Event: The Artist Series presents "A New Orleans Christmas"
with the Hot 8 Brass Band
Date: Friday, December 9, 7:30 p.m.
Location: Macky Auditorium Concert Hall, University of Colorado Boulder
Sponsors: KUVO, Daily Camera, Hotel Boulderado
Admission: Single tickets start at $12
Box Office: www.cupresents.org or 303-492-8008
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CELEBRATE "A NEW ORLEANS CHRISTMAS"
WITH THE HOT 8 BRASS BAND
On Friday, December 9 at 7:30 p.m. in  Macky Auditorium, The Hot 8 Brass Band will heat up the holiday season with funky sounds from New Orleans. The Hot 8 infuses their performances with the soul and energy that makes New Orleans' music loved around the world. Join the band for performances of classics like "When its Christmastime in New Orleans," "Zat you Santa Clause?" and Donny Hathaway's "This Christmas." They will also perform a set of originals and classic sing-a-longs such as "When the Saints Go Marchin' In" and "I'll Fly Away." Single tickets start at $12 and are available CU Presents Box Office at 303-492-8008. www.cupresents.org |
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Ticket Information
Single tickets start at $12. Discounts are available for members of the CU-Boulder community, seniors, youth and groups. This performance is part of the Artist Series, Music in Motion, or choice option subscriptions. Call the CU Presents Box Office at 303-492-8008 or visit www.cupresents.org for more information or to purchase tickets for this event.
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Related Event
A pre-concert talk will be given by Associate Professor of Tuba and Euphonium, Michael Dunn, at 3:15 p.m. in Macky Room 102. |
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Biography
Hot 8 Brass Band
New Orleans' own Hot 8 Brass Band has epitomized New Orleans street music for over a decade. The band plays the traditional Second Line parades, hosted each Sunday afternoon by Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs, infusing their performances with the funk and energy that makes New Orleans music loved around the world. The members of the Hot 8 Brass Band were born and raised in New Orleans and many began playing together in high school. What makes the Hot 8 so special are the sounds they coax from their well-loved, well-worn horns. Members of the Hot 8 Brass Band have toured in Japan, Italy, France, Spain, Finland, England and Sardinia. The band performs annually at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, world and jazz festivals across the US and Europe, and were featured in both Spike Lee documentaries "When the Levees Broke" and "If God is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise." The Hot 8 has released three critically acclaimed recordings and is featured on the latest Blind Boys of Alabama recording on Time-Life Records. The Hot 8 Brass Band has also been part of an important relief project following Hurricane Katrina, SAVE OUR BRASS!, a local grass-roots project that has brought music and instruments to shelters, temporary trailer parks, and communities across the Gulf Coast.
Hot 8 Brass Band Website
Download high-resolution photographs of the Hot 8 Brass Band
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About the Artist Series
The Artist Series, now in its 75th season, has a rich tradition of bringing the finest performers in the world to Boulder's Macky Auditorium. Recent performers on the series have included Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Thomas Hampson, and Arturo Sandoval. In addition to serving audiences with an exciting variety of performances, the Artist Series has an important educational mission, including outreach events planned in conjunction with almost every concert. The Artist Series is part of CU Presents which is hosted by the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music.
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CU Presents Media Contact
Laima Haley
Marketing and Public Relations Director
laima.haley@colorado.edu
Phone: (303) 492-4247
Fax: (303) 492-1131
302 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0302
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CU Presents Public Contact
CU Presents Box Office
musictix@colorado.edu
Phone: (303) 492-8008
Location: University Club
972 Broadway
Hours: M-F 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
www.cupresents.org
302 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0302
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