Hot 8 Brass Band

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Rock with the Hot 8

Album: Rock with the Hot 8

Released: Apr 7, 2006

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Rock with the Hot 8
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Miss My Homies
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Let Me Do My Thing
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Sexual Healing
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Hot 8 Remix
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General Info

Genre: Funk / Jazz / R&B
Location New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Profile Views: 587718
Last Login: 5/29/2012
Member Since 2/19/2006
Website http://www.hot8brassband.com
Record Label Tru Thoughts
Type of Label Indie
Bio
.. I edited my profile with ..Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4.. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... ............ The members of the Hot 8 were all born and raised in New Orleans; many of them began playing together in high school. In 1995 they came together and began playing traditional New Orleans brass band music professionally. .... Founded by Bennie Pete, Jerome Jones, and Harry Cook in 1995, the band has played in traditional Second Line parades hosted each Sunday by a Social Aid and Pleasure Club ever since. The Hot 8 are famous for playing all day in the sun, then hopping to a club gig and playing through the night. But even more than their boundless energy, what makes the Hot 8 special are the sounds they coax from their well-loved, well-worn horns. .... It was not until after Hurricane Katrina, however, that Hot 8 became known nationwide. Featured on CNN, Nightline, in the New York Times, and most notably in Spike Lee’s Katrina documentary “When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts”, Hot 8’s work with the Finding Our Folk Tour has brought music to evacuee shelters, temporary trailer parks, and to communities throughout the US that have provided a temporary home to displaced New Orleanians..... The Hot 8 Brass Band, like all of New Orleans, has had its share of tragedy in the aftermath of Katrina. In addition to displacement caused by the storm and subsequent violence and uncertainty contained therein, drummer Dinerral Shavers was shot and killed in late 2006 while driving with his wife and child in New Orleans. In addition, two other members of the band have lost their lives due to violence on the city streets. In response to these tragic setbacks, The Hot 8 Brass Band has recommitted itself to bringing people together through their unique brand of music to celebrate, to heal and to learn. This passion for music and social outreach led to an integral role contributing to the success of the Finding Our Folk Tour..... (Booking).... BAYLIN ARTISTS MANAGEMENT 196 W. Ashland St, Suite 201 Doylestown, PA 18901 PHONE 267-880-3750 mbaylin [at] baylinartists.com.... (Local Booking).... Bennie Pete- 504-329-4414, Hot8tuba [at]yahoo.com .... (Management).... Joseph Yoon - spectrum [at] spectrummusic.net .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... .. ...... .. ......
Members
TUBA: Band leader Bennie "Big Peter" Pete / TRUMPET: Terrell "Burger" Batiste / BASS DRUM: Harry "Swamp Thang" Cook / TROMBONE: Corey Peyton / SNARE DRUM: Samuel "Lil Sammy" Cyrus / TRUMPET: Raymond "Dr. Rackle" Williams / TROMBONE: Gregory Veals / TRUMPET: Julian Gosin / IN MEMORIAM: Demond Bart Dorsey (trombone), Jacob Johnson (trumpet), Joseph "Shotgun Joe" Williams (trombone), Dinerral "Dick" Shavers (snare drum)..... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... .... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ............ ...... ..........
Influences
Louis Armstrong, Tuba Fats, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The Olympia Brass Band, Tuxedo Brass Band, Leroy Jones, Miles Davis, Herlin Riley, Alonzo Barnes, J.J. Johnson, Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, Stevie Wonder, Kermit Ruffins, Jackie McLean, Wynton Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, Clifford Brown, Tyrus Chapman, Revert Andrews, and Troy Michael. .. .. ..........
Sounds Like
The heat, excitement, passion, spirit, and grit of the New Orleans streets. Comparisons are pointless, LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND FEEL IT. ..The Hot 8 Brass Band's 2006 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival performance now available for download or CD purchase - click here to preview!.... ........ or ..CLICK HERE to buy ROCK WITH THE HOT 8 at Amazon.com...