JAZZ SUPERSTARS COMING TO BORNEO JAZZ IN MIRI



KUCHING, Wednesday – BRASSBALLETT is a band consisting of 11 members from Hamburg, Germany and they are ready to give the ultimate festival experience at Borneo Jazz 2014. The festival also welcomes “England’s New Jazz Superstar” Anthony Strong, as one of the awaited performers on stage this year. 


BRASSBALLETT, the band from Hamburg combines brass playing with funky dance moves, which are both aurally and visually stunning. The band considers BRASSBALLETT not just as the name of their band, but also as a new musical genre.

They are known for transforming their musicians into dancers and the rehearsal room into a dance studio. It was the brain of the bandleader Wassilij Goron who founded the band in 2011. The band plays live music mixing jazz and funk based on pop, Latin and classical themes while they dance hip hop, street style, tango, salsa and many other dance styles.





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