Asphalt Orchestra at The American Theater

New York City's Asphalt Orchestra redefines and re-contextualizes music from the concert halls, rock stages and jazz clubs of the world - bringing it all to new audiences in ways never heard or seen before. This 12 piece band of New York's hottest brass, wind and percussion players brings together a wide swath of music into a breathtaking show. Asphalt's shows feature music by pop wizard Bjork, jazz legend Charles Mingus, rock star Frank Zappa, Brazilian icon Tom Ze, Zimbabwean provocateur Thomas Mapfumo and new pieces written for them by David Byrne, Annie Clark, Yoko Ono and Stew and Heidi Rodewald....

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New York City's Asphalt Orchestra redefines and re-contextualizes music from the concert halls, rock stages and jazz clubs of the world - bringing it all to new audiences in ways never heard or seen before. This 12 piece band of New York's hottest brass, wind and percussion players brings together a wide swath of music into a breathtaking show. Asphalt's shows feature music by pop wizard Bjork, jazz legend Charles Mingus, rock star Frank Zappa, Brazilian icon Tom Ze, Zimbabwean provocateur Thomas Mapfumo and new pieces written for them by David Byrne, Annie Clark, Yoko Ono and Stew and Heidi Rodewald.

"Exhilarating...coolly brilliant and infectious." -The New York Times

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