands in the world. The band’s 20 enthusiastic musicians have played together without interruption since the formation of the group in 1991. Their playing adheres to the sound, style, and feel of such orchestra’s as Paul Whiteman, Jean Goldkette, and Duke Ellington, in addition to featuring Czech, Slovak, and other European classic jazz tunes of the period. The Bratislava hot Serenaders are well established outside of Slovakia. In 1994 the orchestra won the Sidney d´Or Prix at the Grand Festival of Music of 20´s and 30´s in Saint Raphael, France. They regularly appear in concert, and at festivals both in their home country of Slovakia, and abroad. Some of the venues played in the past are:

Wintergarten Varieté Berlin (Germany 2024)
Swing in the Fields (Austria 2023)
Milano Happy Jazz Fest (Italy 2022)
Riverboat Jazz Festival (Denmark 2022)
I Like That Tour (Russian federation 2020)
25^th Anniversary Tour (Baltic countries and Russian federation 2017)
St. Petersburg Tour (Russian federation 2016), Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival (U.K. 2014, 2015. 2016, 2018)
Riverboat Jazz Festival Silkeborg (Denmark 2012, 2010), Moscow Tour (Russian federation 2009)
Prague spring Festival (Czech Republic 2012, 2006), Whitley Bay Jazz Festival (U.K. 2008, 2006, 2004)
Bohém Ragtime & Jazz Fesztivál (Hungary 2008, 2001), XXV. CS Jazz Festival Přerov (Czech Republic 2008, 2002)
Hořice JazzNights (Czech Republic 2014, 2008), „New Orleans-Visegrád” 1^st CE Swing Festival (Hungary 2005)
La Plus Grande Cave De Jazz Du Monde (France 2004), Breda Jazz Festival (Netherlands 2003)
World Expo Hanover (Germany 2000) etc.

In 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018 the band embarked upon a 14-21 day tour of the U.K., performing at the Marlborough Jazz Festival, Edinburgh Jazz Festival, and Glasgow Vintage Festival to name but a few. Future travel plans include a 2020 UK tour again.

The Orchestra Bratislava Hot Serenaders have recorded fourteen CD albums, five Vinyls and the first Slovak music DVD. Two Slovak CDs became best-sellers - the first one winning a platinum CD, the second winning a gold CD. Lonely Melody won Radio_Head Award, and I Like That Esprit Prize 2018.

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