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HOT 8 BRASS BAND with special guests at Star Theater
Courtesy of Ticketmaster | Posted on August 20, 2019
Where
Star Theater
13 Nw 6th Ave
Portland, OR
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When
Mon, October 21, 2019
9:00 pm
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About
For over 20 years one of the most popular and visible funk-style brass bands in community parades and funerals has been the Hot 8 Brass Band. In 1996 sousaphone player Bennie Pete was instrumental in merging two former Fortier High School student groups, the High Steppers and the Looney Tunes Brass Bands, to form the Hot 8. The players grew up together and maintain strong, family-like bonds and regular membership. Most of them were born between 1975 and 87 in a generation that grew up hearing mainly modern-style brass bands in community functions. The band can be larger than many younger groups often featuring ten members, including three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, bass drum, and snare drum...