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Brasstracks in Concert

The romance between jazz and hip-hop started simmering in the late 1980s and hit full boil in early-1990s New York with Digable Planets and the Native Tongues collective. But what might be the fullest flowering of this mellifluous partnership arrived just a few years back via the Brooklyn-based duo known as Brasstracks. 

Comprising drummer Conor Rayne and trumpeter/keyboardist/producer Ivan Jackson, Brasstracks fuses virtuosic musicianship with savvy production skills. Jackson provides strong, impeccable chops while looping and layering his horn to achieve the kind of lush sonic grandeur usually found in big-band jazz. Meanwhile, Rayne scintillates on the kit, an in-the-pocket drummer who knows how to build drama through syncopated subtlety but can also explode into a flourish of boom-bap beats. Together they make unabashedly ecstatic, mood-elevating music.

Rayne and Jackson met while studying at the prestigious Manhattan School of Music. In 2014, they dropped their first SoundCloud snippets — original songs plus bass-heavy instrumental reimaginings of R. Kelly's "Ignition" and Aaliyah's "Are You That Somebody." Since then, the two have released a steady stream of singles, mixtapes, remixes, and EPs featuring their own songs plus savvy covers. 

Their glossy, panoramic compositions have attracted the attention of the biggest rappers and singers in pop music. Recent production and remix credits include Khalid, Anderson Paak, Lido, and, most notably, the mega-bop "No Problem" by Chance the Rapper with 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne from Chance's Grammy-winning ‘Coloring Book.'

As lifelong students of musical performance, Rayne and Jackson ably translate their polished, sprawling recordings to the live setting. Rayne abuses his drum kit like a sadistic octopus, arms and legs all over the place, sweat flying like rain. Jackson works a bank of keyboards and electronic gear or stalks the stage like an MC, his right hand clutching a trumpet rather than a mic. The pair regularly sell out venues across the U.S. and have blown up festival stages at California's Lightning in a Bottle, Las Vegas' Life Is Beautiful, and Oregon's What the Festival. Their latest Vibrant Tour crisscrosses America and Canada in early 2019.

Reviews

Rating: 4.8 out of 5 based on 9 reviews
  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Great ahow

    by Lauren0rder on 11/2/21Paradise Rock Club presented by Citizens - Boston

    First time seeing brasstracks and it was an amazing show! So fun and friendly and happy. Great way to celebrate Halloween and the weekend!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Awesome Show

    by Clyde on 10/31/21The Foundry - Philadelphia

    First Brasstracks concert I’ve attended and my wife and I loved every moment of it. The music was beautiful. The energy was great. And it was definitely a night to remember.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    loved seeing the band preform

    by Christina on 10/19/21The Parish at House of Blues Anaheim - Anaheim

    Brasstracks were great! Loved seeing them preformed for the first time. The drinks were over over priced ☹.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dope

    by ShahShah on 2/26/19Mezzanine - San Francisco

    High energy, great crowd interaction, dope special guests, true talent graced the stage.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Highly recommend BRASSTRACKS to anyone

    by Kat on 2/19/19The Cambridge Room at House Of Blues - Dallas

    Concert was AMAZING!!! All acts did a great job, what a night!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Excellent, and I can't wait to see then again!

    by Rayna Kay on 2/17/19The Masquerade - Atlanta

    I adored the Purgatory location at The Masquerade where they performed (esp. because I was near the front of the line and saw the couches off to the side for me and my friends to sit in!). This show was incredible, and Brasstracks sound just as magical in person as they are on Spotify! It was a little bit longer than expected to wait on them to perform, but it was more than worth it!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Awesome!

    by Lauren on 2/17/19The Masquerade - Atlanta

    Thanks so much for coming out to Atlanta! Best Valentine’s Day in a long time!

  • Rating: 3 out of 5

    Music was great, headliner came on 3 hours late

    by Sammy11111111 on 3/20/18The Foundry - Philadelphia

    Brasstracks was the only band scheduled on the lineup to play at this show, which started at 9. When I got there at 9 there was a mediocre DJ who played until 10:30, followed by a rapper who appears to tour with them (but was not included in their own website's tour lineup) who went for over an hour. Brasstracks didn't come on until nearly midnight at which point my friends and I were exhausted and could barely stay on our feet. They played a shorter set than the opening DJ did. I really like their music and had been anticipating this show for a very long time but am sorely disappointed by the lack of professionalism that comes with having 2 additional unmentioned acts that causes the main act to appear 3 hours after they were supposed to. My friends and I had plans afterwards which we had to cancel because we didn't get out of the show until 1am, which was 2 hours later than our expected time. Very upsetting that this was how my first live Brasstracks experience went, and I am inclined to not see them again because of this reason.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Brassy tracks make her booty go smack

    by phunkadelphia on 3/20/18The Foundry - Philadelphia

    Great performance liked the covers had something special about it. Enjoy some great vibes and some talented singers a accompanying them!