Big Wy`s Brass Band  •  Nick Adamo atFar Out Lounge and Stage
at Far Out Lounge and Stage
Sunday, June 19
Doors 12:00PM
Show 1:00PM

EARLY YEARS. . .

Big Wy’s Brass Band was born 03/01/2014 at The Historic Scoot Inn in Austin, TX opening for The Austin Samba School for Brazil Day/Mardi Gras Celebration. The band was comprised of current West Lake High School students that played together in the jazz ensemble and marching band. After an overwhelming victory at their high school battle of the bands, they knew they had something special. Big Wy’s went on to release their debut single “Cane Sauce” on SoundCloud.nApril 2015, Big Wy’s Brass Band participates in it’s first ever HONK!TX Brass Band Festival. 

BIG WY’S GOES TO COLLEGE. . .

After most the band decided to attend The University of Texas at Austin they decided to keep the project going soon after leading to wide popularity across the UT campus music scene. In 2017, Big Wy’s Brass Band Wy’s made its first international debut by representing the United States at the Instituto Guatemalteco Americano (IGA) 2017 International Jazz Festival in Guatemala. The band toured the country giving performances and hosting jazz workshops in Guatemala City and Antigua. As one of the youngest performers to ever be featured at the festival, Prensa Libre poll the public and concluded the band as the second most popular group to perform that year amongst participants from all over the world.

IGA Jazz Fest was quickly followed by the band’s selection for the 2017 CR Promising Artists of The 21st Century Tour of Costa Rica. Over the course of the tour, Big Wy’s was hosted by Centro Cultural Costarricense Norteamericano (CCCN) and performed around the country, with the additional honor of playing for President Luis Guillermo Solís as featured guests at the annual Afro Descendants Day parade in Puerto Limón. 

February 2018, their debut EP “The Portal To Funkville EP” on all major streaming platforms. Containing only original works, the EP featured solos from all 9 members of the band. Recorded in a tiny guest house, the record showcases the bands high school roots as well as its jazzier compositions. The title track “Valhalla” is the bands most streamed song. The new record led to many exciting developments throughout 2018 with the band performing along side the world-renowned Preservation Hall Jazz and Blue Lab Beats for SXSW18.