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No BS Brass Band is a brass band which has performed as part of Festival of New Trumpet Music. The band celebrated its tenth anniversary at the Broadberry in Richmond, Virginia in 2017.[1] [2]

NPR Music Tiny Desk[3] "Just southeast of the Virginia Commonwealth University campus in Richmond, Va., lies a compact neighborhood called Oregon Hill. Historically, it's been a (white) working-class part of town, affordable for students and various bohemian types. Recording engineer Lance Koehler was drawn to the place when he moved to Richmond from New Orleans; it's where he eventually found a two-story garage and converted it into his own recording studio and home." He's also a drummer, and though he grew up in Southern California, his time in New Orleans left a deep impression. Inspired by the Crescent City's modern brass bands, in 2006 he started the NO BS! Brass Band with trombonist Reggie Pace. They had a place to fit between 10 and 13 musicians for rehearsal, and they had the means to document their work. And, owing to VCU and its conservatory program — with a history of producing top-notch jazz players — they had plenty of great horn players at their disposal.

Funky and danceable, the NO BS! Brass Band takes after the full black-music continuum you hear in groups like Rebirth Brass Band or the Hot 8. But it's also proggy, and a bit brutalizing, and full of pride in a different Southern outpost. The group's new album is called "RVA All Day", after all. And about that jazz cred: In July, it'll release another album called "Fight Song", so named because it features the band's arrangements of Charles Mingus compositions.

Recently, Koehler, Pace and nine other musicians piled into a bus and journeyed up the freeway to NPR Music's Tiny Desk in Washington, D.C. They blasted us with songs from the new album — it was so loud, you could hear the music on the other side of the building, a floor down. And this summer, when Pace isn't out with Bon Iver's touring band, they'll strike out from Oregon Hill to fly the Richmond flag up and down the East Coast. --PATRICK JARENWATTANANON

Set List "RVA All Day" "Run Around" "Infamous"

Personnel Lance Koehler, drums Reggie Pace, trombone Bryan Hooten, trombone/vocals John Hulley, trombone Dillard Watt, bass trombone David Hood, alto saxophone Marcus Tenney, trumpet Sam Koff, trumpet Ben Court, trumpet Taylor Barnett, trumpet Stefan Demetriadis, tuba

Credits Producer: Patrick Jarenwattananon; Editor: Gabriella Garcia-Pardo; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Denise DeBelius, Gabriella Garcia-Pardo Category Music License Standard YouTube License

Formation

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Joy to the World [4]

Education and background of musicians

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Reggie Pace played with Bon Iver arrested by Richmond Police.[5]

Performance venues

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No BS Brass Band has performed at the Kennedy Center,[6] Maymont in Richmond, Virginia,[7] Lincoln Center,[8] Brooklyn Bowl,[9] The National,[10] TimeOut Chicago,[11] The Taft Theatre ballroom in Cincinnati,[12] The Mothlight,[13] The Southern Cafe and Musical Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia,[14] washington/|website=Ticketfly|accessdate=5 September 2017}}</ref>, Balliceaux.[15], Cat's Cradle Back Room, Carrboro,[16], Music in the Gardens at Duke University [17], and Richmond Folk Festival [18] European tour: [19]

NPR Tiny Desk

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All Songs +1: Our Most Memorable Tiny Desk Jazz Sets[20] Jazz Night: [21]

Charity fundraisers

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NO BS! Brass Band every year hosts a canned food drive to benefit FEEDmore, Central Virginia's food bank.[22] Ten modern brass bands that honor tradition: [23]

References

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  1. ^ "A Decade of World-Class Brass". richmondmagazine.com. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  2. ^ "NO BS! Brass Band Transcends The New Orleans Sound". NPR.org. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  3. ^ "No BS! Brass Band: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert". 17 June 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  4. ^ McElhinney, Peter. "Joy to the World". Style Weekly. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  5. ^ Baldwin, Brent. "Reggie Pace Stopped by Cops". Style Weekly. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  6. ^ "No BS! Brass - Tickets - The Broadberry - Richmond, VA - March 26th, 2016". The Broadberry, Richmond VA. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  7. ^ "No BS Brass Band - Music at Maymont". Music at Maymont. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  8. ^ "No BS! Brass - Tickets - The Broadberry - Richmond, VA - March 26th, 2016". The Broadberry, Richmond VA. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  9. ^ "No BS! Brass Band + Zion80 - Tickets - Brooklyn Bowl - Brooklyn, NY - December 27th, 2016". Brooklyn Bowl. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  10. ^ Times-Dispatch, MARKUS SCHMIDT Richmond. "Richmond's No BS! Brass Band gear up for 'off-the-chain' show at The National". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  11. ^ "No BS! Brass Band + Dayme Arocena". Time Out Chicago. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  12. ^ "No BS! Brass Band at The [[Taft Theatre]]". CincyMusic. Retrieved 5 September 2017. {{cite web}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help)
  13. ^ Mothlight, The (20 June 2017). "No BS! Brass Band - The Mothlight". The Mothlight. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  14. ^ Hall, The Southern Cafe & Music. "No BS! Brass Band | The Southern Cafe & Music Hall". www.thesoutherncville.com. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  15. ^ David, Amy. "NO BS! drops new politically-charged album 'Brass Knuckles' followed by four-night performance at Balliceaux this weekend". RVA Magazine. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  16. ^ Johnson, Erica. "Live: No BS! Brass Band Cuts Up in Carrboro". Indy Week. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  17. ^ "Music in the Gardens: No BS! Brass Band | Duke Performances". Duke Performances. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  18. ^ McElhinney, Peter. "Joy to the World". Style Weekly. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  19. ^ Kutner, Brad. "NO BS! Brass plays impromptu set in the streets of Paris". RVA Magazine. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  20. ^ "All Songs +1: Our Most Memorable Tiny Desk Jazz Sets". NPR.org. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  21. ^ "NO BS! Brass Band: Tiny Desk Concert". NPR.org. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  22. ^ "Home". No BS! Brass. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  23. ^ "10 Modern Brass Bands That Honor Tradition". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
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  • Events Page:[1]
  • Songkick Tickets and touring schedule: [2]
  • Facebook page:[3]
  • Spotify: [4]
  • Twitter: [5]
  • TicketFly Gypsy Sally's:[6]
  • Apple itunes: [7]


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