Hungry March Band
The Hungry March Band | |
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| Origin | New York City |
| Genres | Brass band/Marching band |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | The Hungry March Band has self-produced four full-length CDs and one recent Live CD |
| Members | Percussion: Theresa Westerdahl aka Tara Fire Ball, Benjamin Cerf, Ron Tucker, Danny DiGiuseppe, Ben Cliness, Kris Anton Sousaphones: Tom Abbs, Harry Phillips, Jessica Stanley Trombones: Elizabeth Arce, Tom McHugh, Daniel Toretsky Saxes: Emily Fairey, Sasha Sumner, Jason Candler, Tove Langhof, Maury Martin Trumpets: "Cousin" Johnny Heyenga, Jeremy "Mush1" Mushlin, John Waters, James Rose Pleasure Society: Sarah King, Debbie Stamos, Jill Woodward, Monica Vela, Sandra Glazer |
| Past members | Percussion: Dreiky Caprice, Tim Hoey, Darius 'Boom Boom' Macrum, Noah, Doug Anson, Michele Hardesty, Bloody Rich Hutchins, Julie Hair, Adam Loudermilk, Ben Holtzman, Quince Marcum, Emily Geller, Samantha Tsistinas, Kevin Raczka, David Rogers-Berry, Anders Nelson, Myles Bramble Sousaphones: Scott Moore, Joe "Tuba" Keady, John Barker, Don Godwin, Ben Fausch, Joe Correia Trombones: Sebastian Isler, Gam Mitkevich, Juliet Echo (Jen Emma), Ben Meyers, Ethan Andrews, Ben Shanley, Cecil Scheib, Saxes: Greg Squared, Ruth Walker, Julien "Ür" Lemiere, Tomohiko "Okkon" Yokoyama Trumpets:John Lewis, Toto Feldman, Fabrice Carrier, Atsushi Tsumura, JR Hankins Pleasure Society: Libby Sentz, Jean Loscalzo, Urania Mylonas, Mary Jane Hunter, Veronica Dougherty, Ann Mazzocca, Evelyn Fugate, Paul Fly, Albert Guitjens, Sara Valentine |
| Website | www.hungrymarchband.com |
The Hungry March Band is an American brass band with approximately 15-20 active musicians and performers. In performance, the group's size can vary from five to fifty: from a quintet to a large corps of musicians, dancers, baton twirlers, and hula hoopers.
HMB has a repertoire of originals and traditionals that borrows from global brass band traditions, including Balkan Gypsy music, Indian wedding bands, and New Orleans second line. The band also references punk rock; techno, hip hop; various jazz traditions, including free jazz and bop; reggae; and chance music. They cite Sun Ra, Charlie Parker, John Cage, the Shyam Brass Band, Fanfare Ciocărlia, Rebirth Brass Band, The Skatalites, Sonic Youth, "Weird Al" Yankovic, and Black Sabbath as influences.