BRAZZISSIMO! the highly regarded ten-piece brass chamber ensemble based in the San Francisco Bay Area, has been passionate towards presenting concerts of musical excellence with a strong focus on audience appeal for greater than two decades. With nearly one hundred concerts performed, BRAZZISSIMO! has consistently striven to showcase the beautiful, rich, and vibrant sounds of its talented brass musicians coupled with invigorating and inspiring arrangements and compositions tailored towards this ensemble’s ten-piece configuration. Similar to that of the 1974 Philip Jones Brass (10-piece) brass ensemble from London, England, BRAZZISSIMO! consists of four trumpets, four trombones, one French horn, and one tuba.

Formed in 2001 by former members: Philip Shoptaugh (Trumpet/Director) and Jim Jaffe (Trombone), BRAZZISSIMO! has continued its evolutionary path by addition of members with strong classical foundations, jazz backgrounds, and seasoned compositional skill sets. As our concerts often feature an assortment of musical styles, including classical, jazz, Latin, and contemporary genres, newly arranged or composed music by our members is also showcased. Attend a concert or two and experience the BRAZZISSIMO! effect. There’s really quite nothing like it!

Selecting the EVENTS tab provides insight to our 2024-25 concert season.

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

We look forward to seeing you! 

Dean Boysen – Artistic Director

Contact:  BrazzissimoBrassEnsemble@gmail.com