London's finest New Orleans style brass band
"Music full of energy, hip swinging, bluesy and fun..."
The Brass Volcanoes are a jazz band consisting of brass, saxophones and drums. They are all professional jazz musicians who work together to create fabulous arrangements of popular and less well known tunes on the spot: ideas, solos and riffs are thrown around the band so that no two performances are ever the same. The music is filled with energy and life which draws the audience and makes you want to be part of it.
The band is inspired by a long tradition of Brass Bands from New Orleans as well as other parts of the world: expect flavours of the Balkans, Latin America, the Caribbean, Kletzmer, all with their own London twist. We play a mix of original songs unique to the band, arrangements of popular songs, Mardi Gras and jazz standards, funk classics...
We play on stages, in parks, on streets, for parades, for parties, in bars... wherever!
True to the New Orleans brass band spirit is the desire for everyone to have a good time through the excitement of creating and listening to great live music
Watch our videos to see us in action, or contact me if you want to discuss any ideas or book the band
Band line-ups
We have various line-ups so suit different occasions.
For a club / festival / gig a six or seven piece band is best: two trumpets, trombone, saxophone (tenor and sometimes alto), sousaphone and drum kit.
When we lead a parade it's great to have a two piece percussion section if possible: snare drum and bass drum.
For smaller acoustic gigs we are sometimes a five-piece: trumpet, trombone, saxophone, sousaphone and snare drum, or drum kit.
We don't tend to perform as a smaller line-up as it loses some of the musical texture of the full band, but there are occasions when a smaller line-up works.
Repertoire
We offer a vibrant and eclectic mix of colorful, soulful, funky, and downright outstanding songs that resonate with audiences of all ages. While we’re not a pop cover band, we’re happy to accommodate a request or two of your favorite tunes whenever possible.
We also have a set of Christmas songs for seasonal bookings.
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