Brazil goes HARD!

  I recently went to Brazil for a few shows with Streetlight Manifesto, the crowds there are crazy!  Beautiful country, beautiful people.  WARNING: This YouTube clip is LOUD and lo-fi, but it shows the amazing energy that night.

New MINI Coupe commercial features Ikebe Shakedown's "Sakonsa"

  I'm happy to announce that MINI recently licensed a tune from Ikebe Shakedown's recent LP for their new commercial campaign.  "Sakonsa" was written by Jason Colby, our trumpet player.  The full version is up on YouTube, check it out!

Recent gig videos! (Soul, Dixie)

  I'm trying to keep the posts coming, so here are some videos from a recent gig.  The Del-Reys opened for The Slackers last Friday at Bowery Ballroom, and I also sat in with Roosevelt Dime (the first act).  Here's a taste:

Breakdown Brass

  I've been back in Brooklyn for a little while, staying busy with gigs/sessions/hangs.  Ikebe Shakedown is hard at work with gigs/recording/writing, it's nice to be back in the swing of things.  I did a fun recording session for Shaina Taub (singer) with Tatum Greenblatt (Trumpet for Richard Bona) and Geoff Countryman (SNL Sax Player/Librarian).  I've also been writing for Breakdown Brass, my funk/hiphop brass band (I play sousaphone and do all writing/arranging/booking)

Here's a taste of what Breakdown Brass is like, a video of an early 90's hip hop medley from Brooklyn Bowl is above and "Pinky and the Brain" is below

Finally, here's our version of my favorite Joe Henderson tunes, "Jinrikisha" (ROUGH, Live Version):

Jinrikisha as performed by Breakdown Brass (Joe Henderson cover) by NadavNirenberg