The Hot 8 Brass Band at Blackman Theatre, Northeastern University

New Orleans’ own Hot 8 Brass Band has epitomized New Orleans street music for over a decade. The band plays the traditional Second Line parades, hosted each Sunday afternoon by Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs, infusing their performances with the funk and energy that makes New Orleans music loved around the world. They have been featured in the Spike Lee documentaries, When the Levees Broke and If God is Willing & Da Creek Don’t Rise, as well as in the second season of the HBO series, Tremė. They recently appeared at the Apollo with Dr. John, Lou Reed, Nicolas Payton and others for the annual Great Day in Harlem...

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New Orleans’ own Hot 8 Brass Band has epitomized New Orleans street music for over a decade. The band plays the traditional Second Line parades, hosted each Sunday afternoon by Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs, infusing their performances with the funk and energy that makes New Orleans music loved around the world. They have been featured in the Spike Lee documentaries, When the Levees Broke and If God is Willing & Da Creek Don’t Rise, as well as in the second season of the HBO series, Tremė. They recently appeared at the Apollo with Dr. John, Lou Reed, Nicolas Payton and others for the annual Great Day in Harlem. Don’t miss this NOLA favorite and their contagious brass infused hip-hop, funk and jazz.

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