Brass from the Past

Chicago’s best cover band comes to Ravinia’s Carousel, transporting audiences back to the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s! Featuring some of Chicagoland’s best musicians, the band offers an unstoppable six-piece horn section, tight four-piece rhythm section, and three powerful singers who command the stage. This is no ordinary band!

With a playlist no other band can touch, Brass from the Past pays tribute to the legends of rock and soul, performing the classics of Motown, R&B, funk, soul, and rock. They cover the hits of Stevie Wonder, Four Tops, Temptations, Michael Jackson, Chicago, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, BS&T, Pattie Labelle, Bruno Mars, Chaka Khan, O’Jays, Tower of Power, Prince, Tina Turner, Bee Gees, and many, many more. With their unstoppable energy, they are a staple at private events across Chicagoland and have performed with international acts including The Temptations, The O’Jays, Ray Charles, Bob Hope, Tony Bennett, Count Basie, Maynard Ferguson, Lionel Hampton, Clark Terry, The Four Freshman, Natalie Cole, Anne Murray, Rita Moreno, Bob Newhart, Bill Cosby, Steve Allen, Dennis De Young of Styx, and Sammy Davis.

Making their Ravinia debut, the band features the versatile vocals of Jeff Anthony, Paula Creech McEvers, and Kimberly Williams; the dynamic horns of John Tomassone (trumpet & leader), Michael McGrath (Lead Trumpet), Tom Forkenbrock (trumpet), Jack Schmidt (trombone), Doug Daniels (alto/tenor sax), Joel Moore (tenor sax), and Kurt Anderson (baritone sax/flute); and the smooth rhythms of Sasha Brusin (guitar), Barrett Haselwood (bass), and Robert Presley (keyboards).