Save Our Brass!

photo by Chris Carson

This new young band out of New Orleans follows in the footsteps of groups such as the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and the Rebirth Brass Band (who graced the Kerrytown Farmer's Market back in September), playing with energy that makes parades and "second line" dancing essential! Their talent and dedication are making them the pride of New Orleans. Proceeds will go to the Jazz Foundation of America, an organization that since Katrina has provided assistance with housing, locating and distributing donated instruments, funding gigs in schools and shelters, and connecting musicians with opportunities for employment across the United States.

General admission. Suggested contributions at the door: $20 per adult, $10 per student. Free CD with contributions of $50 or more. For more information, call (734) 764-5123.

This and the following residency events are part of the annual MLK Symposium - whose theme is 'breaking the silence'. Arts at Michigan believes that the Hot 8 project will allow for some special voices to be heard in Ann Arbor. For more information about the Symposium, please visit the website www.mlksymposium.umich.edu.

Related Events

Hot 8 Gumbo - Rap, Jazz, Rock, and Myth: Tradition and Transformation in Contemporary New Orleans Brass Bands
Rackham Auditorium, 915 E. Washington Street
Wednesday, January 25, 4:30 PM

photo by Michelle Elmore

New Orleans Music:
History and Culture
Trotter House Multicultural Center, 1443 Washtenaw Avenue
Thursday, January 26, 5:00 PM

A screening of Volume 1 of Ken Burns' famous documentary "Jazz" followed by a discussion with members of the Hot 8 Brass Band led by Kevin Gaines, director of CAAS, professor History, on the symposium's theme of 'breaking the silence' around race and class issues exposed in the hurricane's aftermath, and expression of these themes through music.

These events are presented by Arts at Michigan with the generous support of the Center for African and African American Studies, F.O.K.U.S., the Michigan Theater, the Office for Academic Multicultural Initiatives' annual MLK Symposium, the Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, the School of Music, the University Activities Club, the University Musical Society and the LS&A Dean's Office, Undergraduate Education.