Otis' Hot Club: Roaring Cats | The Fried Seven

Where jazz smolders and sizzles: welcome to Otis’ Hot Club! Swell notes for hyperactive swing dancers and for seated drinkers.

This year’s edition of Otis’ Hot Club will feature two of Europe’s most electrifying jazz bands, each bringing their unique flair to the timeless sounds of swing and hot jazz,guaranteed to make you dance!

Roaring Cats

“Roaring Cats are one of Europe’s most promising swing and hot jazzbands. The tiny orchestra based in Amsterdam took the challenge of giving value and new significance to the roots of jazz”

Their repertoire consists of original arrangements of the finest tunes by the top artists of the 30’s and 40’s: from Fats Waller to Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington to Jimmie Lunceford. On top of that, they are presenting original compositions in style. Swell notes for hyperactive swingdancers and for sedentary drinking listeners.”


Sam Ghezzi : vocals, tenor saxophone
Mo van der Does : clarinet
Coos Zwagerman : trumpet
Joan Codina : trombone
Oscar Ployart Wetche : piano
Davor Stehlik : guitar
Tomek van Leeuwen: upright bass
Joe Korach : drums

(Visit the Roaring Cats Website)

The Fried Seven

Weaned on classic records by King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton,Louis Armstrong, and others, The Fried Seven bring a youthful, virtuosic twistto their music-making that makes it all the more engaging and authentic. Based in Amsterdam, they have fast become favorites on theEuropean jazz scene, playing to packed crowds across the continent. Theyreleased their album Late to the Party on Rivermont records in January 2024.

If you like your jazz hot — really hot — The Fried Sevenserve up some of the scorchin’-est 1920s-style jazz to be found anywhere!

Pablo Castillo: cornet
Matteo Paggi: trombone
Martí Mitjavila: clarinet, tenor saxophone
Pepijn Mouwen: clarinet, alto saxophone
Cem Karayalçin: banjo, guitar
Simon Osuna: upright bass
Carlos Ayuso: drums

(Visit the The Fried Seven Website)

Delícia Wijnbar

Are you a wine lover? Plenty of choice at Otis’ Hot Club! Delícia, known for the cool wine bar during the former Otis Park Festival, will ride into Brebl this evening on their cargo bike wine bar. A mobile oasis full of delicious wines and wine cocktails, carefully curated by sommelier Gil Xavier. Make the jazz sound even better with a good glass of wine and the wine taste better with a generous portion of hot jazz at Otis’ Hot Club!

Don’t miss out on a night that will transport you back to the golden age of jazz!