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Obviously Philip Jones, but what are the more contemporary ones? Vienna Brass Connection has some good stuff but I'd like to know which others are out there.

London Brass

German Brass
National Brass Ensemble

Slide Action are fab - their Re:build album is astonishingly good.

https://slideaction.co.uk/

Brass Band of Battle Creek, stone cold killers!

Mnozil Brass, if you've just awoken from a 20-year sleep.

Septura

JTeagarden wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 6:41 am Brass Band of Battle Creek, stone cold killers!

Beat me to it!

mgladdish wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 1:34 am Slide Action are fab - their Re:build album is astonishingly good.

https://slideaction.co.uk/

Not really a brass ensemble without any horns or trumpets, but I'm also looking for bone ensemble stuff - thanks!

JTeagarden wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 6:41 am Mnozil Brass, if you've just awoken from a 20-year sleep.

Not my cup of tea...

Summit Brass. You can check them out for free on YouTube and they have many CDs for purchase. The "Summit Brass Live" recording is one of my favorites.

AndrewMeronek wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 9:06 am

JTeagarden wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 6:41 am Brass Band of Battle Creek, stone cold killers!

Beat me to it!

Thanks! I don't know if my group has enough swingers in it to do New Orleans style, but I would love to.

Burgerbob wrote: ↑Wed Mar 05, 2025 11:08 pm London Brass

Thanks - should have thought of them myself.

sf105 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 8:17 amSeptura

Have not heard of them, thanks!

baBposaune wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 9:47 am Summit Brass. You can check them out for free on YouTube and they have many CDs for purchase. The "Summit Brass Live" recording is one of my favorites.

I honestly didn't know they were still around, definitely worth a revisit - thanks!

Is Denver Brass still active?

Finetales wrote: ↑Wed Mar 05, 2025 11:31 pm German Brass
National Brass Ensemble

I'll check them out. Which "National" - of Germany?

I'll add the french Quintette Turbulences.

TomInME wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 10:03 am

Finetales wrote: ↑Wed Mar 05, 2025 11:31 pm German Brass
National Brass Ensemble

I'll check them out. Which "National" - of Germany?

TomInME wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 9:53 am Thanks! I don't know if my group has enough swingers in it to do New Orleans style, but I would love to.

There is also this classic:



The stuff they've covered over the years is pretty varied.

Canadian Brass
Stockholm Chamber Brass
American Brass Quintet

New Trombone Collective
Trombone Unit Hannover

Black Dyke
Grimethorpe
Fodens
(and many more certainly)

Really enjoying London Brass and Septura

TomInME wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 10:03 am

Finetales wrote: ↑Wed Mar 05, 2025 11:31 pm German Brass
National Brass Ensemble

I'll check them out. Which "National" - of Germany?

https://brassapedia.org/wiki/national-brass-ensemble/

TomInME wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 9:55 am

sf105 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 8:17 amSeptura

Have not heard of them, thanks!

I'm a huge fan of Septura. Their Shostakovich 8th string quartet is masterful.

Large ensemble:
Chicago SO Brass, especially their live recording on CSO ReSound
Millar Brass

Quintets:
Center City
Meridian Arts Ensemble
American BQ

Trombone ensembles (quartet):
Weiner Posaunenquartette
New Trombone Collective

If you enjoy listening to Early Music, the first one that comes to mind is Concerto Palatino. Their base is 2 cornetti and 3 sacbuts.

Low brass ensemble

Francois Thuilliet Elephant Tuba Horde

Can I recommend having a listen to a Brass Group called First Brass. This is a track from their one and only Album, I might be wrong on this. You should be able to find a few other tracks on YouTube if this floats your Schmacker....

The group consists of four players multi-tracking.

Allan Botschinsky
Derek Watkins
Bart Van Lier
Erik Van Lier

Another plug for Meridian Arts Ensemble. One of their albums is predominantly Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart. Another is straight ahead baroque, including Bach, Corelli, Telemann, Scarlatti(s), and the murderer Gesualdo. Their other albums are similarly eclectic.

TomInME wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 9:45 am
Not really a brass ensemble without any horns or trumpets, but I'm also looking for bone ensemble stuff - thanks!

Szeged Trombone Ensemble. Uh-mazing.

Not 100% a brass ensemble, but... Concerto Palatino

For example hereb

+1 for Summit Brass

The old German Brass were outstanding

Marshall Gilkes with Brass Ensemble


Another great one


Pro Brass from Vienna did some crazy stuff


I forgot, as a kid I liked this CD

Another vote for Septura, they are fab, very classical though. Seem to play mainly classical arrangements.
Wallace Collection(Scottish ensemble) are well worth a listen.

FranzS wrote: ↑Mon Mar 10, 2025 6:58 am The old German Brass were outstanding

Marshall Gilkes with Brass Ensemble

Pro Brass from Vienna did some crazy stuff

Thanks! That's more of what I'm looking for (10-15 brass).

Kbiggs wrote: ↑Fri Mar 07, 2025 9:11 am Large ensemble:
Chicago SO Brass, especially their live recording on CSO ReSound
Millar Brass

Millar is a name I haven't heard in a few decades, but that's on-target for what I'm looking for.

I also lowkey enjoy this album:

I dont know if this counts, but the professors' choir from STS. I always enjoy their performances of Jim Nova's John Williams arrangements.