Join us in the cafe at your favorite community grocery as we provide ambient music for your entertainment!
About
Forbidden Brass is a Philadelphia-based low brass ensemble featuring a variety of trombones and tubas. While they specialize in jazzy, toe-tapping favorites, their musical versatility allows them to happily adapt to any situation.
In search of a fresh brass ensemble experience, in fall of 2021 the four met for the first time in centrally-located Wissahickon Valley Park under a Forbidden Drive pavilion, which ultimately led to their name.
Their mission has evolved to bring a smile to people's faces, to help their audiences fall in love with brass, and most importantly to have a good time.
This isn't your grandmother's brass quartet, but we promise your grandmother will love them.
Upcoming events
We're excited to reschedule our debut playing at one of the longest-running farmers markets in Philadelphia! Come out and listen while shopping local!
For more information: https://egreenevents.com/chestnut-hill-fm
If you're affiliated with the Bryn Athyn community, message us privately and we can give you additional information
At Supper Sessions, the 7100 & 7200 blocks of Germantown Avenue are closed to traffic, and Mt. Airy’s historic commercial corridor is opened to the people. Patrons can order from their favorite eateries and sit down to enjoy their food at communal tables arranged across the Belgian blocks and trolley tracks of Germantown Avenue. Sit down with family and neighbors, or better yet, make a new friend as you enjoy local fare. In addition to brick-and-mortar restaurants, guest food trucks add some rotating variety, local live music and a DJ set the vibe for the evening, and free kids activities ensure that Supper Sessions is fun for the whole family. If you like your supper with a side of shopping, be sure to explore the shops that will be staying open late along the block.
Parking and Logistics: While the 55 parking spaces in the municipal lot behind Rothe Florists are closed for the event, more than 80 spaces in the lot behind the Sedgwick Theater are available—enter off of Chew Avenue between E. Durham St. and E. Mt. Airy Ave. SEPTA’s 23 bus is also rerouted one block east to Chew Avenue.
For more information, see https://mtairycdc.org/what-we-do/community-events/supper-sessions/
Manayunk's Pretzel Park has an independent farmers market, and we'll be adding musical ambience this week! For more info: https://www.facebook.com/pretzelparkfarmersmarket/ or https://www.instagram.com/ppfarmersmarket/
Private concert
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A concert for the Lincoln Woods community. But they're a welcoming bunch, so if you're in the area, stop by the main office--we'll be making music outside!
Celebrate Labor Day weekend at one of the longest-running farmers markets in Philadelphia! Come out and hear us while shopping local!
For more information: https://egreenevents.com/chestnut-hill-fm
song list
A small sample of repertoire
| Norwegian Wood | Stardust | Take Five |
| West Side Story | Blue Moon | Eight Days a Week |
| When the Saints | Besame Mucho | April Showers |
| Hey Jude | Under the Sea | The Lord's Prayer |
| Surfer Girl | La Bamba | Brazil |
| Tea for Two | Monday Monday | Bill Bailey |
| Corcovado | Seven Nation Army | Wichita Lineman |
| Tiger Rag | Simple Gifts | Wave |
| Scarborough Fair | Ain't Misbehavin' | A Nightingale Sang |
Forbidden Brass has experience playing for outdoor festivals, sit-down concerts, cocktail hours, sacred services, patriotic holidays, Christmas, and more. Their programs are tailored to the audience and occasion! From background jazz to Oktoberfest, themed sets are available. If you're looking for a particular song or vibe, contact them ahead of time with your request. Their library contains hundreds of tunes and is always growing.