The Hot 8 Brass Band live in concert.
ON TOUR

The Hot 8 Brass Band

17
critic concert reviews
jazz

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

76
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Based on 
17
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reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Critic Consensus

Based on 17 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The Hot 8 Brass Band is rated as an entertaining live performer, with many notable strengths. The Hot 8 Brass Band concert reviews describe live shows and performances as energetic and entertaining.

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Big Tuba [Explicit] (4 October 2024)

Artist Info

Genre
jazz
Origin
New Orleans, United States
Bio
The Hot 8 Brass Band is a New Orleans based brass band that blends hip-hop, jazz and funk styles with a traditional New Orleans brass sounds. It was formed in 1995 by tubist Bennie "Big Peter" Pete, merging two earlier bands, the Looney Tunes Brass Band and the High Steppers Brass Band.
Has Performed With
The Seven Ups

Critic Concert Reviews

Brighton Source (UK)

February 25, 2020
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The smoking Hot 8 Brass Band came to Brighton Dome to celebrate their 25th anniversary.

The Music (Australia)

March 6, 2019
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A bevy of brass instruments collided with parade percussion to create magic.

The Music (Australia)

March 3, 2019
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"The spirit of the almost mythical French Quarter flows through their fingers."

Buzz Magazine (UK)

May 8, 2017
80
%
Afro Cluster are an afro-funk hip-hop collective from Cardiff who were supporting at Tramshed.

The Skinny (UK)

April 17, 2017
60
%
Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Scotland on April 11, 2017

The Music (Australia)

March 8, 2017
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An 11-piece from Sydney's southern suburbs, The Hot Potato Band, squeezed onto the stage, unless they were spilling into the crowd with their energetic and entertaining set.

Buzz Magazine (UK)

August 1, 2016
80
%
What had I gotten myself into now? I’d been here before but this was another kettle of fish (or gumbo in honour of the New Orleans headliners).

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Image Credit

Derke Bridges [CC BY 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons