Black Bear Combo

Black Bear Combo is a four or five member brass/reed band. Our sound is a raucous mutt inspired by traditional music from eastern Europe and the Balkans, filtered through our own noise/freejazz/rock backgrounds- We began in 2002 and with varying lineups have played many shows with many great bands- We’ve brought our sound to bars, parties, street corners, local tv, radio stations, weddings, a funeral, and parades in Chicago, New Orleans, New York, Boston, Pittsburgh, Seattle and points between-