Summer Brass Funk Explosion! Saturday, July 27 Euphoria Brass Band, a San Diego Music Award 3 p.m. Winner, is an exciting and unique San Diego-based musical collective serving up a contemporary mix Library Lawn of old school New Orleans traditional brass band jazz, funky street beats and new school edginess with a West Coast feeling! Embracing the exciting spirit of jazz improvisation with hard edge funk, Limited seating is available, the critically acclaimed and award-winning feel free to bring your own lawn Euphoria Brass Band has become known for their chairs to enjoy the concert. incendiary high-energy shows! This Summer Festival Event is made possible by the Friends of the Library. ABOUT THE BAND Euphoria Brass Band is a critically acclaimed and award winning San Diego based musical collective that serves up a contemporary mix of old school New Orleans traditional brass band jazz, funky street beats and new school edginess with a West Coast feeling! Euphoria Brass Band has become a Southern California favorite, playing many high profile music venues, festivals, and parades. Euphoria Brass Band was awarded the 2019 San Diego Music Award in the Best Jazz category! EBB was created in 2011 by two New Orleans transplants, Ron Bocian and David Bandrowski and local jazz radio DJ, Drew Miller. They quickly assembled a top notch, hard-hitting horn section: Steve Ebner (trumpet), April West (trombone), David Jackson (tenor sax), JP Balmat (baritone & alto sax, clarinet) and Wayne Rice (sousaphone). Euphoria Brass Band is proud to have been nominated 5 years in a row for various San Diego Music Awards since their inception in 2011! EBB always leaves ‘em wanting more! Euphoria Brass Band has had the honor of sharing the stage with some of New Orleans music’s royalty: Dr. John, Trombone Shorty, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Cowboy Mouth, Rebirth Brass Band, Funky Meters, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Soul Rebels Brass Band, Honey Island Swamp Band, Rosie Ledet, California Honeydrops, Red Baraat, Chali 2na, and Rusted Root, among others. .