The Brass Monkeys have just reformed with a mix of some of the UK’s most exciting players to explore the textures and timbres that a group of excellent improvisers can bring to this music.

The repertoire is half and half original and a range of material from all kinds of sources including tunes by Herbie Nicols, Bill Frisell, Lillian Armstrong, Archie Shepp, Jonas Gwangwa, Lester Bowie, Taj Mahal, Thelonious Monk and Dudu Pukwana.

The band was originally conceived as a quintet of 3 saxophones, guitar and tuba and recorded Passion [1] on 33records in 1999. The band developed into a 7 piece format in 2016 and toured the UK in December of that year as part of a Triple Bill of Norwich based bands with funding from Arts Council England. The tour finished at The Vortex in London on 21/12/16.

In the spring of 2018 the line up changed to include trombonist Annie Whitehead, trumpeter Charlotte Keeffe and saxophonist Paul Jolly and in December 2018 we expanded to an octet when we were joined French Horn player Jim Rattigan and Olly Blackman on drums. LISTEN TO IN DEEP.

Over the years ensemble members have worked with (to name a few) Joan Armatrading, Lianne Carroll, Elvis Costello, Julia Doyle, Joe Gallivan, Joe Jackson, Chris MacGregor's Brotherhood of Breath, Louis Moholo Moholo, Laura Mvula, Maggie Nicols, Natural Causes, Courtney Pine, Dudu Pukwana, The People Band, Chis Rea, John Russell, Paul Rutherford, John Stevens, The Style Council, Keith Tippett, Jah Wobble and Robert Wyatt.

RECENT & UPCOMING

Pizza Express, Soho, London - Saturday 18th January 2020
Camouflage, Norwich - Thursday 7th May

Lichfield Jazz Festival - Saturday 30th May 2020

CONTACT & BOOKINGS

Ben Higham
+44 (0) 7703 403922
info@thebrassmonkeys.eu
www.thebrassmonkeys.eu
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