The Transcendental Brass Band is 7 piece group with the holy trinity of Trumpet, Trombone and Tenor sax, held down on the deep bottom end by the Sousaphone. Together with Street beat Drums, Percussion and Guitar, they fire up a soul inferno of infectious Funk!

 

Completely mobile and "acoustic" the band can go anywhere. The TBB bust's loose on the Concert stage and is perfect for Parades, Festivals, Celebrations and Special Events. ( We've done funerals too :) When it's time to party the TBB is ready to Get DOWN..

 

The Oregonian 

A touch of funk, a smidge of jazz, and some sprinklings of ska, hip-hop and freeform pop: It all adds up to a heady brew of horn-filled goodness. Make sure your dancing shoes are broken in for this show.  The Oregonian

 

Willamette Week .. Transcendental Brass Band 

[BRASSED OFF] In New Orleans, the Transcendental Brass Band could well be spotted on any given corner as street musicians—nine  dudes blowing the kind of crazy, funked-out sound that provides the perfect soundtrack for swilling bourbon in the Big Easy. In Portland, they let 'em inside. Transcendental’s sound harks back to the glory days of brass bands while providing funkadelic basslines to get asses shaking. It’s a timeless sound, revamped into the present with an immediacy that makes it fresh as a steaming po’ boy.

 

Transcendental Brass Band

[BRASSED OFF] In New Orleans, the Transcendental Brass Band could well be spotted on any given corner as street musicians—nine old dudes blowing the kind of crazy, funked-out sound that provides the perfect soundtrack for swilling bourbon in the Big Easy. In Portland, they let 'em inside. Transcendental’s sound harks back to the glory days of brass bands while providing funkadelic basslines to get asses shaking. It’s a timeless sound, revamped into the present with an immediacy that makes it fresh as a steaming po’ boy. AP KRYZA. Goodfoot, 2845 SE Stark St., 239-9292. Willamette Week 6 10/09

 

The Transcendental Brass Band is a west-coast take on the classic New Orleans Tradition: funky street bands for processions, parties, and parades. A rhythm section of tuba, drum line, and guitar form the funereal pyre, ignited by the incandescent holy trinity horn section of trumpet, trombone, and saxophone. Although the fiery, consummately danceable result is the group's trademark, these flexible, trained professionals have sufficient depth and fluency to encompass many musical genres, from jazz to heavy metal, all the way to the most tender ballad. This, and the eclectic mixture of songs, from the Beatles to Mingus, has a wide, multigenerational appeal.

Influences: The Dirty Dozen, Treme, Olympia, and Rebirth Brass Bands The Meters Duke Ellington Miles Davis The Grateful Dead Charles Mingus The World Saxophone Quartet The Skatalites The Beatles The JB's Dollar Brand Professor Longhair Maceo Parker Galactic Horace Silver