The Heavyweights Brass Band

Chris Butcher: trombone

Paul Metcalfe: tenor saxophone

Tim Richards: tuba

Lowell Whitty: drums

featuring:

Jackie Richardson: vocals

Kevin Breit: guitar and mandolin

Roger Lewis: baritone saxophone

Ashlin Parker: trumpet

Joe Lastie: bass drum

Eugene Grant: vocals, congas, trumpet

Marla Dixon: vocals

“This City won’t wash away. This City won’t ever drown…” Steve Earle’s words echo through This City, the highly anticipated new album from The Heavyweights Brass Band.

For this, their third full-length album, the Heavyweights made a pilgrimage to the place where it all began. Recorded in New Orleans with a second-line parade of special guests – including Joe Lastie from the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Roger Lewis from the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Ashlin Parker from the Ellis Marsalis Quartet, and Marla Walters founder of the Shotgun Jazz Band – the Heavyweights offer a fresh, energetic take on the New Orleans tradition.

Not forgetting their heroes in Toronto, the album also furthers their powerful collaborations with the great guitarist Kevin Breit and legendary vocalist Jackie Richardson. The New Orleans brass band tradition is alive and well and moving forward with The Heavyweights Brass Band.

International Release Date: March 2nd, 2018

CD Release Celebration: March 29th, 2018 at Lula Lounge, Toronto