Lucky Chops bring a breath of fresh air from the underground
05/01/2017
written by Nina Müller
Their show is bursting with joie de vivre: the New York brass band Lucky Chops is currently shaking up the music scene - with cheeky cover versions, from Adele and the Jackson Five to the song "Funkytown" by the band Lipps Inc.
A fresh breeze is blowing here: the five brass players and the drummer met at New York's LaGuardia High School of Music & Art. Their exuberant joy of playing, their dance moves, the many spontaneous gigs in the New York subway and millions of YouTube clicks made them famous.
"I feel good" by James Brown in the New York Subway
The Lucky Chops inspire their audience with sophisticated arrangements and energetic performances that make you completely forget that the band is actually missing the bass, because the five wind players and the drummer produce a dynamic sound that gets the audience dancing.
First Swiss concert in 2016 completely sold out
The Lucky Chops' first Swiss concert at the Zurich jazznojazz festival in early November 2016 was completely sold out and the artists were celebrated frenetically by the audience.
On their world tour, the six wild boys are now stopping off at the KKL Lucerne, the Casino Herisau and the Bierhübeli in Bern - and are giving three extra concerts.
