Name: The Extra Crispy Brass Band
Start: 2025-03-15T19:00:00-05:00
Location: Racine Theatre Guild

Big city sound continue the 25th season of Jean's Jazz celebration with The Extra Crispy Brass Band on Saturday, March 15 at 7 p.m. at the Racine Theatre Guild.
The Extra Crispy Brass Band plays New Orleans-style brass band music inspired by the great contemporary bands such as the Dirty Dozen, Hot Eight, Rebirth, and New Birth Brass Bands as well as traditional outfits such as the Olympia and Mahogany Brass Bands. The EC Brass Band’s repertoire includes pieces from the turn of last century, traditionals by Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet, modern funk tunes, and originals.
The Extra Crispy Brass Band played its first show on September 1, 2011, at the venerable Uptowner in Riverwest, Milwaukee and has since played a slew of high profile gigs at Bastille Days, Turner Hall Ballroom/Radio 88.9, Burnhearts Fest, and Cathedral Square/WMSE Backyard BBQ, State Fair, and numerous festivals around the state, as well as doing educational shows at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music and public schools in greater Milwaukee. They held down a biweekly residency at the Uptowner for a year and a half that became a favorite event for music lovers and swing dancers alike. The ECBB won a WAMI for best horn band/big band of 2014.
In 2001, Joe Mooney created the Jean’s Jazz Series in memory of his wife, Jean, who passed away from ovarian cancer. Since then, over 23,000 people have attended our concerts, grossing over $130,000 to benefit the Racine Theatre Guild. Jean’s love of the Theatre Guild and her love of Jazz inspired a series that has truly enriched the community.
Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors (62+), and $5 for students (21 & under). Call (262) 633-4218, visit https://racinetheatre.org/event/the-extra-crispy-brass-band/, or stop by the box office weekdays from 12 to 6 p.m. and 90 minutes prior to the performance to purchase tickets.
Jean’s Jazz is made possible through the support of Educators Credit Union, DoubleTree by Hilton of Racine, Landmark Title, Maresh-Meredith and Acklam Funeral Home, and Pruitt Zabkowicz S.C.