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The Brassery and Brasstax: Live!
by Jack Bowers
When reviewing two earlier discs, recorded some five years ago by Nottinghamshire, England’s community–based youth orchesra, The Brassery, we noted that the band was relatively immature, that the recordings were a “harbinger of things to come,” and that the ensemble would doubtless show improvement as it gained more experience. Three years onward (1999), and The Brassery — with its smaller offshoot, Brasstax — has recorded again in front of an audience. While the enthusiasm remains high, progress in other areas ...
read moreThe Brassery: Twin Set and Pearls
by Jack Bowers
The Brassery is an energetic young student ensemble affiliated with the eight–year–old Nottinghamshire Education Brassery in Nottingham, England (yes, the home base of the infamous sheriff in Robin Hood ). The band was formed in the spring of 1992 and since then has performed at a number of venues in its area as well as at the fourth Poznan (Poland) International Jazz Fair in November ’96, an appearance commemorated on disc 2 of this double–disc set (but recorded, as was ...
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