Joe Smith and the Spicy Pickles Jazz Band is a Denver-based vintage jazz band devoted to revitalizing swing music and dance. This small group style band packs a punch of power, personality, and wit into each show, intriguing generations new and old with the beloved charm of big band swing from the 1930’s-1940's. This nationally touring group plays 100+ shows each year across the US. The Spicy Pickles have recorded three full-length albums, and 2 EP's to date, with their most recent full-length album Gin & Moonlight released in 2017.

Joe Smith & The Spicy Pickles has played at jazz festivals and concert series across the United States, and has opened for Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Davina and the Vagabonds. The band's 2014 music video "Movin' Groovy" won 1st place at the Seattle Jazz Dance Film Festival. Their original music has been used in commercials internationally, including Leo Vegas (Sweden) and Visit Seattle (USA), and they have recently had music placed in major motion picture The Killing of a Sacred Deer directed by Yorgos Lanthimos that won best screenplay at Cannes Film Festival 2017.

This special lunchtime concert will take place in the Civic Area lawn in front of the North Wing of the Boulder Public Library. Bring your lunch & a blanket or CHAIR! In case of rain, the concert will take place in the Canyon Theater of the Boulder Public Library. This concert is FREE--thanks to the generous support of the Boulder Library Foundation.