It is with no small amount of melancholy that we bid adieu to founding member and sax wizard Ben Reece. Ben has decided to leave the band to pursue other musical opportunities and spend more time with his family. To say that he will be missed is a massive understatement; we will be forever grateful to him for his musical acumen and, more important, his friendship (on and offstage) since we began this craziness way back in 2008. Keeping the original lineup of a band intact this long isn’t exactly common, so we consider ourselves very lucky to have shared so many good times and great gigs together. But all things change, and in that regard we are extremely pleased to announce that Austin Cebulske, a young sax phenom who recently earned his Masters degree from Northern Illinois University, has joined the band and truly hit the ground running. While Ben will still turn up at gigs here and there (the Holiday Brasstravaganza, for example), we are very excited to move forward with Austin. As it has been since the very beginning, the saxophone position in the Funky Butt Brass Band remains in very good hands.
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Funky Butt Brass Band updated their cover photo.
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bring on spring and outdoor concerts !!!
Great Pic!! 👊🏽
Can't wait to be able to see you guys live again!
Photo by Eric Nemens.
2 weeks ago
If you missed our Open Air brunch concert on Sunday, you can check it out here on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FuLonbW_nM ... See MoreSee Less

Funky Butt Brass Band Live @ Open Air
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I've already watched the whole thing twice. It was solo good.
2 weeks ago
Hey, if you can’t catch our Open Air brunch concert this morning, it’ll be streaming live on WSIE, 88.7 FM at 11 am. Hope you can join us! ... See MoreSee Less
Sounding great! #MardiGrasSeason
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Let's get 2021 started right! @funkybuttbrass and brunch this Sunday at 11am at Open Air!
From @kranzbergarts with @thedarkroomstl @wsie887thesound and Jazz St. Louis.
https://www.metrotix.com/events/detail/open-air-concert-series