Jambalaya Brass Band is New York City’s ultimate New Orleans party band. They are available for performances with a s few as 5 pieces or as many as 9 pieces. Kickin’ it hard with a flavor straight from the streets of New Orleans, they pay their respects to the unique musical traditions of New Orleans incorporating a special blend of R & B, Funk, Gospel Traditional Jazz, Zydeco, Latin, Hip Hop and Be-Bop. They will take you on a historical journey through the New Orleans brass band tradition. It is a joyous romp starting from the early beginnings with Buddy Bolden, Jelly Roll Morton and Louis Armstrong and ending up with their own modern sounds influenced by the Rebirth, Dirty Dozen and New Birth brass bands.
From the All About Jazz.com review
….” The band, led by tenor saxophonist Ric Frank, sports a hefty load of fun-loving funk on What You Lookin’ At, their debut recording. Not that these guys are amateurs by any means. Originally created in 1998 for a centennial celebration of the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, the band started out playing covers by like-minded New Orleans brass bands including the Dirty Dozen, Rebirth and New Birth. It seems they learned well, because Jambalaya could stand side-by-side with most any New Orleans brass band in terms of sheer exuberance and energy.”- Henry Smith
Ric Frank – Leader ,tenor sax, percussion and vocals - Ric has performed with Duke Ellington Orchestra, Ray Santos Caribbean Music Experience, Louie Ramirez, Henry Fiol, Treme Brass Band, Hot 8 Brass Band, Rebirth Brass Band, Armando Manznero, Yolandita Monge, Bobby Rodriguez Y Nueva Compania, American Renaissance Theatre Chamber Ensemble, Johnny Allen, Michael J. Packer, Todd Wolfe, Dallas Fisher,'Tuff' Jeff Salen, Steve Tintweiss, Jerome Callet's Stratosphere Big Band and sits in regularly with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band in NYC. Ric has received grants from, Meet The Composer, Van Horne Foundation For Excellence In Teaching and ASCAP Plus Awards.
Walt Szymanski – trumpet, vocals, percussion - Walt has performed with J.C Heard Orchestra, Ms. Jo Thompson, Eddie Kendricks, David Rufffin, Martha Reeves, the Temptations, the Four Tops, the O'Jays, Johnny Taylor, Brides of Funkenstein, Ray Santos Caribbean Music Experience, Jimmy Madison, George Gee and The Jump Jive and Wailers, Gumbo Ya Ya, the Metropolitan Brass Quintet, and the Harlem Festival Orchestra.
Curtis Fowlkes – trombone, vocals, percussion - Curtis is a co-founder of the Jazz Passengers and has also performed with The Lounge Lizards, Charlie Haden, Bill Frissel, Louis Bellson Big Band, Marc Ribot, John Zorn, Sheryl Crow, Don Byron, and leads his own group Catfish Corner.
Ron Caswell – tuba - Ron has performed with Charlie Persip's Supersound, Max Roach and the So What Brass Quintet, Anthony Braxton's Tri-Centric Orchestra, Les Misreables Brass Band, The Might Be Giants, Frankie Ruiz, Rey Reyes, Kleztraphobix, New York City Opera, American Ballet Theatre, Slavic Soul Party…
Chauncey Yearwood – bass drum, drum set - Chauncey has worked with Bill Ware's Urban Vibes and Vibes Trio, Yah Supreme & Brohemian, and Peter Barr's Drums & Percussion. Chauncey also works with The Pimps of Joytime, Escort, Fu Arkestra, James Kinney and African Underground Allstars and with Dj Concerned and Tha Itch at the Lovebeat party.
Washington Duke – snare drum, drum set - Washington has performed with The Pimps of Joytime, Yah Supreme & Brohemian, DJ Black Pearl and recorded with Paul Jeffery and Curtis Fuller the album Together in Monaco
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