Nearly a decade has passed since The Brighton Beat released a studio album. The funky afro-beat big band built up a solid fan base on the US East coast and played tons of clinics at schools to show the kids that becoming a professional musician is feasible (and pretty cool). During all those activities there was little time to go into the studio, but now a bunch of road-tested new material was selected for a new full-length, Victory At Last.
Taking cues from jazz and funk, the band has always been about providing highly entertaining music that people can dance to. Their recipe is deceptively simple: create a solid groove and give the brass and reed instruments plenty of leeway to improvise. Sounds pretty simple, right, and most listeners won't even notice the rhythm shifts and left turns that make it an album that can holds it own as a very enjoyable listening experience.
The Brighton Beat:
Nat Ranson: trombone
Drew Vandewinckel: tenor sax, flute
Dan Glaude: alto sax, bass clarinet
Joseph Natale: baritone sax
Nick Benitez: trumpet
Ron Harter: trumpet
Jon Bean: tenor sax
Mark Zaleski: alto, soprano sax
Jaedon Alvira: tenor sax
Derek Van Wormer: bass
Michael Iaciofano: guitar
Ryan Datino: guitar
Mark Cocheo: guitar
Todd Caldwell: organ
Matt Graff: percussion, shekere, congas
Ryan Nava: percussion, shekere, congas
Sammy Wags: drums, percussion, keyboards, bass, guitar
Victory At Last is a self-released album. Buy it (vinyl, CD, digital) from the band's website.
Tracks:- Feet First, Head Last
- Into The Thick Of It
- As Time Marches On
- We Celebrate
- Victory At Last
- Tell The Lion's Tale
- Conquer The Jungle Robots
- From Hear On Out
- Live The Daydream
- 08/01 Brattleboro Vermont, Brattleboro, VT
- 08/23 The Green Growler, Croton-On-Hudson, NY
- 09/11 Oxbow, Portland, ME
- 09/12 Middle East - Upstairs, Cambridge, MA
- 09/13 AS220, Providence, RI
- 10/04 Clayton Opera House, Clayton, NY
HCTF review of Here and Now
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