BRAZZISSIMO! is a ten-piece brass ensemble based in the San Francisco Bay Area that has been presenting beautiful, rich, and vibrant sounds to audiences for over two decades. Typically the ensemble performs music in the classical, jazz, Latin, and contemporary music styles. Founded by trumpeter Philip Shoptaugh and trombonist Jim Jaffe in 2001, the ensemble has since performed nearly one hundred concerts while delighting audiences along the way. Our ensemble’s instrumentation is similar to that of The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, a pioneering 11-piece brass ensemble from London, England (1951). We consist of ten brass instruments: four trumpets, four trombones, one French horn, and one tuba. At our concerts you might also hear transcriptions, unique arrangements or stunning original compositions by our own musician writers.

We hope you can attend a concert or two and experience the BRAZZISSIMO! effect. There’s really quite nothing like it! 

Selecting the EVENTS tab provides previews of our upcoming concert dates for the 2024-25 season.

We look forward to seeing you!

Dean Boysen – Artistic Director

ONE MISSION, ONE OBJECTIVE:

Envision, create and perform music at the highest level to engage and delight our audiences.

For info and bookings, please contact us at:  BrazzissimoBrassEnsemble@gmail.com