About Us

We are a high energy 12-piece brass band playing original music to get you up on your feet. With explosive rhythms, soaring melodies, and playful interchanges between musicians, this is the anti-marching band we would have wanted to invade the field with in high school but never got the chance to.

Photo by Devon Rowland Photography

Bedlam Brass is part music and part performance art. We incorporate theatrical choreography and a sly sense of humor in our performances to engage with and delight our audiences. For Bedlam Brass-hosted events, we prepare bills that represent Baltimore’s diversity of musicians and musical genres, with a focus on including female-identifying and queer performers.

Photo by Devon Rowland Photography

What to Expect

Photo by Devon Rowland Photography

We play original music and bring delightful, surprising antics. We play on the floor surrounded by our audience, allowing you to get up close and personal while dancing your socks off.

Members

  • Jessica Keyes, baritone saxophone and bandleader
  • Adam Schuman, trumpet
  • Patrick McMinn, trumpet
  • Joe Martin, trumpet
  • Emily Joseph, trombone
  • Sarah Manley, trombone
  • Rose Burt, baritone saxophone
  • Dan Bradley, helicon
  • Justin Sabe, sousaphone
  • Dan Taylor, drums
  • Gabe Shatkin, drums
  • Dusty Peterson, bass drum
Photo by Devon Rowland Photography