Karl Denson's Tiny Universe & Rebirth Brass Band in Brattleboro

Karl Denson's Tiny Universe is an American funk and jazz band formed in San Diego in 1998 and led by saxophonist and flautist Karl Denson. Its music draws on soul, rock and extended jazz improvisation, and the group is known for albums including The Bridge, Brother's Keeper and New Ammo. Karl Denson's Tiny Universe has performed at Bonnaroo and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The band has also returned to Jam Cruise for multiple sailings, presenting full-band sets centered on Denson's saxophone and flute. Its club dates have included the Belly Up in Solana Beach and Brooklyn Bowl in New York.

Rebirth Brass Band is an American brass band formed in New Orleans in 1983 by brothers Phil and Keith Frazier. It plays second-line brass-band music shaped by funk, jazz, soul and hip-hop rhythms. “Do Whatcha Wanna” and “I Feel Like Funkin’ It Up” became signature pieces, while Rebirth of New Orleans won the Grammy Award for Best Regional Roots Music Album. In 1990, the band began a Tuesday-night residency at the Maple Leaf Bar, an engagement that lasted more than three decades. Beyond those club nights, it toured across the United States and abroad and repeatedly performed at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.