MarchFourth Marching Band
Sitting in a community soaking pool in Portland tonight, I ran into someone who reminded me of one of Portland’s exceedingly awesome artistic endeavors. Here’s how they describe themselves:
“MarchFourth Marching Band is a mobile big band spectacular, consisting of saxophones, trombones, trumpets and a drum/percussion corps, anchored by electric bass (battery powered). Without guitars or keyboards, M4 “rocks” with the best of them, entertaining the audience with an over-the-top explosion of performance and charisma. The sound is huge, melodic, and dynamic, taking audiences on a musical journey around the globe. MarchFourth writes and performs its own material, and also draws inspiration from an eclectic range of worldwide influences, such as Eastern European Gypsy Brass, Samba, Funk, Afro-Beat, Big-Band, Jazz, and Rock music, as well as television, film, circus, and Vaudeville.”
In addition to its band, the group includes world-class stilt-walkers, fire eaters, flag twirlers, vaudeville dancers, clown antics, and acrobatics. Totally awesome.
Check out their schedule for upcoming events, including their anniversary shows coming up on March 4th in Portland, Oregon.
[...] and listened to a few other people who were chatting and snacking. And I wrote about meeting a new friend in the soaking pool. When I’d mopped up the last bit of ice cream I packed up and walked the 50 [...]