Get ready for the sweatiest night yet of March 2008! Two of the most innovative & passionate proponents of Balkan Brass music come together for the first time for a dance party the likes of which the West Coast ain't never seen!
Matt Moran's Slavic Soul Party! have melded fiery Balkan Brass, throbbing funk grooves, killer Gypsy accordion, and virtuoso jazz chops, to become NYC's official #1 brass band for Balkan Soul Gypsy Funk. SSP! makes new music out of the unplanned results of immigration, proximity, & globalization, pumping a strong Balkan brass sound through the filter of life in NYC's outer boroughs. SSP! celebrates the brand-new release of their fourth cd, Remixed, with an extensive US tour.
Oakland-based Brass Menažeri performs rousing, soulful tunes from the living tradition of the great Rom ("Gypsy") brass bands of Serbia, Macedonia, Greece & India, as well as their own Balkan-inspired original compositions. Their first cd, Brazen, released in 2007, is a shining example of traditional repertoire combined with new sensibilities and innovative arrangements from the hands and lips of American devotees.