Archive for the ‘Brass Ecstasy’ Category

Thanks to everyone who came out to the BE show at Yoshi’s last night. You can read a review via the Jazz Observer here.

Tonight, Brass Ecstasy hits the Arcata Theatre. Tickets available here. This is one of the final Brass Ecstasy performances of the year and one not to be missed. Check out the Times-Standard concert preview here.

A special thanks to our friends (and Greenleaf subscribers) at the Redwood Jazz Alliance for their help bringing this music to Arcata.

The band hits the Angel City Festival on Sunday. As we mentioned in our email blast earlier this week, we’ll be hanging with our Crypto-friends at our booth in Edison Plaza. Stop by and say hi before or after the show.

We were lucky enough to have Geoff Countryman on tour with Brass Ecstasy in Europe this summer. Upon return, we were sent a boatload of clips from each of the bands performances as well as some candid shots of classic on-the-road happenings captured by Mr. Countryman. So we assembled a little montage for your viewing pleasure. As you watch, you will be hearing a track from the On Stage download series we put up last month called “Spirit Moves.”

Also, at the GreenleafMusicHQ YouTube page, we’ve made a new playlist compiling all the Brass Ecstasy videos — the live Tiny Desk Concert, this montage, as well as the in-studio videos from the DVD part of Spirit Moves.

Enjoy.

The Brass Ecstasy Tiny Desk Concert made it to the front page on YouTube with now over 85,000 views. With 187 comments posted so far you get a wide variety of opinions on the short set.

Here’s just a few…

“Being a typical modern teenager, I never knew a brass ensemble would ever sound this pleasant to listen to until now. Thanks NPR for posting this ”

“you guys are awesome if you really work on that you be playing pro.”

“Best 17 min and 53 secs i spent ever”

“the trumpet players’ ray bans are sick.”

“man i love that trombone player”

“where is the vocals?”

“Thanks for the political jab at Bush, Douglas. Couldn’t help yourself, right? Twilight of the Dogs. What a clever, dyslexic title. 1-20-09 was such an inspirational day for you. Transfer of power, and all that. Here it is roughly seven months later. R U proud of the job your messiah is doing? So vastly superior to Bush, right? Uh huh. obama and his administration remind me a lot of your music. Cataphonic. Ever hear of separation of music and politics? Try it sometime. It’s nice.”

“they should play ska music, cause we all know the best music involving horns is ska, true story.”

“i agree with chewbacca”

Brass Ecstasy, seen from backstage at Porquerolles, France, 15 July, 2009.

We have about a week off before heading back over the pond. Just want to say thanks to everyone who came out, who said hello at the shows, who came by the site and sent encouraging messages. And a big thanks especially to Vincent Chancey, Luis Bonilla, Nasheet Waits, and Marcus Rojas for being so much fun to work with.

More video of live Brass Ecstasy. This one below is from the Jazz à Porquerolles Festival on July 15th via Arte Live Web in France.

Great set. Thanks to those who made this recording happen.

Filmé le 15/07/2009 à la Cour du Fort Sainte Agathe

Geoff Countryman’s cat.
The Talented Mr. Countryman is on tour with the band, making sure they’re on
time, working the sound, taking these pictures, and also making videos
which we’ll soon bring to you as a podcast.

Outdoor concert on a lovely evening in Rome.
Marcus Rojas, Nasheet Waits, Dave Douglas, Vincent Chancey, Luis Bonilla.

Casa Del Jazz

For those who missed seeing DD & Brass Ecstasy play live as part of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series, you can stream that performance at the Tiny Desk Concert Archive.

Setlist: “Spirit Moves”; “This Love Affair”; “Twilight of the Dogs”

The European tour wraps up this week. The last few dates are below. Click here for more details and Dave’s complete tour schedule.