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Street Beat Brass Band Brass Band from New York City, NY

Will travel up to 500 miles

  • Avg 5.0 | 54 Reviews
  • 140 Verified Bookings
  • Member Since 2012
  • 13 Awards & Badges
  • Virtual Services Offered
  • Accepts Online Payment
  • Starting at $1,000 per event

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Rated "Top Brass Band" in The US and Canada here on TheBash. An opening act for the New York Philharmonic, the band has toured internationally for the US State Department. TV appearances on ABC's "Good Morning America", NBC, CBS, and more, and press coverage including the NY Times. Award-winning, internationally acclaimed performer Jeff Fairbanks leads this strolling band of handpicked veterans of Broadway, Frankie Valli, Count Basie, and Glenn Miller touring bands. Influenced by the multiculturalism of NYC, Street Beat plays a wild diversity of brass-based music, from New Orleans Jazz to Polka, Mexican Banda, Gospel, Klezmer, and Funk. We add much more than a typical band to create the atmosphere you desire. For instance, we specialize in our mobility, as we are strolling brass and percussion musicians untethered to electric chords, amps, stages, etc. No one forgets seeing and hearing the high-energy spectacle of our roving musical party train! We also cater our style to every event to tailor to its exact musical needs. Street Beat appears as anywhere from a duo to our typical 5-piece setup. This allows us to cater to every event size. Consisting of trumpet, sax, trombone, sousaphone, and drums, we are completely acoustic and mobile enough to play any type of event, such as strolling, parades, and processionals, as well as parties, concerts, church services, traditional music venues, and more. Our repertoire includes familiar tunes from each tradition's songbook arranged in our unique, urban and energetic vibe. Each hand-picked member is also a conservatory-trained Jazz musician who can improvise creatively off the written tunes, adding their individual voice. When not performing with Street Beat, our members are variously playing in Broadway shows, teaching at the New York Jazz Academy, or performing and recording as freelancers throughout NYC. About leader Jeff Fairbanks: -"Fairbanks is a rising multi-faceted star if not musical voice on the New York scene"..."and his instrumental skills as trombonist are second to none" -- Brent Black, at Critical Jazz. -National/international press coverage, including feature stories. -New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow. Independent Music Award winner. Awards from ASCAP, BMI, Aaron Copland Fund, NewMusicUSA, and more. -Signed with Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records (BJUR) -Veteran of the Glenn Miller Orchestra and Dorsey Orchestra, to name a few. Toured in Europe, Asia, Latin America, and throughout the U.S, in venues such as Carnegie Hall and Madison Square Garden. Just a few of our satisfied clients: US Embassy - Caracas, NYC Parks and Recreation, Columbia University, Circle Line Cruises, Bike NY, Radeberger Brewing Company, and many more. About our styles: NEW ORLEANS/DIXIELAND, JAZZ Street Beat is deeply rooted in the New Orleans tradition of street brass and drum bands. This energy and vibe informs everything we do, regardless of what style we happen to be playing. We bring this joyful, electric vibe to all our music. Our Jazz repertoire includes tunes from its very beginning, through the Swing era and beyond. FUNK, NOLAFUNK, SOUL In our opinion you can't get a more funky instrumentation than with a band with horns. We get folks dancing with a mix of original and classic songs. MEXICAN, LATIN, CARIBBEAN Specializing in the infectious, brass-powered Banda music from the Sinaloa region of Mexico, we play this virtuosic music authentically. Refer to our press kit's Mexican audio samples (“Juan Colorado” and “El Buque”). GOSPEL Simply put, the acoustic warmth and vibrant power of Street Beat's horns offers a soul-strengthening experience not found with our many electricity-assisted, guitar-strumming brethren. We revive the joyful, high-energy Gospel Shout Band tradition that has long inspired worship and brought congregations to their feet. POLKA, GERMAN, OOM-PAH Our brass instrumentation makes Polka a natural fit. Horns harmonize the melodies; bass lines are carried by tuba -- the way it should be! See our "Beer Barrel Polka" video to see the fun. KLEZMER From its Eastern European and Middle Eastern roots, we incorporate modern NYC street life and grooves to the mix, to make a unique, contemporary, and infectious Street Beat style. All the while, we carefully learn the full structure of these frequently complex song forms, in our passion to perform the music authentically as well as to entertain. ...Call it a little quirk from all of our individual band members' backgrounds as conservatory-trained Jazz and Classical musicians!

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Review by Josh S.

Community EventReviewed on June 9, 2025From Manhasset, NY

This band is fantastic! Extremely talented musicians (I go to Jazzfest, these guys are legit), and they blew away the crowd at the local music festival I organized. Jeff was super easy to work with, and was more than happy to accommodate our desire to have them not only play on stage but move through the grounds and lead a second line parade to another performance area we had set up with a different band. They helped create a really unique and special atmosphere and I can't recommend them more highly.

Street Beat Brass Band:

Thanks Josh! You are a great drum major leading the band too! A wonderful event.

Review by Courtney M.

Birthday Party (Adult)Reviewed on March 7, 2025From Pelham, NY

They were amazing! Exactly what I had hoped for to celebrate my Mardi Gras themed birthday party. Everyone loved the band!

Street Beat Brass Band:

Thank you Courtney!

Review by Kenton B.

Mardi Gras PartyReviewed on February 28, 2025From New York City, NY

The Street Beat Brass Band was amazing! They were very prompt and ready to go, ahead of their scheduled time. Their set was exactly what we were looking to accomplish, and they really added to the atmosphere. I would definitely recommend using them!!

Street Beat Brass Band:

Thanks so much, Kenton!

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  • MANY SONGS IN ALL STYLES | SUCH AS:
  • Arriba Pichataro | Mexican traditional
  • A Team TV theme | TV Themes/ marching
  • A Little Hunting Song | German
  • All the Way to Calvary | Gospel/Carribbean
  • Basin Street Blues | Dixieland
  • Beer Barrel Polka/ Rosamunde | Polka/German
  • Bessarabyanke | Sjaak Van der Reijden
  • Bourbon Street Parade | Dixieland
  • Bulgar #6 | Klezmer traditional
  • Camaron Pelao | Mexican traditional
  • Canteloupe Island | Nolafunk/ Herbie Hancock
  • Celebrate | Caribbean/Gospel/ Paul Baloche
  • Chameleon | Nolafunk/ Herbie Hancock
  • Cielito Lindo | Quirino Mendoza
  • Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans | Dixieland/ DeLange
  • Down By the Riverside | Dixie/Gospel traditional
  • Ein Prosit (toasting song) | German
  • El Dia de San Juan | Mexican traditional
  • El Golpe Traidor | Mexican traditional
  • El Jinete | Jose Alfredo Jimenez
  • Elmo's Song TV theme | Children's
  • El Rey | Jose Alfredo Jimenez
  • End of Time | Beyonce
  • Enjoy Life | German
  • Esellied (Iha Iha Iha Oh) | German
  • Feel Like Funkin' it Up | Dixieland/ Nolafunk
  • Freylach Dance | Klezmer traditional
  • Get Happy | Dixieland/ Gospel
  • How Great Thou Art | Gospel traditional
  • I Have Decided to Follow Jesus | Gospel/Soul
  • I'll Fly Away | Dixie/Gospel traditional
  • In the Sweet Bye and Bye | Dixie/Gospel traditional
  • Joy Everlasting | Original/Funk
  • Juan Colorado | Mexican traditional
  • Just a Closer Walk with Thee | Dixie/Gospel traditional
  • Just Because | Polka
  • La Enorme Distancia | Jose Alfredo Jimenez
  • La Paloma | Sebastian Yradier
  • LIC Funk | Original/Funk
  • Mexican Hat Dance/Jarabe Tapatio | Jesús González Rubio
  • Nacht In Gan Eden | Klezmer traditional
  • Nearer My God to Thee | Gospel traditional
  • Oh Happy Day | Philip Doddridge/Edwin Hawkins
  • Praise Break | Original/Gospel
  • Que Te Va Bonito | Jose Alfredo Jimenez
  • Rocky TV Show theme | Tv themes/ marching
  • Shpiel Zshe Mir a Lidele | Klezmer traditional
  • Sirba #2 | Klezmer traditional
  • Sir Duke | Stevie Wonder/ Soul
  • So Long Old Peter | German
  • Stars and Stripes Forever | Patriotic
  • Star Spangled Banner | Patriotic
  • Those Were the Days | Polka/ German
  • Tyrolese Waltz | German
  • Tyrolese Woodchopper Boys | German
  • Star Wars Cantina Rag (Alien bar scene) | Swing
  • Watermelon Man | Herbie Hancock
  • When the Saints Go Marching In | Dixie/Gospel traditional
  • Yes Indeed | Gospel traditional
  • Treme Theme | Kermit Ruffins
  • Pick Up the Pieces | Average White Band

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Past Events

June 14, 2025 • Event
Sat1:30 PM - 3:30 PM New York City, NY
June 8, 2025 • Community Event
Sun4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Manhasset, NY
March 1, 2025 • Birthday Party (Adult)
Sat7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Pelham, NY
February 27, 2025 • Mardi Gras Party
Thu5:00 PM - 7:00 PM New York City, NY
October 5, 2024 • Oktoberfest Party
Sat6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Glenside, PA
September 21, 2024 • Oktoberfest Party
Sat2:30 PM - 5:30 PM Hamden, CT
September 19, 2024 • Corporate Function
Thu5:30 PM - 8:00 PM Washington, DC
September 15, 2024 • Community Event
Sun11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Newton, NH
August 17, 2024 • Oktoberfest Party
Sat12:00 PM - 2:30 PM Bridgeport, CT
July 19, 2024 • Wedding
Fri5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Brooklyn, NY
February 22, 2024 • Celebration
Thu5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Washington, DC
February 14, 2024 • Celebration
Wed12:00 PM - 3:00 PM New York City, NY

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