Montréal International Jazz Festival: LowDown Brass Band

The video for the LowDown Brass Band’s 2019 single “We Dem Boys” takes viewers on a tour of a raging house party with guests moving and grooving in time with the funky horn-driven tune. Known for bringing elements of soul, funk and rock to the traditional New Orleans brass band sound, the group gives hip-hop lots of love on its 2018 album LowDown Breaks. In a review of the eclectic release, DownBeat magazine’s Brian Zimmerman wrote, “The group works to pay homage to the institution of hip-hop, setting its gaze specifically on the breakbeat, while keeping an eye trained on the jazz genre.” Fans can’t help but dance when the Chicago-based band hits the stage as part of the Montréal International Jazz Festival.