The Dixie Hot Licks

A piece of New Orleans from Bohemia

Our Dixie band The Dixie Hot Licks - six men with a charming front woman and singer - comes from the city of good Czech beer, Pilsen. We are seven professionals and semi-professionals who all fell in love with the New Orleans repertoire of the 1910's-1930's. Our authentic interpretation of this style of music is based on the swing of the banjo, sousaphone and old-fashioned drum set.

Our live production, with frequent promenades through the audience in the style of traditional marching bands, delights all spectators and gets their legs dancing.

Whether it is a garden party, wedding, birthday party or a boat trip - The Dixie Hot Licks always lift the mood, ensure a relaxed atmosphere and enchant every event with the sound of New Orleans.

We don't know any language barriers. The band members speak five languages ​​and if that's not enough, our music always serves as a universal language.

The Dixie Hot Licks already released four CDs:

Sunday (2016), Ice Cream (2017), We Wanna Be Like You (2019/2020) and Basin Street Dreams (2022).

References & Gallery

Nejbližší vystoupení / Nächste Auftritte / Next gigs:

1. 5. 14:00 | Hradec Králové, jazz festival

6. 5. 14:00 | Plzeň, Slavnosti svobody

8. 5. __:__ | Kyšice, oslavy osvobození 

Přehled všech termínů zde / Alle Auftritte hier / Complete gigs list here

Video & audio

Band members

The Dixie Hot Licks spielen in der traditionellen Dixieland-Besetzung: Trompete, Posaune, Klarinette/Saxophon, Banjo/Gittare, Sousaphon, Schlagzeug. Im Unterschied zu vielen anderen solchen Bands kann man bei den Konzerten den weiblichen Gesang genießen.

Jana Jiroušková

vocals, washboard

With her overwhelming voice, the enchanting Jana (Jane) has been singing regularly in the band since 2020. In some songs she enriches the entire sound with an authentic washboard rhythm.

Jiří Kodajek

trumpet

Lead voice belongs to the trumpet in all dixie bands. Experienced jazz player Jiří (George) has mastered this with us.

Contact