Buzz Brass

Buzz Brass inspired dreams with this new opus, "Christmas". The quintet takes the listener out of the familiar with this majestic, elegant and refined arrangements to highlight the holiday season. The male vocal quartet Quartom joins as guest artists in Noël canadien and The 12 days of Christmas. The ensemble's latest volume, "Inspirations", has been hailed as proof of their "testament to the ensemble’s sensational embouchure" by the prestigious "Gramophone" magazine. Since 2002, Buzz Brass quintet has been travelling all over the globe to captivate classical music lovers. Whether its concerts consist of brass quintet alone or together with guest musicians, the original artistic propositions it presents leave nobody cold. With over 1,600 appearances to its credit, the ensemble has reached more than 350,000 music lovers throughout North America, Europe and China. The numerous awards and distinctions that Buzz Brass has earned over the years (Opus, ADISQ, and Trille Or) attest to both the quality and the relevance of its musical performances.

Buzz Brass’s third album under Analekta label presents masterpieces from Aram Khachaturian, Paul Dukas, Camille Saint-Saëns, George Gershwin, Lew Pollack, Claude Bolling and Astor Piazzolla. This Brass quintet has been travelling the world and captivating classical-music lovers since 2002. Whether alone or with guest artists, Buzz Brass’s highly original performances never fail to leave an impression. The ensemble has performed over 1,700 concerts for more than 400,000 music lovers across North America, Europe, and China. The innovative arrangements for brass quintet and guest musicians add new shades to the original colours of this music program.

Combining tremendous talent, engaging energy and a hint of humour, this award-winning ensemble delivers a festive and moving concert that embodies the joyous magic of the season. Featuring trombone, horn, brass trombone and trumpets, Buzz Brass performs holiday favourites from Bach’s My Spirit Be Joyfuland Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite to modern repertoire like Johnny Mark’s Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Mel Tormé’s The Christmas Song. Joining Buzz Brass is the Quartom vocal quartet.

Since 2002, Buzz Brass quintet has been travelling all over the globe and has captivated classical music lovers. With over 1,600 appearances to its credit, the ensemble has reached more than 350,000 music lovers throughout North America, Europe and China. The numerous awards and distinctions that Buzz Brass has earned over the years attest to both the quality and the relevance of its musical performances. Thanks to numerous innovative programs, praiseworthy recordings, a unique repertoire and a vision of classical concerts that reaches out to a wide audience, the group now features among the most reputable brass quintets in Canada. The new album, Famous Inspirations, showcases the rich array of colors and timbres of brass instruments and features transcriptions of celebrated works by prominent composers such as Ravel, Satie and Dvorak. Inspired and inspiring music!

Since 2002, Buzz Brass quintet has been travelling all over the globe and has captivated classical music lovers. With over 1,600 appearances to its credit, the ensemble has reached more than 350,000 music lovers throughout North America, Europe and China. The numerous awards and distinctions that Buzz Brass has earned over the years attest to both the quality and the relevance of its musical performances. Thanks to numerous innovative programs, praiseworthy recordings, a unique repertoire and a vision of classical concerts that reaches out to a wide audience, the group now features among the most reputable brass quintets in Canada. The new album, Famous Inspirations, showcases the rich array of colors and timbres of brass instruments and features transcriptions of celebrated works by prominent composers such as Ravel, Satie and Dvorak. Inspired and inspiring music!

Depuis 2002, le quintette Buzz Cuivres parcourt la planète pour séduire les amateurs de musique classique.

Buzz Brass’s third album under Analekta label presents masterpieces from Aram Khachaturian, Paul Dukas, Camille Saint-Saëns, George Gershwin, Lew Pollack, Claude Bolling and Astor Piazzolla. This Brass quintet has been travelling the world and captivating classical-music lovers since 2002. Whether alone or with guest artists, Buzz Brass’s highly original performances never fail to leave an impression. The ensemble has performed over 1,700 concerts for more than 400,000 music lovers across North America, Europe, and China. The innovative arrangements for brass quintet and guest musicians add new shades to the original colours of this music program.

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This album really is as much for the party people as it it for the headz and links the audiences from his legendary gigs in the 1970s and 80s at the Electric Ballroom, 100 Club and The Blue Note to those at his current appearances at Spiritland, Shiftless Shuffle and Brilliant Corners.