Dates:
Fri, Sep 4, 2026, 7:00 PM–9:30 PM
Bryant Park's first-ever Brass Festival brings three incredible incredible brass ensembles to the main stage. From Brass Queens' female-led upbeat horns, to Aberdeen's inventive jazz/indie rock blend, and finishing with the New Orleans-born, Grammy-nominated New Breed Brass Band, this high-energy celebration of modern brass is the perfect way to herald in the end of summer. New Breed Brass Band fuses NOLA’s fertile brass band tradition with Caribbean, hip-hop, and modern R&B in the vein of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak. The explosive group makes music by and for the Crescent City’s next generation: joyful, vital and unstoppable. New Breed Brass Band is led by drummer Jenard Andrews, son of Tremé trumpet legend James Andrews and nephew of New Orleans scene lynchpin Trombone Shorty. Under Trombone Shorty’s tutelage a new sound was born, and audiences took notice.The band has toured North America and Europe and opened for The Fray, Blackalicious and Dr. John. With the band’s debut album, 2023’s Made In New Orleans, New Breed is hewing a new path for 21st century second-lines, and everyone’s invited to join the procession.Aberdeen is a Brooklyn-based horn band known for its soulful melody-driven instrumental arrangements. Aberdeen's music is about community; a large collective of musicians featuring Allison Philips on trumpet, Olivia Hughart, Jared Yee, Mackenzie McCarthy, Brian Plautz & Stephen Chen on saxes, Jacob Melsha & Jasmi Perales on trombones, Shubh Saran on guitar, Ronnie Lanzilotta on bass and Ross Pederson on drums. Aberdeen's albums Downpour and Held Together showcase their energetic, massive, one-of-a-kind sound.Hailing from Brooklyn, NY, the award-winning Brass Queens are a female-led brass band featuring all-female horns with a sound that sit...
Categories: Concerts, Festivals, Free Summer Concerts
Source: Event information supplied by NYC Parks, via NYC Open Data.