Brass’d Off
Rio Brass
In Association with Shades of Soul Ltd
Last Show: Saturday 7 th March 2020
PizzaExpress Jazz Club (Soho)
Rio Brass was founded in 2018 with the intention of honouring the tradition of Brazilian carnival blocos. Every year thousands gather in Rio de Janeiro streets to celebrate carnival and to listen and party to the music of the many different street bands that the city has to offer. With that in mind, trumpeter and founder of Rio Brass, Gabriel Dias who is originally from Rio and has studied music at the Juilliard School in New York created the brass band by arranging and rehearsing popular songs from all over the world.