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Top Brass Band

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New York

Rated "Top Brass Band" in The US and Canada here on TheBash.  An opening act for the New York Philharmonic, the band has toured internationally for the US State Department.  TV appearances on ABC's "Good Morning America", NBC, CBS, and more, and press coverage including the NY Times. Award-winning, internationally acclaimed performer Jeff Fairbanks leads this strolling band of handpicked veterans of Broadway, Frankie Valli, Count Basie, and Glenn Miller touring bands. Influenced by the multiculturalism of NYC, Street Beat plays a wild diversity of brass-based music, from New Orleans Jazz to Polka, Mexican Banda, Gospel, Klezmer, and Funk.  We add much more than a typical band to create the atmosphere you desire.  For instance, we specialize in our mobility, as we are strolling brass and percussion musicians untethered to electric chords, amps, stages, etc.  No one forgets seeing and hearing the high-energy spectacle of our roving musical party train!  We also cater our style to every event to tailor to its exact musical needs.   

Street Beat appears as anywhere from a duo to our typical 5-piece setup.  This allows us to cater to every event size.  Consisting of trumpet, sax, trombone, sousaphone, and drums, we are completely acoustic and mobile enough to play any type of event, such as strolling, parades, and processionals, as well as parties, concerts, church services, traditional music venues, and more.

Our repertoire includes familiar tunes from each tradition's songbook arranged in our unique, urban and energetic vibe. Each hand-picked member is also a conservatory-trained Jazz musician who can improvise creatively off the written tunes, adding their individual voice.  When not performing with Street Beat, our members are variously playing in Broadway shows, teaching at the New York Jazz Academy, or performing and recording as freelancers throughout NYC.

About leader Jeff Fairbanks:
-"Fairbanks is a rising multi-faceted star if not musical voice on the New York scene"..."and his instrumental skills as trombonist are second to none" -- Brent Black, at Critical Jazz.
-National/international press coverage, including feature stories.
-New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow. Independent Music Award winner. Awards from ASCAP, BMI, Aaron Copland Fund, NewMusicUSA, and more.
-Signed with Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records (BJUR)
-Veteran of the Glenn Miller Orchestra and Dorsey Orchestra, to name a few.  Toured in Europe, Asia, Latin America, and throughout the U.S, in venues such as Carnegie Hall and Madison Square Garden.

Just a few of our satisfied clients: 
US Embassy - Caracas, NYC Parks and Recreation, Columbia University, Circle Line Cruises, Bike NY, Radeberger Brewing Company, and many more.

About our styles:
NEW ORLEANS/DIXIELAND, JAZZ
Street Beat is deeply rooted in the New Orleans tradition of street brass and drum bands.  This energy and vibe informs everything we do, regardless of what style we happen to be playing.  We bring this joyful, electric vibe to all our music.  Our Jazz repertoire includes tunes from its very beginning, through the Swing era and beyond.

FUNK, NOLAFUNK, SOUL
In our opinion you can't get a more funky instrumentation than with a band with horns.  We get folks dancing with a mix of original and classic songs.

MEXICAN, LATIN, CARIBBEAN
Specializing in the infectious, brass-powered Banda music from the Sinaloa region of Mexico, we play this virtuosic music authentically. Refer to our press kit's Mexican audio samples (“Juan Colorado” and “El Buque”).

GOSPEL
Simply put, the acoustic warmth and vibrant power of Street Beat's horns offers a soul-strengthening experience not found with our many electricity-assisted, guitar-strumming brethren. We revive the joyful, high-energy Gospel Shout Band tradition that has long inspired worship and brought congregations to their feet.

POLKA, GERMAN, OOM-PAH
Our brass instrumentation makes Polka a natural fit.  Horns harmonize the melodies; bass lines are carried by tuba -- the way it should be!  See our "Beer Barrel Polka" video to see the fun.

KLEZMER
From its Eastern European and Middle Eastern roots, we incorporate modern NYC street life and grooves to the mix, to make a unique, contemporary, and infectious Street Beat style.  All the while, we carefully learn the full structure of these frequently complex song forms, in our passion to perform the music authentically as well as to entertain.  ...Call it a little quirk from all of our individual band members' backgrounds as conservatory-trained Jazz and Classical musicians!

The Street Brass Band was fantastic! The were energetic, talented and accommodating. Newton is a small N.H. town that doesn’t hold a lot of big events so, finding the band was perfect for us.i highly recommend this band and your services.

Jeff and his team were amazing! From the minute I connected with them up through event day, they were kind, professional, and such a true talent!! I would not only reach out to them again for future events, I would highly recommend them to family, friends and colleagues.  Great job!!!

The band was a huge hit at our wedding. Great music and very accommodating to help keep their performance a surprise during the event. Highly recommend. 

2nd line parade: live on Jerry Springer

2nd line parade: live on Good Morning America

Funk: I Feel Like Funkin It Up (Opening for NY Philharmonic)

Pop: Sir Duke

German reel

German: Fox & Friends live broadcast

German: Beer Barrel Polka

Latin: Celebrate

Latin: Camarón Pelao

German: Tyrolese Woodchopper Boys

2nd line parade: When the Saints Go Marching In

Patriotic parade: "Anchor's Aweigh"

Klezmer: Tisch March

Klezmer: Bessarabyanke

NoLA Jazz/ Second line demo 1: Bourbon Street Parade

Funk demo 1: Get in the Beat

Latin/Caribbean demo

Swing demo: Cantina Band

Oktoberfest demo 1: Beer Barrel Polka

Brass Band

Marching Band

Big Band

Caribbean Band

Dance Band

Dixieland Band

Funk Band

Jazz Band

Klezmer Band

Polka Band

Swing Band

Variety Band

R&B Band

Soul Band

German Band

Acoustic Band

World Music Band

Wedding Band

MANY SONGS IN ALL STYLES

Arriba Pichataro

A Team TV theme

A Little Hunting Song

All the Way to Calvary

Basin Street Blues

Beer Barrel Polka/ Rosamunde

Bessarabyanke

Bourbon Street Parade

Bulgar #6

Camaron Pelao

Canteloupe Island

Celebrate

Chameleon

Cielito Lindo

Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans

Down By the Riverside

Ein Prosit (toasting song)

El Dia de San Juan

El Golpe Traidor

El Jinete

Elmo's Song TV theme

El Rey

End of Time

Enjoy Life

Esellied (Iha Iha Iha Oh)

Feel Like Funkin' it Up

Freylach Dance

Get Happy

How Great Thou Art

I Have Decided to Follow Jesus

I'll Fly Away

In the Sweet Bye and Bye

Joy Everlasting

Juan Colorado

Just a Closer Walk with Thee

Just Because

La Enorme Distancia

La Paloma

LIC Funk

Mexican Hat Dance/Jarabe Tapatio

Nacht In Gan Eden

Nearer My God to Thee

Oh Happy Day

Praise Break

Que Te Va Bonito

Rocky TV Show theme

Shpiel Zshe Mir a Lidele

Sirba #2

Sir Duke

So Long Old Peter

Stars and Stripes Forever

Star Spangled Banner

Those Were the Days

Tyrolese Waltz

Tyrolese Woodchopper Boys

Star Wars Cantina Rag (Alien bar scene)

Watermelon Man

When the Saints Go Marching In

Yes Indeed

Treme Theme

Pick Up the Pieces

Street Beat Bass Brand was very talented and the residents enjoyed their selection choices for our Oktoberfest party.  The group was prompt and explained their songs before playing them.  Their humor and good spirit was contagious and everyone truly enjoyed their performance.

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