Take the energy of a second-line brass band, add the blues, jazz standards, and combine this with original compositions and arrangements. Mix well, and what you get is Blues & Brass, a unique sound to the Northwest that has been entertaining audiences throughout the region since 1996.

Blues & Brass starts with the legacy of the great bands of New Orleans and takes the music in its' own direction, adding elements of the soulful sounds of Cannonball Adderley on Mercy, Mercy, Mercy; a nod to the Big Band era and Duke Ellington is combined in It Don't Mean A Thing; on The Preacher, Blues & Brass is firmly planted in the second-line tradition; and, of course, the blues is in good hands with Monk's classic Blue Monk.

In the tradition of New Orleans, Blues & Brass features drums and tuba as its rhythm section, with trumpet, flugelhorn, and trombone on the front line. The band's experience in the jazz idiom, combined with the exuberance they bring to their music, makes Blues & Brass a unique and unforgettable experience.


CLIENT TESTIMONIAL: "Blues & Brass" has been a part of Opening Day and Longacres Mile Day at Emerald Downs for the past four years. We've taken to setting the band up right at the admission gates as a greeting to our customers. There is a real toe-tappin', festive atmosphere every time they play and we see it as the smiling faces come pouring into the track.
Adrian Buchan at Emerald Downs