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New Orleans' own Hot 8 Brass Band at First Fridays Art Walk This tour of the Hot 8 Brass Band is made possible by a grant from Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program.Sponsored in part by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation Friday, September 5, 2008 |
December 2, 2008
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Join New Orleans' own Hot 8 Brass Band at First Fridays Art Walk from 7-10 pm at outdoor locations around historic downtown Richmond. Epitomizing the city’s funky, energetic street music for over a decade, New Orleans’ own Hot 8 Brass Band infuses its performances with “The Big Easy” signature style that delights fans throughout the world. In recent years, members of the Hot 8 Brass Band have proven themselves to be a cut above the routine entertainer. A fierce civic commitment to the city where the band’s musicians were born and raised led them, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, to spearhead a citywide relief project for the disaster’s victims. The band performs annually at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, world and jazz festivals across the U.S. and Europe and was featured in Spike Lee's award-winning documentary When the Levees Broke.