Hot 8 Brass Band
SAT 01 MAR 2008
Hot 8 Brass Band
The Hot 8 Brass Band is a New Orleans-based brass band that blends hip-hop, jazz and funk styles es with traditional New Orleans brass sounds.
It was formed by Bennie Pete, Jerome Jones, and Harry Cook in 1995, merging two earlier bands, the Looney Tunes Brass Band and the High Steppers Brass Band.
Since June 2007, the band has been signed to the UK’s Tru Thoughts label, the label’s first U.S.
Links: www.hot8brassband.com
DETAILS
DATE: Sat 01 Mar 2008
VENUE: The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh EH2 2AA
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