URBAN SCIENCE BRASS BAND

Urban Science Brass Band reinvents hip-hop classics with contagious intensity. Whether in festive street parades or electrifying stage performances, every show becomes an interactive experience where the energy is always at its peak.

Picture a New Orleans–style brass band — trumpets, saxophones, trombones, sousaphones, tubas — diving headfirst into a repertoire that spans from Dr. Dre to Kendrick Lamar. Add multilingual MCs and mobile drummers, and the result is a unique, explosive, and unifying spectacle.

Bringing together some of Montreal’s most in-demand musicians, the band features artists who have performed or recorded with Talib Kweli, Nelly, KRS-One, Illa J, Snarky Puppy, Erik Truffaz, Bran Van 3000, and Imhothep (IAM).

Their talent has been recognized with several distinctions, including the End of the Weak World Title (2016) and six-time winners of King of the Dot. The band has also had the opportunity to perform on The Tonight Show, alongside artistic collaborations with Soultone Cymbals and Dream Cymbals.

Since 2017, Urban Science Brass Band has been regularly invited to residencies at the Montreal International Jazz Festival. Their work was also featured in the documentary Vacations of the Brave, available on Amazon Prime.