The Hot at Nights

The Hot at Nights are a contemporary jazz band whose material ranges from rollicking grooves to wailing sessions with a sound shaped by elements of R&B, rock, and electronic music. Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, the band features engineer and producer Chris Boerner on eight-string guitar, Matt Douglas on woodwinds, and Nick Baglio on drums and keyboards. Douglas has played in the Proclivities with Boerner, who has also been part of the extended Foreign Exchange family with Baglio. The trio has released three albums, all issued through Boerner's label: Nice Talk (2011), ¡Try This! (2013), and the more studied and electronics-heavy Three Kids (2017), which featured a guest appearance from guitarist Charlie Hunter. Additionally, the Hot at Nights have backed the Foreign Exchange's Nicolay for Shibuya Session EP. ~ Andy Kellman