Brooklyn Bowl Presents “In-Between Sets” with Stooges Brass Band’s Walter Ramsey

Expertly mashing together traditional brass music with funk, hip-hop, and R&B, Stooges Brass Band have been doing work straight out of New Orleans since tuba player Walter “Whoadie” Ramsey got two rival high school marching bands together in 1996. They’ve since become known as a party-starting, energetic live band that’s not to be missed, winning over audiences across the world in the process. And as part of Backbeat Foundation’s eighth annual Export NOLA, Stooges Brass Band return to Brooklyn Bowl on Saturday night. Questions 1. What’s your favorite after-show meal?  Pizza 2. If you could choose one song to play when you enter a room, what song would you choose? “Wind It Up” 3. Who’s your favorite active musician/band today? Earth, Wind & Fire, Stevie Wonder, Trombone Shorty … it’s too hard to pick just one! 4. What artist or band today would you want to collaborate with?  Snarky Puppy 5. What musical moment do you wish you saw in history? Any Michael Jackson live show 6. If you weren’t a musician, what job would you choose? Music manager 7. Would you rather live underwater or in outer space? Outer space 8. What song can you not get out of your head today? “Dancing to the Rhythm” by Stevie wonder  9. If you could travel in time, would you rather go to the future or to the past? The future 10. How do you define success? A journey of accomplishing small goals