Big Sam’s Funky Nation

New Orleans’ own Big Sam’s Funky Nation is a driving force of urban funk. Ryan White, of the Oregonian, says the band is “tight enough (and hot enough) to turn coal into a diamond!” The band is led by trombone powerhouse, Big Sam Williams, formerly the trombonist for the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, whom the San Francisco Chronicle calls “the top man on the slide trombone in the birthplace of jazz”. Big Sam refuses to let the audience sit still. Between the band’s solos, Big Sam's signature dance moves and his distinctive trombone riffs, the energy level is high voltage when this band takes the stage!

“He’s got the chops of Louis, the charisma of Dizzy, the oomph of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and the understanding that it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing … and a whole lotta funk.” (Rachel Levitin, WeLoveDC.com)