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Underground Horns

Underground Horns

Man in Hawaiian shirt and bowler hat playing alto saxophone with three men playing trombone and trumpet behind. Tall buildings behind them.

Underground Horns is a Brooklyn-based brass band playing Afro-Funk, Latin, New Orleans jazz, and more. The group has performed in Brazil, Egypt, and Germany, as well as stateside at the Lowdown Hudson Blues Festival, the NYC Winter Jazz Festival, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and other venues, sharing the bill with the likes of B.B. King. The band has performed at Blue Note, the Nublu Club, and as a marching band at the NYC Halloween Parade. Originally from Munich, Germany, band leader and alto saxophonist Welf Dorr has played and recorded with Sonny Simmons, Frank Lacy, Sabir Mateen, Jojo Kuo, Vernon Reid, and others.