Brass Lassie Plays Crooners

Celtic Music Big Band Style

Brass Lassie performs extraordinary takes on Scottish, Irish, and Continental music, traditional and new, combining tunes, songs and style with dazzling modern horn lines.

Laura MacKenzie wooden flutes, whistles, pipes, concertina, voice
Mary Vanorny fiddle
Patric Pakiz piano
Tricia Lerohl french horn
Beckett Shuholm trumpet
Peter Enblom trombone

Dave Budimir bass trombone
Michael Bissonnette percussion
Gary Rue bass

Brass Lassie’s players have come together from a broad spectrum of sonic arts: traditional Scottish and Irish music, big bands, show bands, jazz, orchestral, roots & world music. This unusual combination of talents results in a joyful, sophisticated performance of Celtic and Continental music enlivened by uncommon instrumentation, top-notch arrangements, and remarkable musicianship. The group’s founder, Laura MacKenzie is a multi-instrumentalist who enjoys a rich career grounded in traditional music, expressed in diverse contexts. MacKenzie carefully envisioned this band for several years before their triumphant debut in 2016. Pete Enblom, the band’s principal arranger, worked with MacKenzie from the start to create the ensemble and the Brass Lassie sound. Pete is a Twin Cities premier trombonist and arranger, and Brass Lassie is delighted to have him in the band leading the horn section, creating unique arrangements, and playing fantastic music.

“Swinging like there was no tomorrow, with jazz-inspired horn arrangements, Latin-flavored Scottish dance tunes and a big band sound, their music is bold, joyous, highly infectious and probably unique.” — fROOTS, U.K.

www.brasslassie.com