HONK NYC! 2024 BANDS
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Batalá NY
Batala New York is the premier all-women, Black-led, percussion ensemble, activating partnerships, community building, and cultural awareness through high-energy performances of Afro-Brazilian music and dance in NYC & beyond.
BIXology
A project celebrating the music of jazz innovator Bix Beiderbecke, led by HONK NYC! Ass’t Musical Director Skyler Hagner.
Bloco From da Block
Bringing the sights, sounds and moves of Brazilian carnaval to Brooklyn and beyond. The troupe offers an interactive, family friendly performance in the rhythms of Brazil and NYC, instilling the soul of samba into all.
Brass in a Box
Brass in a Box is an 8-piece jazz band that plays ragtime, jazz, and blues songs from the early twentieth century. We bring sounds from a bygone era to the streets and parlors of a modern New York.
Cobu
Cobu is an all-women percussive ensemble that combines Japanese traditional Taiko drumming with funk, soul, and tap dancing.
Criss Cross
Led by Elijah J. Thomas, Criss Cross is a free floating ensemble of various sonic, aesthetic, and lived experiences in the tradition of forerunner musician Thelonius Monk & his tune after which the project is named.
HONK Family Band
A collective expression of movement, music, and mayhem led by Elijah J. Thomas.
IndoFunKonduction
Loosely based upon the principles of the great Butch Morris’ original Conduction, trumper Indofunk Satish leads a highly simplified method of Conduction all can follow.
La Manga
A collective of women artists inspired by the spirit and ancestry of cultural manifestations from the Caribbean coast in Colombia such as Bullerengue, Cumbia and Tambora.
The L Train Brass Band
A modular collective of over 110 brass, reed, and percussion musicians covering a wide variety of music, from pop & hip-hop — to funk & traditional NOLA jazz — to eclectic original charts.
Mambembé NY
A samba reggae percussion band that values, preserves and expands Afro-Brazilian Percussive music.
People Moving
Grammy-nominated bassist who has played with hardcore icon Henry Rollins, avant-jazz guitar dynamo Sonny Sharrock, and no wave pioneer Arto Lindsay.
Melvin Gibbs
N’s Horns
Led by the accomplished trumpeter, composer, and arranger Naoya Ogura, N’s Horns embarks on a musical journey that pushes the boundaries of brass band music while staying deeply rooted in swing, Latin, and funk
Off the Bar Brass
Born on the streets of Manhattan during the global pandemic, Off the Bar Brass strives to have a diverse book of music, spanning 60 years of pop culture for everyone to enjoy.
Slavic Soul Party
The Tuesday night bacchanal at Barbès with fiery Balkan brass, throbbing funk grooves, Roma accordion wizardry, and virtuoso jazz.
Stoop Kidz
A group of NYC musicians who banded together during the pandemic to bring music to the public in a safe way, still playing most Saturdays on a stoop in Prospect Heights.
Super Sonic Second Line
Super Sonic 2nd Line is a project of HONK NYC! Created to activate & enliven private & public events, the Super Sonic 2nd Line makes the parade!
The Villagers Brass Band
A brass collective fusing the bustling sounds of New Orleans Basin Street with today's Top 40 chart toppers.