Nighthawks Orchestra

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Led by music historian Vince Giordano, the New York-based Nighthawks Orchestra is a musical group that concentrates on recreations of the hot jazz and dance music styles of the period between 1919 and the mid-1930s. Recordings by the Nighthawks Orchestra have been featured in many television shows, radio broadcasts, and movies. Film scores that include the Nighthawks include The Aviator (2004) as well as pictures directed by Woody Allen. Although their approaches to early 20th century jazz are similar, The Nighthawks Orchestra of New York should not be confused with saxophonist Ron Dewar's Memphis Nighthawks. Neither of these revival bands should be confused with the Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra, a Kansas City-based band of the 1920s and 1930s.