Northeastern University Presents Hot 8 Brass Band 12/2

The College of Arts, Media and Design's Center for the Arts at Northeastern University is proud to present New Orleans' own Hot 8 Brass Band. Friday, December 2, 2011 at 8pm in Blackman Theatre.

New Orleans' own Hot 8 Brass Band has epitomized New Orleans street music for over a decade. The band plays the traditional Second Line parades, hosted each Sunday afternoon by Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs, infusing their performances with the funk and energy that makes New Orleans music loved around the world. The members of the Hot 8 Brass Band were born and raised in New Orleans and many began playing together in high school. What makes the Hot 8 so special are the sounds they coax from their well-loved, well-worn instruments. An evening with the Hot 8 is like no other...

Individual and band credits include:

§ Annual performances at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

§ Spike Lee featured band members in his documentaries When the Levees Broke and If God is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise

§ Featured in the second season of the HBO series Tremé

§ Appeared at The Apollo with Dr. John, Lou Reed, Nicolas Payton and others for the annual Great Day in Harlem

§ Three critically acclaimed recordings

§ Featured on the latest Blind Boys of Alabama recording on Time-Life Records

Members of the Hot 8 Brass Band have toured in Japan, Italy, France, Spain, Finland, England and Sardinia. The band also performs at world and jazz festivals across the US and Europe.

The Hot 8 Brass Band has been part of an important relief project following Hurricane Katrina. SAVE OUR BRASS! is a local grass-roots project that has brought music and instruments to shelters, temporary trailer parks, and communities across the Gulf Coast.

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Best Musical - Top 3

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2. THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (Sullivan theatre)

17.1% of votes

3. THE WIZARD OF OZ (Slidell Little Theatre)

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