Great news – yesterday’s Vintage Fair at the Doncaster Jazz Centre raised £390 for Favela Brass! From everyone at Favela Brass we would like to say a huge thank youContinue reading “Vintage Fair in Doncaster”
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Favela Brass in a New Orleans Groove
The healthy evolution of live music depends, and has always depended, on the mixture of existing traditions. Both jazz and samba emerged from the musical melting pot, combining styles whichContinue reading “Favela Brass in a New Orleans Groove”
Appeal For Funds
Favela Brass is expanding, and we have a new second premises which will allow us to teach even more children in difficult circumstances to learn to play instruments. In orderContinue reading “Appeal For Funds”
Painting the New Site on Good Deeds Day
On Saturday morning, 16 volunteers arrived at the project to paint our new second home at the College of the Assunção-Cenam centre. This kind and generous act was organised asContinue reading “Painting the New Site on Good Deeds Day”
Favela Brass + Junta Local
On Saturday our brass band, comprising 9 of our most advanced students, played at craft food market Junta Local, held this time in an abandoned old chocolate factory in theContinue reading “Favela Brass + Junta Local”
Merci Beaucoup à Lycée Molière
We have just received a large donation from local French school Lycée Molière! In November the children at the school did a fun-run at the American school in Rio’s GáveaContinue reading “Merci Beaucoup à Lycée Molière”
Hopeful Olympic News!!
We entered a selection process by Rio city hall to choose acts to play on the cultural stages around the city during the Olympics, and today they released the resultsContinue reading “Hopeful Olympic News!!”
Goodbye, Sigrún!
It has been a week of goodbyes. On Monday we said goodbye to UK trumpet player Chris Caulfield and yesterday we said goodbye to Icelandic trombonist and violinist Sigrún K.Continue reading “Goodbye, Sigrún!”
Thank you, Chris Caulfield!
For the last two months, London-based (originally from Yorkshire) professional trumpet player Chris Caulfield has been giving lessons on a voluntary basis at the project. The language barrier didn’t stopContinue reading “Thank you, Chris Caulfield!”
Thank you to Alison Hawthorne, Vivace Strings and Solihull Music Service
It has been said before and it needs saying again: Favela Brass has great friends! Professional double bass player and Doncaster Youth Jazz Association alumnus Alison Hawthorn now runs VivaceContinue reading “Thank you to Alison Hawthorne, Vivace Strings and Solihull Music Service”
