The Hoot Shout Band is inspired by the trombone 'shout bands' that play in churches in the USA:  Massed groups of trombones, with sousaphone and drums, that play gospel music.  The sound is powerful and inspiring.  The bands largely perform in churches for religious occasions, and there have been limited recordings, so the music isn't widely known.   There are no bands like it performing in the UK, so I realised the only way to experience the sound was to form a band.  I have taken a group of leading trombone players from London to create my own version of a trombone shout band.   Our repertoire comes from transcriptions of songs played by established shout bands, and our own arrangements of popular songs.

The music is hugely uplifting, whether in a religious context or otherwise.  We do not preach; we only wish to convert our listeners to the positivity and joy of massed trombones and great live music.   Check out the videos we made of a get-together we had in April 2026, with eight trombones, sousaphone and drums.

It's an ideal band for a festival stage on a Sunday morning, or something a little different at a music and arts festival, or a concert in a park...