Arts & Entertainment
Hartford Brass Band Bonanza
This event is free and open to the public. Support of this concert comes from the Evelyn W. Preston Memorial Fund.
HARTFORD, CT - Real Art Ways presents a day with five different brass bands titled the Hartford Brass Band Bonanza on Saturday, August 20 from 12-6pm. Real Art Ways is located at 56 Arbor Street, Hartford. This event is free and open to the public. Support of this concert comes from the Evelyn W. Preston Memorial Fund.
This free concert will feature five brass bands - The Hartford Hot Several, The Expandable Brass Band, Hartford's Proud Drill Drum and Dance Corp., Fly By Brass Band, and Papo Vásquez Mighty Pirates Top Brass. There will also be a food truck to be announced at a later date.
12pm: The Hartford Hot Several is a funky marching band that brings brass, ruckus, and joy to all the parties. Founded in 2012, their motto is to "show up whenever we want, wherever we want, to play some tunes to make you smile and dance!"
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1pm: The Expandable Brass Band is dedicated to spreading joyful music to the people of Western Massachusetts and beyond. Their mission is to play in support of others working on important social issues within the local community.
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2pm: Hartford's Proud Drill Drum and Dance Corp. integrates sound, movement, and artistry to expose youth to bigger and greater opportunities so that they excel academically, socially, and artistically throughout life.
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3pm: Fly By Brass Band is a 12 piece brass band out of the greater Boston Area. Born of the local Honk scene, their focus is bringing live horn harmonies to the people. Their sound ranges from second-line inspired jazz to upbeat rock.
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4pm: Papo Vásquez is a trombonist, composer, and arranger. He has 40+ years of career spanning Jazz, Latin and Afro Caribbean music. He is a national Endowment for the Arts Master Artist and Grammy Nominee for his group Mighty Pirates.
Papo Vásquez Mighty Pirates Top Brass blends multi-faceted compositions and trombone style with rhythms of Afro Caribbean origins and jazz. For this performance, Mighty Pirates' music has been re-arranged to include a full Brass section, including two trumpets, one tenor sax and one trombone. New music was composed for this event and includes Bomba, Plena, Mambo with Jazz Improvisation.
Their list of players includes:
Papo Vazquez - Trombone, Leader
Jose Mangual - Perc. Vocals
Pete Nater - Trumpet
Dennis Hernandez - Trumpet
Andy Farber - Ten. Sax
Rick Germanson - Piano
Ariel Robles - Bass
Alvester Garnett - Drums
Jose Claussell - Perc.
Jorge Vazquez - Perc.
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About the Evelyn Preston Memorial Fund
The Evelyn W. Preston Memorial Fund was established in 1978 under the will of Miss Evelyn Wallace Preston. The Evelyn W. Preston Memorial Fund provides grants for music concerts during the months of June, July, August, and September in parks and other public places for the general public in the City of Hartford.
About Real Art Ways
Real Art Ways began in the fall of 1975 when a group of artists set up a live-work space in downtown Hartford. The organization has grown into one of the country’s best-respected contemporary art spaces, with support for artists and connections with community as core values. Real Art Ways is notable for the excellence of its presentations -- for example, Real Art Ways has presented 40 MacArthur "Genius" grantees, more than any other organization in the United States. Real Art Ways recently embarked on a new chapter, purchasing 56 Arbor Street and planning an expansion.
