“one part Eartha Kitt, one part Ella Fitzgerald, one part Amy Winehouse” – NPR
LA-based big band Lizzy & the Triggermen make vintage music for modern times. Underneath the retro glamour is a captivatingly modern band who can sell out legendary venues like the Troubadour. Additionally, they can top the jazz charts alongside heavyweights like Miles Davis and Kamasi Washington.
Their shows joyously mix subversive vintage gems, showtunes, and swinging originals about everything from fast fashion to fascism. Like the Prohibition Era songs that inspire them, their music boldly tackles our troubles. Then, they create killer dance songs that fill the audience with joy the way only a wailing horn section can.
Lizzy leads the band: a charismatic siren with a searing wit and soaring voice. Her “powerhouse vocals” (Broadway World), forged singing opera, recall the great old divas while still sounding completely unique and new. Her songwriting, which Janis Ian likened to Leonard Cohen, is filled with the same biting humor she used to create TV comedies. There, she earned multiple Emmy nominations for shows on HBO, Amazon, Legendary, CBS, and the History Channel.
But the star power doesn’t stop with Lizzy; it emanates through her entire incredible band. Here, they are a multi-generational dream team of crushers who worked with Harry Connick Jr. and Benny Goodman. In fact, their arranger played lead trombone and arranged for Goodman’s last orchestra.
There is no doubt that Lizzy & the Triggermen are going audaciously against the grain. Moreover, they are clearly resonating across a broad range of audiences.
Recommended for fans of The Hot Sardines, Bria Skonberg, Harry Connick, Jr. and Davina and The Vagabonds.
📸: Spike Marble
