Eric’s on Mathew Street is about to get hot and brassy as the Hot 8 Brass Band fly in with their spiced up gumbo funk and hip hop spiced up with authentic New Orleans street band flavours on Sunday 3rd March. .
The Hot 8 Brass Band is the world-renowned New Orleans based brass band that blends hip-hop, jazz and funk styles with traditional New Orleans brass sounds with stunning results. Playing New Orleans clubs and traditional jazz funerals and street marches, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the Hot 8 Brass Band was propelled into the international spotlight by an appearance in Spike Lee’s film When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts. Since then the band has toured the world with their authentic and totally unique New Orleans street sound.