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Jazz & Blues
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The Brighton Beat

At The Falcon

Marlboro

🗓Plan ahead because the popular venue gets packed for performances.
🍽️Dinner service is available before the music begins at the venue.

Afrobeat rhythms, New Orleans brass funk, and modern jazz collide as The Brighton Beat takes the stage, featuring players from Broadway pits, top session rosters, and conservatory faculties.

Afrobeat and jazz influences
New Orleans brass funk
Broadway pit musicians
Family-friendly entertainment

Saturday, December 5, 7:30 PM

The Brighton Beat

NYC Afrobeat/Jazz/Funk ensemble

Headliner


The Brighton Beat is a family‑friendly ensemble blending Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti’s influence with modern NYC jazz and classic New Orleans brass‑band funk. Since 2010 the group has toured the East Coast, featuring a full horn section, percussion, and audience sing‑alongs, and has shared stages with artists such as Femi Kuti, Roy Hargrove, and Mike Stern.

Corey Glover

Hard rock/funk/jazz vocalist


Corey Glover, lead vocalist of Living Colour, performed as a guest vocalist during the event’s “Soul Experience” segment, bringing his funk‑rock background to the evening.

What are you into?

  • Afrobeat and jazz influences
  • New Orleans brass funk
  • Broadway pit musicians
  • Family-friendly entertainment
  • The Falcon
  • Marlboro

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