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Big Sam's
Funky Nation
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BIG SAM'S FUNKY
NATION: Presiding
over his Funky
Nation is Big Sam,
formerly the
trombonist for the
Dirty Dozen Brass
Band, who blows the
funk out of his
trombone and refuses
to let the audience
sit still. Between
solos and trombone
riffs, Big Sam
second-lines (a
uniquely New Orleans
style of
street-dance) and
gets the crowd going
both in movement and
in replies to his
call-and-response
MC-style. A talented
group of
jazz-trained
musicians makes up
the Funky Nation,
bringing with them
the improv-style
associated with jazz
and the horn-heavy
front section that's
the hallmark of big
band funk. Theirs,
and Big Sam's,
exuberant dancing
and playing, afford
them a rare
opportunity to let
loose. Big Sam's
Funky Nation has
undeniable
personality, as well
as masterful chops
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