Few New Orleans-style brass bands can claim the reach and range of the Hot 8 Brass Band.
The Grammy-winning crew specialize in a forward-thinking, funk-pumped style that spices up their horn gumbo with hip-hop, R&B, bounce and more. A Joy Division cover? Yes, even that.
Like their native NOLA, the Hot 8’s swing and stomp are irrepressible, powering through even unspeakable tragedy to cement themselves as one of the most innovative and relevant American brass bands with a wide collaboration list that goes from Jon Batiste to Basement Jaxx.
This will be as legit a Mardi Gras pregame as they come.
7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, The Abbey, $25.
The Abbey
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This article appears in Feb 26 – Mar 4, 2025.
