About The Red Hook Ramblers:
Brooklyn's premier dixieland band, the Red Hook Ramblers
first appeared on New York's revitalized traditional jazz scene
in 2005 and rapidly found themselves among its leading torchbearers.
They have been repeatedly honored to perform at the Louis Armstrong
House Museum to celebrate Satchmo's birthday and
have been interviewed and featured on New York radio and television
stations, as well as on Time Out New York's website.
The Ramblers opened for Squirrel Nut Zippers during their Fall
2009 tour, and performed at the Meilener Jazz Festival
outside of Zurich as part of their own tour of Switzerland
in the Spring of 2010. The band has appeared at notorious Jazz
Age parties Shanghai Mermaid, Wit's End, and Dances of Vice,
and have made a name for themselves as New York's premier live
burlesque accompaniment through their ongoing residency at
the Slipper Room, as well as appearances with Sugar Shack Burlesque
and Harvest Moon's vaudeville productions. Members of the band
have played with the Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band, Les
Paul, and the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, and have performed
at the annual Bix Beiderbecke festival near where the trumpet
virtuoso died in Queens, NY. The Red Hook Ramblers are intent
on preserving the music that permanently changed the American
cultural landscape in the early part of the 20th Century and
bringing live traditional jazz to new audiences around the
world.
"Brooklyn's excellent Red Hook Ramblers make vintage
jazz that conjures a delicious speakeasy vibe: You're just
a step away from flappers, fancy shoes and illicit booze." –
Time Out New York Magazine
"Said to be Brooklyn’s premiere
Dixieland band, the Red Hook Ramblers are animated and larger
than life, and are as delightful to watch as they are to listen
to. United by their collective passion for the time-honored
musical genres of classic jazz, blues, spirituals and ragtime,
the Ramblers take pride in performing this compelling music
of a by-gone era."
- Brooklyn Independent Television, Neighborhood Beat
The Red Hook Ramblers are:
Jason Benjamin – Cornet, Vocals
Chris Cortier – Trombone, Vocals
Curt Garey – Drums
Chris Johnson – Banjo, Piano, Vocals
Joe Keady – Tuba
Janelle Reichman – Clarinet
Click here to read
more about the Red Hook Ramblers' history.
Electronic Press Kit (EPK)
Right-click here to download the Red Hook Ramblers' EPK (PDF
format).
High Resolution Photos:
Right-click the photos below to download high resolution
versions (photos by Larry Getlen):
High Resolution Press Photo #1
High Resolution Press Photo #2
Music:
Right-click the song titles below to download mp3 recordings:
That's
A-Plenty
Four
or Five Times
Bourbon
Street Parade
Video:
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