The Jambalaya Brass Band is New York City's ultimate New Orleans party band. Kickin' it hard with a flavor straight from the streets.They pay their respects to the unique musical traditions of New Orleans incorporating a special blend of R&B, Funk, Gospel, Traditional Jazz, Zydeco, Latin, Hip Hop and Be-Bop into an infectious sound that will start you dancing and raise your spirits. Since their inception in 1998, they have played Huntington Summer Arts Festival (opening for Nathan and the Zydeco Cha-chas), 7th Avenue Fall Street Fair and the Columbus Avenue Street Fair in NYC, Good Day New York on Fox 5 NYC for Mardi Gras, Britney Spears' Super Bowl Party, New York Knicks Mardi Gras half-time show and a New York Liberty's half-time show at Madison Square Garden, 52nd Street Americana Jazz Festival, Tribeca Blues, The Bayou Restaurant(Mt.Vernon,NY), Brooklyn Quenns Conservatory of Music, Cornelia Street Cafe, The Mardi Gras Restaurant, Big Daddy's Restaurant, the Chelsea Brewing Company, Town of Hempstead Summer Concert Series, Summer Plaza Series (Brooklyn Arts Council), Prospect Park(Brooklyn)Halloween Event, Princeton University reunion, Brooklyn To The Bayou a benefit for Tipitina's Artist Relief Foundation, NYC Village Halloween Parade, Bloomingdales Department Store NYC, Fulton Street Beat, Harlem School of the Arts, Dinosaur Bar-B-Que...

 THE BAND

Ric Frank - leader, tenor Sax, vocals, zydeco tie, percussion
Ric has performed with Duke Ellington Orchestra, Ray Santos Caribbean Music Experience, Louie Ramirez, Henry Fiol,Treme Brass Band, Hot 8 Brass Band, Rebirth Brass Band Armando Manznero, Yolandita Monge, Bobby Rodriguez Y Nueva Compania , American Renaissance Theatre Chamber Ensemble, Johnny Allen, Michael J. Packer, Todd Wolfe, Dallas Fisher,'Tuff' Jeff Salen, Steve Tintweiss,Jerome Callet's Stratosphere Big Band and sits in regularly with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band in NYC. Ric has received grants from, Meet The Composer, Van Horne Foundation For Excellence In Teaching and ASCAP Plus Awards.

Walt Szymanski - trumpet, vocals, percussion
Walt has performed with J.C Heard Orchestra , Ms. Jo Thompson, Eddie Kendricks, David Rufffin, Martha Reeves, the Temptations, the Four Tops, the O'Jays, Johnny Taylor, Brides of Funkenstein, Ray Santos Caribbean Music Experience, Jimmy Madison, George Gee and The Jump Jive and Wailers, Gumbo Ya Ya, the Metropolitan Brass Quintet, and the Harlem Festival Orchestra.

Shawn Edmonds - trumpet, vocals, percussion
Shawn is also currently with the Count Basie Orchestra and has performed with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Quincy Jones Orchestra and Chaka Kahn.

Curtis Fowlkes - trombone, vocals, percussion
Curtis is a co-founder of the Jazz Passengers and has also performed with The Lounge Lizards, Charlie Haden, Bill Frissel, Louis Bellson Big Band, Marc Ribot, John Zorn, Sheryl Crow, Don Byron, and leads his own group Catfish Corner.

Joe Hrbek - alto sax, vocals, percussion
Joe also can be seen with Melvin Sparks.

Alex Harding- bari sax, vocals, percussion
Alex has performed with the Sun Ra Arkestra Aretha Franklin, Julius Hemphill's Saxphone Sextet, Muhal Richard Abrams, Craig Harris, Lester Bowie, Frank Lacey, Oliver Lake Big Band, David Murray Big Band, Mingus Big Band, Cab Calloway Orchestra, DeFunkt

Ron Caswell - tuba
Ron has performed with Charlie Persip's Supersound, Max Roach and the So What Brass Quintet, Anthony Braxton's Tri-Centric Orchestra, Les Misreables Brass Band, The Might Be Giants, Frankie Ruiz, Rey Reyes, Kleztraphobix, New York City Opera, American Ballet Theatre,.....

Chauncey Yearwood- bass drum, cymbal, drum set


Washington Duke-snare drum, cymbal, drum set



• Former Members and others that have performed or recorded with us
  Kirk Joseph, Charles Joseph, Roderick Paulin, Raymond Williams, Ajay Mallory, Dineral Shavers,Darrell Walker, Matt Patuto, Julie Bluestone, Charlie Kolhmeyer, Brian Bonvissuto, Evan Barker, Wayne Goodman, Jose Davila, Andy Burns, Chris Lacinak, Dave Berger, Moses Patrou, Yorel Lashley, Michael Weisberger, Al Acosta, Kevin Blancq, DeShannon Higa, Benny Russell, Lily White, Bob Curtis, Brad Leali, Jason Marshall, Dimetri Moderbaker, Burny Pelsmajer, Bill Dunn, Mike Lewis, Mike Hackett, Chuck MacKinnon, Omar Kabir, Mark Mcgowan, Owen Nestor, Kenny Rampton, Ben Wolkins, Greisha Alexiev, Rob Garcia, Artie Simmons, Joe Daley, Daniel Jodacy, Allison LeBlanc, Tom Leith, Phil Shimmel,Martin Urbach, Brian Drye, Greg Erickson, Chris Rinaman, Earl McIntyre, Kevin Louis, Dorian Parreott, Matt Musselman, Dan Peck, Andrew Barker, Evan Howard, Satoru Ohashi, Andrae Murchison..
  
  
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