London Jazz Award nomination Bad Ass Brass: 'Whoops and yells from both the band and the loyal audience between phrases punctuated with Pink Panther-esque trumpet squeals set this gig’s tone.'

LondonJazz: “Whoops and yells from both the band and the loyal audience between phrases punctuated with Pink Panther-esque trumpet squeals set this gig’s tone. The absence of a piano or guitar in the rhythm section called for fat chord arrangements by the seven brass instrumentalists. Their line up is very New Orleans and their sound is trad meets funk; I’m not aware that this has been done before but it seems to be catching on in a big way - they have sold out every gig they’ve done, in advance, since returning from the St Lucia Jazz Festival six months ago…”

Before jetting off to St. Lucia, the UK Jazz team opened up new jazz venue Boisdale in Canary Wharf, in a line-up presented by Jools Holland. Bad Ass Brass formed only two years ago, to an ecstatic first gig at the Royal College of Music. Band members hail from West End Shows, big bands, jazz bands and various orchestras, all contributing to the jazz-funk mix. They have recently gigged at the Royal Albert Hall and Ronnie Scott’s and have their debut album currently on sale.