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| This page is no longer maintained. Sorry! But here's a list of older shows. |
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| Past Shows (will be updated soon) |
Apr 14
2006 | Plump | Funky jams with overflowing energy |
Apr 7
2006 | Blabat | Drum / bass duo |
Mar 31
2006 | Mike Switzer & TDU | It's Mike Switzers birthday! Come celebrate with The Defenestration Unit. |
Mar 24
2006 | Jubal Kindred & Refried Funk | Old school funk & soul |
Mar 17
2006 | TBA | TBA |
Mar 10
2006 | TBA | TBA |
Mar 3
2006 | A>S>H>S | Deep underground trance / drum & bass - live & original |
Feb 23
2006 | TBA | Secret show ... curious? |
Feb 17
2006 | Rice Men | New local jazz group! |
Feb 10
2006 | Mo Pair | Unique singer / songwriter with outerspace overtones |
May 20
2005 |  | Austin's top-shelf acid jazz funk fusion outfit |
May 13
2005 |  | Formed from former members of Stucco Fish, Jubal Kindred and Refried Funk brings old school funk and soul to Brasil. |
May 6
2005 |  | John Smart (of "Righteous Buddha") brings his Organ / guitar / drums trio back to town. |
Apr 29
2005 |  | Putting the "radical" back in Houston's music scene |
Apr 22
2005 |  | An unusual duet - Nuje (drummer for Drop Trio) with Nino Batista (former bassist for Drop Trio) debut their new side project - wildly eccentric and eclectic, BlaBat stews rock, jazz, prog, and experimental styles for an outright aural attack. |
Apr 15
2005 |  | Come see The Aurora Picture Show's "Media Archeology" at Mixture gallery next door! |
Apr 8
2005 |  | April showers bring may flowers. And jazzprog. |
Apr 1
2005 |  | Back for more love from funk jazz fridays. |
Mar 25
2005 |  | Instrumental groove/funk jazz outfit from Fayetteville, AR |
Mar 18
2005 |  | Jeremy Horton from Moses Guest with a keyboard-driven funk jazz group |
Mar 11
2005 |  | Pulsing underground instrumental trance and groove music. |
Mar 4
2005 | | Regular weekly show |
Feb 25
2005 |  | Back from Boston for a second time! |
Feb 18
2005 | | Regular weekly show |
Feb 11
2005 |  | The Psychdillos are at Cafe Brasil Friday night. w/Jordan Wright on bass and Dan Carpenter on sax, Moon on drums, Brad on guitar. |
Feb 4
2005 | | With Marc Reczek on guitar, plus other special guests. |
Jan 28
2005 |  | Award-winning funksters come in for an all-instrumental show |
Jan 21
2005 | | John Smart, organ player from Baton Rouge's "Righteous Buddha", heads up this new side project, laying down the bass lines himself and adding a guitar player. Don't miss it! |
Jan 14
2005 | | Jeremy Horton from Moses Guest heads up this spontaneous jam session weekly at the Rhythm Room. Now they're getting out on the road. |
Jan 7
2005 | | The Psychodillos return for an all instrumental visit to Funk Jazz Fridays. |
Dec 31
2004 |  | There won't be a band on this night, because of the holidays |
Dec 24
2004 | | There won't be a band on this night, because of the holidays |
Dec 17
2004 | | Free Rads fill in at the last minute - thanks guys! |
Dec 10
2004 | | There might be a Hammond organ involved tonight … we'll see how things come together. |
Dec 3
2004 | | We'll have some fun with the ol' Prophet 600 |
Nov 26
2004 | | With a special sit-in by Ian on keys. |
Nov 19
2004 | | Working on our new prog rock triple album. |
Nov 12
2004 | | Last minute schedule change - the scheduled band couldn't make it, so the Free Rads have stepped up to the plate to keep the funk jazz jams alive. |
Nov 5
2004 |  | Houston's funkiest jammers and weirdest song titlers! Come catch an all instrumental show for free. |
Oct 29
2004 | | Copies of the new album, "LEAP", will be for sale! |
Oct 22
2004 |  | Jazz guitar trio from Austin |
Oct 15
2004 | | Putting the "mental" in "instrumental" |
Oct 8
2004 |  | Stucco fish returns as our first triumvirate winner - 3 fridays at Brasil this year. Come see why! |
Oct 1
2004 |  | This austin groove collective quintet, formerly known as Unified Feel Theory, is storming the gates of our fair city once again. Anyone who was there last time will definitely come out again this time. |
Sep 24
2004 | | DropTrio is Dutch for "ROCK". Wij zullen u schommelen! |
Sep 17
2004 | | Returning to the Funk Jazz Fridays circuit, the Free Radicals are to Houston instrumental, experimental jazz what Eli Whitney is to the Cotton Gin. |
Sep 10
2004 |  | A hardnosed blend of funk and jazz from New Orleans |
Sep 3
2004 |  | Houston jazz rockers Vibe Committee, bringing an experimental instrumental funk show. |
Aug 27
2004 | | With a special goodbye performance by Ellipsis' Nick Anaya, "The Anayalator", on saxophone. |
Aug 20
2004 | | Funk jazz on a sultry August evening at Brasil. |
Aug 13
2004 | | Houston original funky groove band The Psychodillos takes it all instrumental for their first trip to Funk Jazz Fridays. |
Aug 6
2004 | | After a month of working on our new record, we're ready to see the light of day (or, well, night) again! Come hang with us. |
Jul 30
2004 | | "The horn-heavy, continually evolving collective Free Radicals produces a wildly eclectic fusion that has as many influences as there are items in the Houston, Texas, pawnshop in which they honed their sound during all-night jam sessions." -The New Yorker, 3/27/2000 |
Jul 23
2004 |  | Electro-funk-groove-hop from Chattanooga, TN - don't miss their first time in Houston! |
Jul 16
2004 | | Houston funk jazzers Stucco Fish return for their second showing at Funk Jazz Fridays |
Jul 9
2004 |  | Austin DJ Alchemy spins downtempo jazz tracks, like remixes of Blue Note, Cirque De Soleil, Astor Piazzola, etc. Cool music for a hot summer night. Listen to his latest mix. |
Jul 2
2004 |  | Last minute change - The Tidbits can't make it tonight, so our pals Ellipsis have stepped into the gap and they will be throwing down tonight at Brasil. |
Jun 25
2004 | | Due to a family situation, Mike can't join us tonight, so we'll have Daniel Beatty on drums tonight for a free funk jazz exploration. Should be groovy. |
Jun 18
2004 | | Instrumental funk jazz / hip hop from Boston. |
Jun 11
2004 | | Some new material on its way ... |
Jun 4
2004 |  | Houston's quirky improvised postmodern pop music ... deconstructions of pop tunes like Duran Duran's "Hungry Like The Wolf" and Madonna's "Material Girl". You have to hear it to believe it. |
May 28
2004 |  | With special guest Roy Keyes from Shake Kabibo on bass for a few songs. |
May 21
2004 |  | Little Brother Project, instrumental. |
May 14
2004 | | Holdin' down the fort ... |
May 7
2004 |  | Austin funk / jazz / dub / world quartet Unified Feel Theory makes their first appearance at Brasil - they've got a great vibe (figuratively and literally) and make some truly beautiful grooves. |
Apr 30
2004 | | With a new face on the bass, Mr. Patrick Flanagan. |
Apr 23
2004 |  | Newcomers to the Houston scene, Stucco Fish puts down a mix of some of the best funk and jazz tunes out there. |
Apr 16
2004 |  | One of Houston's revered free jazz funk improv outfits. These guys will blow your mind with the funkiest avante garde horn music you've ever heard. (This is a schedule change - Mike (Drop Trio) was in a minor car accident last week and needs a bit more rest. Huge thanks to TDU for helping out at the last minute!) |
Apr 9
2004 | | With special guest Dionne Banks of Last Soul Descendents singing some downtempo grooves between sets. |
Apr 2
2004 |  | Another SxSW alum, Austin's Gnappy is self described "Acid blazz and junk" - they mix and blend genre boundaries and deliver it all with incredible energy and musicianship. |
Mar 26
2004 | | Fresh off of SxSW, Drop Trio returns to Brasil for some chill grooves. |
Mar 19
2004 |  | DJ Soul Bandit, the host of KTRU's excellent Vintage Vinyl Funk & Soul Show, will be spinning some of the most seriously funky grooves ever recorded, from his private collection. This is a rare opportunity, so don't be late. |
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Mar 12
2004
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Baton Rouge keys based funk jazz trio. These guys are hot right now, come check 'em out on their first trip to Houston. |
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Mar 5
2004
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Our first appearance in almost a month ... |
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Feb 27
2004
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Dallas-based trumpet & drums duo, creating rich walls of sound with creative and mutable improvisations. |
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Feb 20
2004
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Houston's own guitarless, keyboardless jazz quartet, with Farrell Gerbode on bass, Jordan Almes on drums, Nick Anaya on Soprano, Alto & Tenor Sax, and Josh Levy on Bari Sax. These guys are monster players, and lay down some of Houston's finest instrumental funk jazz. |
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Feb 13
2004
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Following in the tradition of instrumental groups like Booker T. and the MGs, The Meters and Jimmy Smith, Austin's McLemore Avenue combines elements of Southern soul, R & B, and jazz with an original sound. As eMusic.com put it: ".... the band to watch is McLemore Ave." |
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Feb 6
2004
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With special guest Al Bear on guitar. |
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Jan 30
2004
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Funky bayou blues, from Baton Rouge - Bones is making his 2nd trip to Brasil. |
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Jan 23
2004
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We'll be debuting some new material this week, come check it out! |
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Jan 16
2004
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CANCELLED - Sorry to everyone who came out, Righteous Buddha had a last minute illness and they weren't able to make it. We'll reschedule them soon! |
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Jan 9
2004
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With special surprise guest on guitar. |
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Jan 2
2004
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First funk jazz friday show - Drop Trio bringing in the new year. |
