The New Orleans’ Hot 8 Brass Band toast their 20th Anniversary in typical roof-raising style — with a “best of” compilation titled Vicennial — and a series of live dates to celebrate this important step. [UK Dates below.]
Hurricane Katrina, the separate deaths of four members of the band , and the horror of trumpeter Terrell “Burger” Batiste losing his legs in a car crash, conspired to test the band almost to breaking point.
Yet they did not give up, they never lost their dignity nor faith.
They never stopped bringing us their super-tight mix of jazz, funk and hip hop.
You can see their interpretation of The Specials Ghost Town below.
Link: https://www.facebook.com/Hot8BrassBand
OCTOBER UK & IRELAND
25th DUBLIN The Sugar Club
26th MANCHESTERBand on the Wall
27th CAMBRIDGE Junction 2
28th NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms
29th WHITSTABLE Duke of Cumberland
30th COVENTRY The Kasbah
31st BRIGHTON Coalition
NOVEMBER
1st NORWICH Norwich Arts Centre
2nd LONDON The Garage
3rd BRISTOL The Lantern
4th BIRMINGHAM Hare and Hounds
5th LEEDS The Wardrobe
6th SHEFFIELD O2
7th EDINBURGH La Belle Angele
8th NEWCASTLE The Cluny
9th LIVERPOOL Arts Club
10th LONDON The Garage
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