Sep 23
Brothers of Brass @ Velvet Banjo
Velvet Banjo, 741 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80203, USA
Denver, Colorado · New Orleans soul
Street born.Built to move.
Hard-hitting brass, hip-hop pulse, and the kind of live energy that turns sidewalks, ballrooms, and festival fields into one big second line.
The origin
One horn. No money. Big dreams.
From sharing a single trumpet on Atlanta sidewalks to sold-out Denver rooms and national festival stages, Brothers of Brass is an evolving story of resilience, Black joy, and street-born sound.
The HBCU marching-band discipline is still there in every tight hit. So is the instinct to meet a crowd where it is and turn strangers into a moving, shouting, dancing community.
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Inside the sound
Brass without boundaries
Second-line tradition collides with funk, hip-hop, R&B, and psychedelic jam energy.
Turn it up
Denver in the bloodstream
Hear Brothers of Brass blend New Orleans brass, hip-hop, funk, and Denver street energy. Start with “Mile High,” then dig into Trapadelics Vol. 1 and the street-to-studio catalog.
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10+ yearsStreet to stage
NationalFestivals and tours
One crowdEvery room, every time