Delirium SPB News

Brass Band at Pixel Park Tomorrow

17/04/24 14:12
April 18th we are doing an afternoon 6PM brass band show at Pixel Park! Thanks Calgary Culture + Entertainment District.
Location: 314 12 Avenue South East.

After this we are going into the clubs for our The Alberta Sessions EP Tour, so don't miss this opportunity to see us in our native "street party brass" environment!

Catch us on CKUA at 10:30AM tomorrow, we're going live to talk about this even and the tour.

Don't forget there's a half court hoop for basketball, a dog park, and a skateboard plaza at Pixel Park.

wholecrewhandupIMG_8790

Tags:

The Alberta Sessions EP Available to Pre-Order

15/04/24 14:26
Pre-order "The Alberta Sessions EP"

The new EP has beautiful album art by Juno nominated designer Simon Paul, with full album credits.

Order it from our store on Bandcamp


Delirium-4pnl_Wallet_cropped sml_web

Tags:

The Alberta Sessions EP and Tour News Release

11/04/24 12:19
DELIRIUM STREET PARTY BRASS RELEASE THEIR NEW EP ‘THE ALBERTA SESSIONS’ INSPIRED BY ALBERTA’S GREAT FEMALE SONGWRITERS, WITH A BRASS BRAND TWIST!

ALBERTA LAUNCH TOUR WITH ALI WICK KICKS OFF @ THE IRONWOOD STAGE AND GRILL AS A PART OF THE JAZZYYC INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH
page1image50856768
THE ALBERTA SESSIONS EP – AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE – APRIL 26th, 2024

Calgary, AB – Alberta is about to get a double shot of brass, jazz, funk and pop music with Delirium Street Party Brass and Ali Wick, on tour in late April/early May in support of their debut EP’s!

DELIRIUM STREET PARTY BRASS
Delirium Street Party Brass is a groundbreaking ensemble from Calgary, AB that is steadily building a reputation as one of the premiere brass bands in Canada. The group blends jazz elements from the New Orleans street band tradition with pop stylings, using its unique, percussion-and-horns-centered instrumentation to deliver a new take on the growing brass band genre.
DSPB features a diverse mix of the top jazz, soul, funk and pop musicians in Calgary, who represent three generations of professional musicians that all share a love for large ensemble energy and improvisation. The band’s lead singer Ali Wick is a powerhouse of pop with a unique style that blends numerous genres, while taking this diverse genre to a youth-based audience.
DSPB’s debut The Alberta Sessions EP is a reimagining of songs hand-selected by the Producers from the catalogue of our great legends of song in Alberta. The process of song selection was very thorough and without even trying, ended up producing 6 songs that are all penned by female, Alberta-born artists. Songs by Joni Mitchell, Kiesza, Jocelyn Alice, our own Ali Wick, Tegan and Sara, and Feist comprise this very special EP.
The EP was produced by 3-Time Juno Award winning Producer Scott Morin and DSPB band-leader John Abraham, with songs recorded and mixed at OCL Studios by Brennan Kennedy. The end result is an album that reinvents some of the classic songs from 6 of Alberta’s greatest songwriters through the lens of 12 uniquely talented jazz, pop and soulful musicians on the EP. For the upcoming Alberta-wide tour to launch this EP, Delirium Street Party Brass will be touring as a scaled down but still-meaty-8-piece-ensemble, filling each venue with their trademark brass band sound.

ALI WICK

Ali Wick is not only the lead singer and front-woman of DSPB, but a deeply talented singer, songwriter and recording artist in her own right. This tour will feature Ali performing her own special set of original songs, in addition to her role as singer in Delirium Street Party Brass. Ali will be performing a repertoire of new originals in support of her upcoming EP release which was recorded in Nashville, Calgary and Toronto and sees this raw, soulful and emotional artist step out with a set of autobiographical songs that relates deeply to a wide range of music fans.

THE ALBERTA SESSIONS EP TOUR – DELIRIUM STREET PARTY BRASS & ALI WICK – DATES:
  • Þ  CALGARY, AB – THE IRONWOOD STAGE & GRILL – 04/27/24 (PRESENTED BY JAZZYYC)
  • Þ  LETHBRIDGE – THE SLICE – 04/30/24
  • Þ  RED DEER – THE VELVET OLIVE – 05/02/24
  • Þ  EDMONTON – THE STARLITE ROOM (REVIVAL) – 05/03/24
  • Þ  CANMORE – THE CANMORE LEGION – 05/04/24


THE ALBERTA SESSIONS EP PREVIEW

BIG YELLOW TAXI (JONI MITCHELL) – 2:50
HELLO LOVE (ALI WICK) – 2:43
HIDEAWAY (KEISZA) – 4:40
1 2 3 4 (FEIST) – 3:20
CLOSER (TEGAN AND SARA) – 4:30 (radio edit available: 3:37)
JACKPOT (JOCELYN ALICE) – 3:59
Produced by Scott Morin and John Abraham

THE ALBERTA SESSIONS EP – ARTISTS:
Ali Wick – Vocals
John Abraham – Trombone and band leader
Scott Morin – Alto Saxophone
Jeremy Coates – Sousaphone
Allistair Elliott – Trumpet
Dana Kaukinen – Bass Trumpet
Erin Elies – Tenor Saxophone
Dave Lake – Bass Drum
Gavin Sorochan – Drums
Jim Johnston – Drums
Brian Cole – Vibraphone
Bob Fenske – Percussion, Vibraphone


Featuring:
Angela Wrigley – Vocals (Closer)
Drumline (Hideaway) Ty McLellan – Tenor Drums Brandon Smith – Snare Drum Jared Smith – Bass Drum Zach Blair – Tenor Drums Trenton Lee-Owe – Snare Drum
-30-
For press inquiries, contact: Scott Morin, Mascot Music | scott@cellarlive.com | Cell: 403-690-4747
Delirium Street Party Brass thanks Calgary Arts Development for the support of the EP and tour.
DBPB-11x17-EP-PSTR-3-DATES-loRes

Tags: , , , , ,

Brass band cover of 1234 (Feist) featuring Ali Wick

22/03/24 15:05

Check out 1234 wherever you get your music! Listen your favourite music platform.



DSPB-1234-iCvr-800x800

Today March 22nd we release 1234. This is from our upcoming "The Alberta Sessions" EP. Our EP celebrates the songwriting of Alberta female artists in the brass band genre, featuring the amazing Ali Wick. What a better celebration of Alberta music than a song from Calgary's hometown girl Feist. We love the bouncy feel of this one, and Allistair Elliott's "Sgt Pepper" style piccolo trumpet at the end, and John Abraham's understated trombone solo. The post-teen melancholy in the lyrics is quite seductive. Hope you LOVE IT.



Tags: ,

Delirium Street Party Brass releases Big Yellow Taxi for Joni Mitchell's 80th Birthday

04/11/23 20:19

Check out Big Yellow Taxi on Tuesday wherever you get your music! Listen your favourite music platform.





For Immediate Release:
 

DELIRIUM STREET PARTY BRASS CELEBRATES
JONI MITCHELL’S 80TH WITH BRASS BAND ARRANGEMENT OF “BIG YELLOW TAXI”

unknown


06 NOVEMBER 2023 (Calgary, AB) – Delirium Street Party Brass, Calgary’s #1 brass and percussion ensemble, has released their new single for "Big Yellow Taxi" off of their upcoming debut EP The Alberta Sessions.

“Big Yellow Taxi” is the second single from the EP, which will be released on Tuesday, November 7th - the same day as the legendary singer/songwriter and icon Joni Mitchell’s 80th birthday.  “We are so lucky to be able to have this band of a dozen of Calgary’s greatest musicians, and to celebrate the greatest genius to ever come out of Alberta on her 80th birthday is a major honour”, said co-Producer Scott Morin.

Although widely discussed as being from Saskatchewan, Joni Mitchell was born in Fort Macleod, AB on November 7th, 1943.  Her storied history as one of the great poets, songwriters, painters, vocalists and guitarists is widely celebrated, and this composition is perhaps her best known in an unbelievable catalogue of classic songs.  “Big Yellow Taxi” is known for its environmental concern and is the #9 song on CBC’s list of ‘Top 50 Essential Canadian tracks.’

The arrangement of the song by Calgarian bassist Jeremy Coates, vocal performance from local singer Ali Wick, and production by band leader John Abraham and 3-Time Juno Winner Scott Morin was a true labour of love, that took place at OCL Studios in Chestermere, AB.  The opportunity to record this song in the prairies, where Joni grew up, added to the inspiration behind the recording. 

Delirium Street Party Brass is a unique ensemble of jazz, funk, soul and pop musicians who are driven to bring a new take on the classic New Orleans brass band sound.  Featuring three generations of musicians led by a dynamic and diverse young vocalist, the band represents a refreshing take that is focussed on bringing the brass band esthetic to a wide audience.

“Big Yellow Taxi” is the follow up to DSPB’s debut single, an arrangement of Kiesza’s hit “Hideaway”, and is the second single from their debut EP “The Alberta Sessions” which will be released in April 2024.  The EP features new arrangements in the brass band tradition of songs by Joni Mitchell, Kiesza, Feist, Ali Wick, Jocelyn Alice, and Tegan and Sara.  All singles will be released over the next 6 months, followed by a Western Canadian tour from the group.

For more information, interviews, and single/video adds and premieres:

Scott Morin – Mascot Music – scottmorin@me.com or 403-690-4747


unknown
unknown

https://www.deliriumspb.com/ https://www.instagram.com/deliriumspb/
https://www.facebook.com/DeliriumSPB
-30-


This is the second release off of our upcoming Alberta Sessions EP.

DBPB-11x17-EP-PSTR_web

Tags: , ,

Outdoor Performance and Memorial Procession at Car Free Sunday in Inglewood

15/09/23 18:07
Come to Inglewood on Sunday for the pedestrian street celebration. We're performing in front of Spolumbo's at 2PM and 3PM. We're playing songs from our upcoming "The Alberta Sessions EP" in a true "street band" format. We are also leading a procession New Orlean's style to celebrate and honour musicians lost in 2023, including Marvin Kee, Ian Tyson, Stacie Lynn Roper, Dan McKinnon, Andy Sparacino and Dean Clarke. Bring your instrument or your voice as we'll be handing out some sheet music so you can join us.

We love street party brass music, we love NOLA-style music, and we loved so many of these recently departed musicians. It's going to be great to honour them in a celebration of music and their lives. And, we'll be honouring living Alberta female songwriters too, with some of our other songs.

The street party is from 11:30 AM to 5:00PM.

But, stay after! Our friends The Brass Tactics are playing Ironwood in the evening!

Pride Patio Party


PS Someone tagged the Brass Tactic's show with "Alberta's Best Brass Band". Ha Ha. Maybe there will be a throw-down like back in the days of Kid Ory and Buddy Bolden! Someone's trying to fire up a rivalry? We won't have it, unless it's one of those fun rivalries like the one with your little brother who you secretly love.

Tags: , , , ,

Pride Party at Cold Garden Setpember 2nd

29/08/23 19:34

Pride Party at Coldgarden on September 2nd!


We're thrilled to be playing this Saturday at Cold Garden for Pride! Sponsored by the University of Calgary Alumni Association, with Nada Nuff as the host, and drag stars DogiiChow, Shane Onyou, and Tana Nuff performing.

Word is we'll be opening the party at 1PM, and then playing around 4 PM, but that could change. The party is from 1PM to 5PM! Details here.

Pride Patio Party

We've got a great selection of songs for y'all. We just got out of the studio to finalize our new EP, so we're pumped!!!

Tags: ,

Hideaway Release Party with l'Omelette at Ironwood Feb 23

18/02/23 13:09
We're having a double-single release party by Delirium Street Party Brass with special guests l'Omelette. Delirium releases their "Hideaway" single, the first of their "Alberta Sessions" song project with Modern Brass Band interpretations of female Alberta Songwriters. We love the original by Kiesza! Eclectic art rock outfit L'omlette releases their single "Cool".

These two bands are reinventing modern music. L'omelette has proudly evaded description since their inception in 2017, blending music and visuals with vibrant, heady beats. Delirium Street Party Brass has been pushing the "modern brass" nascent genre, focusing on blending jazz interpretations from New Orleans street bands while making modern pop beats better with percussion and horns.

At Ironwood Stage & Grill on the Music Mile in Calgary.

Ironwood Show Poster

Tags: ,

Hideaway Release Save The Date Calgary Feb 23.

10/02/23 21:46
We’re going to be releasing our single Hideaway at a party at The Ironwood on February 23rd. Hold the date! DSPB-hideaway-iCvr-800x800

Delirium hosts Apollo Suns at the Canmore Legion

18/12/22 08:32
For immediate Release: Monday, December 19th, 2022
Award winning brass band Apollo Suns invade Canmore for a special pre-New Years Eve Party! With Canmore/Calgary openers Delirium Street Party Brass.
Calgary, AB – Canmore, AB is about to get a double shot of brass, jazz, funk and ska music on Thursday, December 29th at the Canmore Legion!
Celebrating the upcoming holiday season, Winnipeg based, 2-time Western Canadian Music Awards ‘Instrumental Artist of the Year’ winning ensemble Apollo Suns bring their incredible energy and unique mix of psychedelic jazz rock to Canmore for the first time on Thursday, December 29th, with local riot/brass band Delirium Street Party Brass opening up the festivities.
Apollo Suns are a band with incredible live performance experience and a fearless drive that has led to them creating a deep connection with the hearts of music fans all over Canada. A band that has toured Canada numerous times and has topped the Earshot! National radio charts, they are one of the more engaging live groups in the country and are guaranteed to throw a party in every town they hit.
Delirium Street Party Brass was formed in Calgary in 2012 and was initially inspired by the evolving ‘riot jazz’ brass bands (ie: The Soul Rebels, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The Youngblood Brass Band) of the U.S. The band has artfully pushed the brass band genre further into ska, punk, jazz and party rock, focusing on high-energy music along with deep musicianship, tons of brass and percussion and strong female vocals.
This special double bill will feature a combined ensemble of 15 musicians rocking the legendary Canmore Legion hall in a pre-New Year’s Eve concert that is tailor-made for locals, legion-regulars, ski staff and tourists!
APOLLO SUNS WITH DELIRIUM STREET PARTY BRASS
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29TH, 2022 DOORS: 7:00 PM DELIRIUM STREET PARTY BRASS: 8:00 PM APOLLO SUNS: 9:00 PM
COVER: $20.00! LOCATION: ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH – THREE SISTERS – 834 7TH STREET, CANMORE, AB
Tickets: EventBrite.ca
Ironwood Show Poster

Tags: