Funky Butt Brass Band - St. Louis

Meet the FBBB!

The Funky Butt Brass Band was formed in 2008 by six musicians who revere and respect the New Orleans brass band tradition. Made up of members of Gumbohead, The Feed, Musica Slesa, Bob Kuban’s Everyday People and other St. Louis musical groups, the FBBB takes traditional New Orleans brass tunes and gives them a funky new flavor, in the style of the Dirty Dozen or Rebirth Brass Band. Don’t be surprised if you also hear a little Motown, Southern rock, blues and some straight-ahead ’70s funk to go along with the second line “street beat” groove. The Funky Butt Brass Band is guaranteed to get your toes tapping, your feet marching and kick any party into overdrive.

Funky Butt is:

Ron Sikes — percussion
Adam Hucke — trumpet, vocals
Aaron Chandler — trombone, vocals
Ben Reece — saxophone, vocals
Matt Brinkmann — sousaphone
Tim Halpin – guitar, vocals

FBBB News

THE BISTRO BECKONS!

We're back for another weekend at Jazz At The Bistro, the city's premier jazz club, on March 12-13. Tickets are $15. For more info, visit http://jazzstl.org/

GOT FBBB?

If you don't have it yet, the band's debut CD, entitled Cut The Body Loose, is available for your listening and dancing pleasure. It's 14 tracks of pure Funky Buttness, from trad jazz to Chicago blues to down-and-dirty funk that'll make your backbone slip -- plus a few aural surprises.

STLBlues.net says:

"Cut The Body Loose captures all the vibrant energy and feel of this band's musical style, which is usually best enjoyed in a live setting."

You can pick up the CD at gigs, download tracks from iTunes or at digstation.com – or order a CD online at CDBaby.

Enjoy the tunes, and please get out and support live music!

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