Announcing: Richmond Summer Brass Fest

copied from press release Richmond Summer Brass Fest!!Tons of new music including: New Orleans trombonist Jeff Albert and his Quartet which consists of Albert on trombone, Ray Moore on saxophone, Dave Cappello on drums, and Tommy Sciple on bass. Verbatim is a duo of trombonist Bryan Hooten (Ombak, No Bs Brass, Fight the big bull) […]

June 9, 2009; 5:52 PM • by Dean Christesen

copied from press release

Richmond Summer Brass Fest!!
Tons of new music including:

New Orleans trombonist Jeff Albert and his Quartet which consists of Albert on trombone, Ray Moore on saxophone, Dave Cappello on drums, and Tommy Sciple on bass.

Verbatim is a duo of trombonist Bryan Hooten (Ombak, No Bs Brass, Fight the big bull) And Drummer Dean Christesen

R2Dtoo! Bone/SousaPhone/Trapkit Trio featuring Trombonists Reggie Pace and Reggie Chapman of the award winning NO BS! Brass and drummer/ multi instrumentalist Devonne Harris who plays John D’Earth and Bungalo 6.

COME ON OUT AND HANG WITH US!!!!!

Saturday June 20th 9pm sharp! 3sets!
$7
21+
Bogarts
1903 Cary st.

1st set……Verbatim and R2Dtoo! (split set)
2nd set….. Jeff Albert Quartet
3rd set…….NO BS! Brass

Jeff Albert Bio…

Jeff Albert leads the Jeff Albert Quartet and co-leads the Lucky 7s with Jeb Bishop. Jeff is also a member of Hamid Drake’s Bindu, George Porter Jr. and the Runnin’ Pardners, Michael Ray and the Cosmic Krewe, the Naked Orchestra, and the New Orleans New Music Ensemble. Recent recordings include Similar in the Opposite Way by the Jeff Albert Quartet on Fora Sound, and Pluto Junkyard by the Lucky 7s on Clean Feed Records. Jeff writes the music and arts blog Scratch My Brain, and co-curates the Open Ears Music Series.

Jeff has had the pleasure of performing in improvised situations with Wolter Weirbos, Jim Baker, Josh Abrams, Georg Gräwe, Tatsuya Nakatani, Dave Rempis, Mike Reed, Jason Stein, Tim Daisy, Jonathan Freilich, Tim Green and many others. In his other life, he has also had the pleasure of performing with a variety of musical acts, including Stevie Wonder, Bonnie Raitt, The Funk Brothers, Wardell Quezergue, Dr. John, Ronnie Milsap, The Temptations, Lou Rawls, The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, and the New Orleans Opera.

NO BS! BRASS Bio…

NO BS! Brass is a Richmond, Va.-based band combining the spirit of New Orleans with original compositions and arrangements of pop/rock hits from the ’70s and ’80s in an eclectic, virtuosic, and rowdy package. Members of No BS Brass have been trained in the conservatory and in the garage band and draw their inspiration from every conceivable source including funk, jazz, klezmer, Led Zeppelin, calypso, and delta blues. Founded in early 2006 by trombonist Reginald Pace and drummer Lance Kohler, NO BS! Brass has quickly gained a reputation as one of the finest area bands, performing at Richmond area clubs, galleries, and festivals. They have produced and recorded their Debut album “Where is Stefan?” and just recently…their ambitious-red hot sophomore album” ALIVE IN RICHMOND!!!

Verbatim Bio….

Verbatim is a distress beacon from a distant galactic civilization. The trombone laments the battle between a peaceful people and the invading marauders while the drums hammer out the encoded coordinates of the home planet. This is a story forged in the stars and told in sound.

Bryan Hooten: trombone
Dean Christesen: drums

R2Dtoo! Bio….

3 men playing music about Life, Liberty and The Pursuit of Happiness.

Reggie Pace=Trombone
Reggie Chapman=Sousaphone
Devonne Harris=Drums

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