Above are some of the great artists the Uptown Horns have played with.
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LATEST NEWS

Uptown Horns to appear at Webster Hall, NYC on Feb. 22 2012 at Stones Fest w/ Norah Jones, Adam Green, Jesse Malin, Nicole Atkins, Jason Sudeikis (of SNL) and many more suprise guests.

Tickets go on sale Thursday (1/26) at noon. $2 from each ticket will be donated to Doctors Without Borders.

Uptown Horns appear on Mark Twain Awards Show

The Uptown Horns appeared as special guests with Musical Director Crispin Cioe's band Cracked Ice on the recent PBS television special "The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Celebrating Will Ferrell" (The show will be broadcast on PBS on Monday, October 31st at 9:00PM EST check your local listings). Jack Black, Billie Joe Armstrong, lead singer of Green Day, Larry King, Adam McKay, Lorne Michaels, Conan O’Brien, John C. Reilly, Paul Rudd and Molly Shannon were guests on the show.

View the video here: Mark Twain Awards Video w/Uptown Horns

NEW! Download the Uptown Horns Revue Album tracks Uptown Horns Revue - Download tracks here.

The Uptown Horns are on tour with The J. GEILS BAND in AUGUST 2011. Dates include Boston, Bangor, Maine, Holmdel, NJ, Jones Beach, NY, Atlantic City, NJ, Danbury, Wallingford, CT and Clarkstown MI.

J.Geils Band - Bangor Waterfront Park
Bangor, ME Thursday 8/4/2011 7:30 PM

J Geils Band - Bank of America Pavilion
Boston, MA Saturday 8/6/2011 7:30 PM

J Geils Band - Bank of America Pavilion
Boston, MA Sunday 8/7/2011 7:30 PM

J Geils Band - Borgata Events Center
Atlantic City, NJ Friday 8/12/2011 7:00 PM

J Geils Band - Ives Concert Park
Danbury, CT Saturday 8/13/2011 8:00 PM

J Geils Band - Toyota Presents The Oakdale Theatre
Wallingford, CT Sunday 8/14/2011 7:30 PM

J Geils Band - DTE Energy Music Theatre
Clarkston, MI Friday 8/19/2011 7:30 PM

B.B. King, Buddy Guy & J Geils - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Wantagh, NY Saturday 8/27/2011 3:00 PM

J. Geils Band & B.b. King - Rib Rock Fest: PNC Bank Arts Center,
Holmdel, NJ Sunday 8/28/201

BOSTON LEGENDS TOUR -- APRIL 2011
The Uptown Horns will be appearing on the Boston Legends Tour. Here are the latest dates:

APRIL 13th - Merrill Auditorium in Portland Maine
Merrill Auditorium, Portland, Maine - Get tickets here

APRIL 14th - Lupo's in Providence, Rhode Island
Lupo's, Providence, RI - Get tickets here

APRIL 15th - Mid Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie New York
Mid Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY - Get Tickets here

APRIL 16th - The Palace Theatre in Waterbury Connecticut
Palace Theater in Waterbury, CT - Get tickets here

APRIL 17th - The Memorial Auditorium in Burlington Vermont
Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, VT - Get tickets here

Note: VIP tickets give the ticket holders an invitation to the artist meet and greet at 5:00PM before the show.

BOSTON LEGENDS TOUR -- MARCH 2011

The Uptown Horns will be appearing in the lineup for the Boston Legends tuur, March 2011. This is truly an incredible lineup of musicians from guitarist J. Geils, bass player Danny Klein and Magic Dick of the J. Geils Band to Barry Goudreau formerly of the band Boston, Joe Pet from the Joe Perry Project and Doug Bell from Bellevue Cadillac. Vocals for this band are shared by guitar god Jon Butcher from the Jon Butcher Axis, Charlie Farren of the Joe Perry Project and Farrenheit and David Hull who has performed with Aerosmith and Joe Perry Project. The Boston Legends All Stars will also feature Sandy MacDonald from The Commitments, 17 year old female child prodigy Desire Bassette who has performed with numerous rock icons. Additional guests are expected to be added soon. .

Boston Legends at Showcase Live at the Patriot Palace, Foxboro Massachusetts
Thursday, March 17


Boston Legends at the Music Hall Loft in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Firday, March 18


Boston Legends Tour at the Colonial Theater in PIttsfield, Massachusetts
Saturday, March 19th.


Boston Legends Tour at the Paramount Theater in Rutland, Vermont
Sunday, March 20th.

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The Uptown Horns appeared as special guests with Musical Director Crispin Cioe's band Cracked Ice on the recent PBS television special "The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Celebrating Tina Fey" (check local PBS listings for rebroadcasts). Besides Tina, the band backed up Steve Martin, Jennifer Hudson, Jimmy Fallon, Jane Krakowski, and several other special guests.

November 15th, The Uptown Horns will appear with Billy Squier and Blues Deluxe at Iridium in NYC. There are shows at 8 and 10PM. Iridium is located at 1650 Broadway, NYC.

Check out videos of the Uptown Horns on their Uptown Horns on Myspace page

Uptown Horns Revue featuring Debbie Davies, Joe Lewis Walker and Christine Ohlman
Westport, CT, Sun. 9/26, 4-6:30pm
Westport BBQ Fest, Levitt Pavilion
World's greatest rock/R&B horn section heats up the BBQ.

The J Geils Band, with the help of the Uptown Horns, knocked it out of the park at historic Fenway Park in Boston on August 14th,
opening for Aerosmith in a first ever concert event at Fenway.
They appeared on August 21, 2010 in Detroit (Pine Knob) with Geils again. Visit the Uptown Horns Myspace site for video clips of of these.


photo: copyright 2010, Kim Funk

The Uptown Horns will be appearing with the J GEILS BAND opening for AEROSMITH on August 14th at Fenway Park in Boston.
They are scheduled to appear the following week with J GEILS BAND on August 21st in Detroit.

The Uptown Horns will rock in 2010 with the James Montgomery Band on New Years' Eve at the Bull Run Restaurant in Shirley, Massachusetts.

The Uptown Horns make a guest appearance on the new album, "A Cowgirl's Suicide" by artist James Power

The Uptown Horns perform at Iridium, NY, NY on December 9, 2009. Rusty Paul, (Les Paul's son) with Jay Ditamo, James West, Steve Lucas, Richie Catania, Dan Cipriano, John Paris, Sonia Hanleys

Watch a video of The Uptown Horns playing with AYALA BROWN performing "Breaking Away" and the James Montgomery Band recorded at the Mohegan Sun in 2009.

The Uptown Horns have appeared recently with THE KRAMER MONTGOMERY BAND, an all star line up of Joey Kramer (Aerosmith), James Montgomery (Kramer-Montgomery Band), J.Geils, Jim Belushi and James Cotton.

The Uptown Horns appeared at the Beacon Theater, NYC - I'm Not There: Dylan Benefit Concert, with Al Kooper, a concert celebration of the film by Todd Haynes.

The Uptown Horns made a guest appearance on the Jazz My Soul Album by the Jazz Explorers. Bob Funk of the Uptown Horns co-produced the album, which won an award for one of the best independently released jazz albums of 2007.

The Uptown Horns appeared backing Sam Moore for the Food Channel Network show, "Southern Comfort- Emeril Live".

Uptown Horns playing at Jazz Fest in New Orleans on May 7th. Pictured from the Left:Ivan Bodley,
Crispin, Arno, Larry and Bob. (Photo: Elinor Kohler)

The Uptown Horns appeared at the New Orleans Jazz Fest on Sunday May 7th, 2006.
They were featured with Soul legend Sam Moore (of Sam and Dave).

The Uptown Horns appeared at the South X SouthWest Festival in Austin, Texas.
They backed up soul legend Sam Moore who was headlining at the Shore Auditorium on Saturday, March 18th.

New release 2006 w/ the Uptown Horns: Mike Thorne, "The Contessa's Party.
Click on the graphic to purchase from Amazon.com.

 Read the interview with the Uptown Horns in the May 2005 issue of  Big City Blues Magazine

 



2005 -- PERFORMANCES FOR UPTOWN HORNS:
 



July 31, 2005
The Uptown Horns Revue Live!
The Chicken Box
Nantucket, MA
This promises to be a special evening of orignal and classic rhythm and blues
from the legendary NYC horn section and their powerhouse 11 piece band.
(Rolling Stones, Ray Charles, James Brown --performed/recorded/toured with)

Visit the Chicken Box


August 3, 7:00
Hudson River Festival featuring RONNIE SPECTOR and The Uptown Horns
As the heart and soul of female rock in the 1960’s, 
Ronnie Spector emerged from the streets 
of Spanish Harlem as a teenager to change the look, 
style and sound of rock ‘n’ roll forever. 
Called the “Bad Girl of rock ‘n’ roll,” 
Ronnie was leader of the 
quintessential girl group the Ronettes. 

From her Christmas classics through her recorded collaborations 
with Bruce Springsteen and Joey Ramone, she remains an
indomitable presence in pop culture. 
The Uptown Horns will join Ronnie on stage for this fantastic show.