Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Hot 8 Brass Band is coming to Melkweg on April 2. Hot 8 Brass Band draws on ...

Terrell Batiste of the Hot 8 Brass Band is a first-time homeowner of a brand-new home in the Habitat for Humanity’s Musicians’ Village. It was built especially for him, to accommodate the fact that he ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Cold, dark nights are no surprise for winter in Central New York. When that icy wind comes hurtling downtown, it can feel like Syracuse is truly on the edge of the world. It was ...

If you want some loud and lively music, then let’s hear it for the hot, dirty, sharp, and undoubtedly lively tones of brass. I don't mean those mellow, warm notes of a typical old-style brass band, ...

A question occurred to me toward the end of “Let Me Do My Thing,” the seventh track off the Hot 8 Brass Band’s new record: “Why isn’t this style more popular?” After all, you hardly need to be an ...