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Saturday, July 11, 2015

THE BROOKLYN HORNS NEWS:



"THE BROOKLYN HORNS" ...YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW!!    


   









THE BROOKLYN HORNS ARE MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK BLUES HALL OF FAME.


 THE BROOKLYN HORNS WERE INDUCTED 2016. THANK YOU NEW YORK BLUES HALL OF FAME...FOR BESTOWING THIS HONOR. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BROOKLYN HORNS,  PHIL STONE AND TOMMY PEZZ!
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PHIL STONE & THE COOLMATICS BAND

☆THE COOLMATICS...A ROCK BAND THAT IS REALLY TURNING HEADS.  MOST TALENTED BAND AROUND.  PLAYING 60'S ROCK AND 70'S PUNK!  WE HAVE PLAYED LIVE AT SEVERAL NYC CLUBS AND HAD 2 APPEARANCES  ON CABLE TV IN 2023 & 2024 .  IN THE FUTURE WE HOPE TO BE PLAYING CLUBS AND RECORDING ORIGINALS.

















PETER BARON AT THE CUTTING ROOM 




















☆THE BROOKLYN HORNS PERFORMED WITH ROCK LEGEND PETER BARON AT THE CUTTING ROOM MARCH 16, 2019.  PETER IS FAMOUS FOR PLAYING GUITAR WITH LESLIE WEST.  
LISTEN FOR TBH ON PETER'S LATEST RECORDING! INCLUDING SAX SOLO FEATURING TOMMY PEZZ.
















RICKY BYRD

3RD ANNUAL BEACON OF HOPE FESTIVAL 2018


☆THE BEACON OF HOPE EVENT 2018 (3RD ANNUAL) WAS AMAZING.  TBH...WITH GUEST TRUMPET MAC GOLLEHON PLAYED WITH 3 BANDS: JOHNNY ANGEL & WHISKEY WRANGLERS, AND ROCK STARS PETER BARON, AND RICKY BYRD!













                                             (R.I.P.  ED DIGANGI 2021)

















2ND ANNUAL BEACON OF HOPE FESTIVAL 2017







☆THE COOLMATICS OPENED FOR RICKY BYRD'S  "CLEAN GETAWAY ALLSTARS" AT THE BEACON OF HOPE FESTIVAL (2ND ANNUAL)  IN STATEN ISLAND OCTOBER 2017... THEN TBH PLAYED WITH THE ROCK-N-ROLL HALL OF FAMER (FROM JOAN JETT BAND) AND CHRISTINE OHLMAN FROM SNL!




































MAX'S KANSAS CITY REUNION SHOW





THE BROOKLYN HORNS PERFORMED AT MAX'S KANSAS CITY FESTIVAL 2017.

















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 NOW YOU CAN ORDER THE NEW CD "MAX'S KANSAS CITY 1976 & BEYOND" ....FEATURING BONUS SONG "AMANDA"! 

THE BROOKLYN HORNS RECORDED ON AMANDA WITH JOEY KELLY.


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☆TBH PERFORMED ON STAGE AT BOWERY ELECTRIC (JOINED BY SAXMAN ROBERT AARON) WITH "DIVE BAR ROMEOS" FOR MAX'S KANSAS CITY LP RELEASE EVENT!  THE HIGHLIGHT WAS PLAYING SONG (AMANDA) TBH RECORDED WITH JOEY KELLY!










JOEY KELLY, PHIL STONE AND ROCK LEGEND STEVE CONTE.










TRIBUTE BANDS


☆IN THE PAST THE BROOKLYN  HORNS PERFORMED WITH THE WORLD FAMOUS DOORS TRIBUTE BAND "THE SOFT PARADE" FEATURING JOE RUSSO... INCLUDING FOUR SHOWS AT LEGENDARY B.B. KINGS IN TIMES SQUARE NYC.





☆IN 2017, TBH PLAYED WITH "LIGHT MY FIRE" DOORS TRIBUTE BAND.  ALSO IN 2017 TBH HAD FUN PLAYING WITH THE "KOZMIC BLUES JANIS JOPLIN TRIBUTE".  FAROUT!   


CLICK HERE:
https://youtu.be/gpAvcpTO6T0?si=2Yg_ftXWuy8Nm_kK





☆WE HAD OUR OWN ROLLING  STONES TRIBUTE CALLED "SATISFACTION".  AND TBH PLAYED WITH AN ERIC CLAPTON TRIBUTE BAND... ONE OF THE FINAL PERFORMANCES AT THE FAMOUS CLUB BENE IN NEW JERSEY.







WAYNE LIVINGSTON 


OUR GOOD FRIEND WAYNE LIVINGSTON IS ONE OF THE BEST MUSICIANS TBH EVER PLAYED WITH.  CHECK OUT THIS SHORT VIDEO OF "SUPERSTITIOUS".

















MARLOWE B. WEST








☆MARLOWE B WEST TAKEZ MANHATTAN & THE BROOKLYN HORNZ, OUR FORMER BAND PLAYED A MONTHLY MIDNIGHT SHOW AT SIDEWALK FOR THREE YEARS 2015-2018.  SOME VIDEOS, PHOTOS AND MEMORIES:





"DRESS YOU UP"






LINK FOR "GOLDFINGER" LIVE AT SIDEWALK:


https://youtu.be/Z_nNE1Dcpfohttps://youtu.be/Z_nNE1Dcpfo












"HOOCHIE COOCHIE MAN"






MICK OAKLEAF, PAUL ANTHONY & FRANK DINUNZIO III.

TBH NO LONGER PLAYS WITH MR. WEST, AND SIDEWALK CLOSED.  BUT ...WE HAD SOME REALLY GOOD TIMES!




"SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE"




















THE COOLMATICS 




☆"THE COOLMATICS"...IS A ROCK BAND! IT HAS VOCALS BY PHIL STONE.  WE EXPECT TO BE PLAYING AND RECORDING OUR OWN ORIGINAL ROCK TUNES, AS WELL AS PERFORMING A MIX OF VERY INTERESTING AND COOL ROCK TUNES. 

THE COOLMATICS PLAYED AT THE 2ND AND 4TH BEACON OF HOPE EVENT, SIDEWALK, BACK TO THE BEACH TWICE, AND REGULARLY AT LIEDY'S IN STATEN ISLAND (2018-2020).  IN FUTURE WE HOPE TO PERFORM IN NYC CLUBS.






THE BEACON OF HOPE FESTIVAL OCTOBER 2017...STATEN ISLAND.





JOE MON PLAYING THE BLUES WITH THE COOLMATICS... MARINE PARK GOLF COURSE EVENT IN BROOKLYN SUMMER 2017, AND AT BACK TO THE BEACH 2018 STAGE SHOW.




☆CLICK ON THIS LINK FOR "BIG BIG CITY":


















VERY EXCITING NEW ROCK BAND... TO VISIT US ON FACEBOOK, JUST CLICK HERE:

FOR WEBSITE JUST CLICK ON THIS LINK:











































PETER BARON & THUNDERFARM







☆PETER BARON IS A FRIEND AND IDOL TO TBH.  WE ARE HIS HORN SECTION, AND LOVE PLAYING WITH HIS ROCK BAND THUNDERFARM EVERY CHANCE WE GET.   WE PLAYED ON HIS SONG "RUN FROM YOUR LOVE" YEARS AGO... AND NOW WE ARE ON PETER'S NEWEST RECORDING!






☆TBH WITH PETER BARON AT THE CUTTING ROOM MARCH 16, 2019.


TBH  WITH PETER BARON AT BAR NONE.











JOHNNY ANGEL & THE WILDHEARTS




☆JOHNNY ANGEL IS AN ICON AND ONE OF THE MOST DYNAMIC NYC ROCKABILLY PERFORMERS EVER!  RESIDING IN NEW ORLEANS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS... HE STARTED IN NEW YORK CITY.  TBH PERFORMED AND RECORDED WITH THE LEGEND IN THE 1990'S.


PHIL STONE WAS MUSIC DIRECTOR, MAKING HORN CHARTS TO ORIGINALS BY JOHNNY.  THAT IS PHIL IN BACK ROW...WILD GIGS AT THE CHATTERBOX LOUNGE IN THE VILLAGE AND AT LUIGI'S HOT SPOT...THE COOLER.  SEE OUR RECORDING OF "I'M SO LONESOME" ON THIS WEBSITE.







TOMMY PEZZ AT LONESTAR ROADHOUSE WITH THE WILD HEARTS. 



TOMMY PEZZ WITH JOHNNY ANGEL...AND JOEY KELLY SITTING IN.  GOOD TIMES!






AND AFTER MANY YEARS ... OUR 2018 REUNION WITH JOHNNY ANGEL WITH "WHISKEY  WRANGLERS" ON STAGE AT BEACON OF HOPE EVENT. 












THE KINGS OF SWING



IN LATE 1990'S WE PUT TOGETHER OUR OWN SWING BAND CALLED "THE KINGS OF SWING" FEATURING TBH AND VOCALS BY PHIL STONE (PHIL WAS KNOWN AS PHIL MARTINI THEN) .  
WE PLAYED REGULAR FRIDAYS AT THE SAGE RESTAURANT AND HILTON HOTEL LOBBY IN STATEN ISLAND.  WE APPEARED ON CABLE TV AND DID MARDI GRAS SHOWS UP TO AROUND 2014.  










"ROUTE 66"













EMMA Z. & BIG SEXY MUSIC

☆PLEASE CHECK OUT THE MICHAEL BAUMANN VIDEO OF EMMA Z & BIG SEXY MUSIC'S SONG "BURNING DOWN" LIVE AT THE SHRINE  FEATURING THE BROOKLYN HORNS...AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE OR ON YOUTUBE!  


IT WAS AWESOME PLAYING WITH EMMA ZAKAREVICIUS AND HER BAND "BIG SEXY MUSIC" IN 2016, ADDING OUR HORN PARTS TO HER ORIGINAL CUTTING EDGE ROCK/DANCE MUSIC.

























MICHAEL PACKER


☆THE BROOKLYN HORNS, TOMMY PE niZZ AND PHIL STONE WERE INDUCTED SEPTEMBER 2016 INTO THE NEW YORK BLUES HALL OF FAME.


DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THE GREAT BLUES LEGEND MICHAEL PACKER.








MUSIC HORN CHARTS

TROMBONE PLAYER PHIL STONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WRITING HORN ARRANGEMENTS FOR TBH.































AMANDA RECORDING

 ☆ WE RECORDED AT THE FREDDIE KATZ SIERRA STUDIO WITH JOEY KELLY ON "AMANDA"...A NEW BLUES/ROCK SONG WRITTEN BY PETER CROWLEY & JOEY KELLY, RELEASED ON JUNGLE MUSIC.  HORN ARRANGEMENT BY PHIL STONE. YOU CAN LISTEN AT TOP OF PAGE.




























GENE CORNISH



  ☆TBH HAD THE HONOR OF PLAYING WITH GREAT ROCK-N-ROLL HALL OF FAMER GENE CORNISH  (FROM BAND "THE YOUNG RASCALS")









AND JOEY KELLY & "DIVE BAR ROMEOS" FEATURING AMY MADDEN, CHARLES ROTH AND JIMMY McELLIGOTT AT SIDEWALK 2016.   IT WAS SO GREAT PLAYING WITH A  ROCK LEGEND AND CLASS ACT.   CHECK OUT THE PERFORMANCE:
https://youtu.be/S0s9dL6o5fY?si=RznfDesUcDPJ0Nz3

SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE!
THANKS JOEY... AND GENE! 









































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☆PHIL STONE AND THE BROOKLYN HORNS WERE INTERVIEWED  BY MARLOWE B. WEST.   READ OUR EXCITING INTERVIEW IN THE MARCH 2016 ISSUE OF "STEEL NOTES MAGAZINE" WITH COOL PHOTOS AND BACKSTAGE INSIDE STUFF!  YOU WILL LOVE IT!  JUST CLICK ON HERE:

https://issuu.com/steelnotesmagazine/docs/steelnotes-march2016v2/117

 ☆ YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY VIDEO OF 2014 CABLE TELEVISION INTERVIEW OF TBH (PHIL STONE, TOMMY PEZZ AND JOE KAMINSKI).   VIDEO IS ON THE BROOKLYN HORNS FACEBOOK (TOP OF PAGE):









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SIDEWALK NYC

☆SIDEWALK CAFE HAD BEEN A GREAT PLACE TO SEE NYC ROCK BANDS. TBH PLAYED SIDEWALK WITH SEVERAL BANDS FOR SEVERAL YEARS, PRESENTED BY THE GREAT ANNE HUSICK.
FROM 2015 TO 2018 TBH PERFORMED THERE AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH WITH MARLOWE B WEST.  WE ALSO PLAYED SIDEWALK WITH JOEY KELLY, CRAZY MARY, VAL KINZLER, THE COOLMATICS, AND ARCHANGELS.  THE EAST VILLAGE VENUE CLOSED IN FEBRUARY 2019, AND WILL BE MISSED.

"THE COOLMATICS" AT SIDEWALK 2018.




TBH AT SIDEWALK WITH MR. WEST (2015-2018)... AND WITH JOEY KELLY


FINAL TBH APPEARANCE AT SIDEWALK WITH "ARCHANGELS" BAND WAS FEBRUARY 2019.  WE SAID GOODBYE TO SIDEWALK.






































THE BOWERY ELECTRIC 

☆THE BOWERY ELECTRIC NYC IS A PLACE WHERE OUR HORN SECTION HAS PLAYED WITH THE MAGIC TRAMPS & JOEY KELLY.




















FULL HOUSE





☆OUR HORNS PLAYED WITH SCOTT CADDELL'S R&B GROUP "FULL HOUSE" WITH LARRY WILLIAMS, HOUSE BAND AT DOCK OF THE BAY S.I. SOME YEARS AGO.   WE OPENED FOR BIG STARS CHUCK BERRY, DELBERT McCLINTON AND SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY IN SHOWS!















LIEDY'S SHORE INN S.I.






☆LIEDY'S SHORE INN IN STATEN ISLAND WAS  A FAMOUS LOCAL TAVERN...A FUNKY BAR THAT TBH PLAYED AT FOR DECADES WITH OUR OWN BAND, AND JAMMING WITH OTHERS.  

IN THE PAST TBH HAVE APPEARED AT LIEDY'S WITH JIMMY MACK AND OTHERS.  OUR FORMER BANDS USED TO PLAY THERE REGULARLY FOR MANY YEARS.  THE COOLMATICS BAND PLAYED AT LIEDY'S OFTEN UNTIL JANUARY 2020. UNFORTUNATELY THE BAR CLOSED APRIL 2024.






CLICK HERE FOR "MUSTANG SALLY" AND "YOU MAKE ME WANNA SHOUT":

https://youtu.be/Q94Gx9AOeRY?si=tEF647u6wXRtT2uu


https://youtu.be/fiUqbK_0Sgw?si=AkH0xiQmQ5VtCSKE















THE BEACON OF HOPE FESTIVAL





☆THE BEACON OF HOPE FESTIVAL WAS AN ANNUAL STATEN ISLAND OUTDOOR EVENT PRESENTED BY TONY PREVOSTI.  THE BROOKLYN HORNS PARTICIPATED IN YEARS 2017 TO 2019 RAISING MONEY FOR DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION WITH GREAT ROCK STARS!

         PROFESSIONAL PHOTOS BY JEFF SMITH AND 
         N.Y. ROCKS. PROSHO SOUND STAGE.

















VAL KINZLER BAND


 ☆IT WAS GREAT WORKING WITH VAL KINZLER'S BAND AT "THE BITTER END", "SIDEWALK" AND "MERCURY LOUNGE" IN 2016.  BAND FEATURED BASS LEGEND JOE VASTA (BILLY IDOL, JOAN JETT).





JOE VASTA AND PHIL STONE AT BACK TO THE BEACH EVENT 2015..


AT SIDEWALK












AT THE BITTER END



AT MERCURY LOUNGE

















CRAZY MARY

 ☆THE BROOKLYN HORNS WERE DELIGHTED TO RECORD WITH CHARLES KIBEL, WALTER STEDING, NICHOLAS GREGORY, THE WIZARD & EMMA'S BAND "CRAZY MARY"... ON TWO NEW CLASSIC BEAUTIFUL HIT SONGS RECENTLY...
(CRYING OVER YOU & AMERICAN BOYS) ON RIPPLES OF CHAOS CD... THE HORN ARRANGEMENTS BY PHIL STONE & JOE KAMINSKI. PLEASE GET THE CD...OR GO LISTEN TO THOSE TWO SELECTIONS ON REVERBNATION, YOUTUBE...OR CLICK AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE.


☆THE CRAZY MARY "RIPPLES OF CHAOS" RELEASE PARTY AT "SIDEWALK" WAS A BLAST!    PHIL STONE AND TOMMY PEZZ GOT TO JAM WITH TWO GREATEST HORN PLAYERS EVER ROBERT AARON/SAX & MAC GOLLEHON/TRUMPET.     THAT WAS COOL.









JOEY KELLY 


















 ☆WE REALLY LOVE PERFORMING WITH ROCK STAR JOEY KELLY.  JOEY HAS INCLUDED TBH ON SOME AMAZING LIVE PERFORMANCES, A CABLE TELEVISION SHOW, AND RECORDINGS IN THE PAST.  HIS VOICE & STYLE IS FANTASTIC!









JOEY KELLY WITH DINA REGINE & TBH!













CHECK OUT OUR ROCK MUSIC VIDEO WITH THE BROOKLYN HORNS BAND, FEATURING JOEY KELLY'S ORIGINAL SONG  (AIN'T GOT THE BLUES NO MORE).  THIS FEATURES GREAT TERRY CONVERSE CAMERA WORK...AND  EXCITING PERFORMANCES BY JOEY KELLY AND LOVELY CYNDI DAWSON!  YOU CAN VIEW IT AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE.














MUSIC VIDEOS


☆HEY...SHOUT OUT TO A DEAR FRIEND WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY KIND TO THE BROOKLYN HORNS.  HE IS A GENIUS FOR SOUND AND VIDEO PRODUCTION...
MR. TERRY CONVERSE!  HE HAS HELPED MAKING MANY OF OUR RECORDINGS AND SHOWS!   AND HE IS A GREAT MAN. HE DID CAMERA FOR "CLUB ZANZIBAR" & "AIN'T GOT THE BLUES NO MORE" ...AND WORKED ON ALL TBH TV SHOWS.
"THANK YOU TERRY!"




MR. CONVERSE RECENTLY WORKED ON PRODUCING THE COOLMATICS 2023 SICTV CABLE TELEVISION SHOW AND MANY LIVE TV SHOWS FOR TBH.





















TBH MUSICIANS PAST, PRESENT... AND FUTURE?


☆ THERE HAVE BEEN SOME RECENT CHANGES. TWO NEW HORN PLAYERS WILL PERFORM WITH PHIL STONE IN OUR HORN SECTION.  TOM AND JOE HAVE LEFT TBH.  THANKS AND GOOD LUCK.  IT WAS FUN PLAYING WITH YOU GUYS. 

☆ WE HOPE THAT THE NEW TRUMPET AND SAX WILL BE TWO VERY BUSY MUSICIANS WHO HAVE PLAYED WITH PHIL MANY TIMES BEFORE... AND ARE HIS GOOD FRIENDS.  "THE SHOW MUST GO ON."

☆PHIL HAS SAX PLAYER STUART SEIDERMAN IN THE HORN SECTION.   AND WE HOPE TO HAVE RICH WARDLOW PLAYING TRUMPET WITH US WHEN THEY ARE BOTH AVAILABLE.  TWO FRIENDS AND EXCELLENT HORN PLAYERS.



"THE BEST IS YET TO COME!"

















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    TBH HORN PLAYERS HAVE ALL HAD IMPRESSIVE MUSIC EDUCATION AND SOLO CAREERS.  BUT WE EACH STARTED OUT AS YOUNG MUSICIANS WHO JUST LOVED PLAYING MUSIC.   FRIENDS OF PHIL STONE WHO CAME TOGETHER TO PLAY AS A HORN SECTION.


TRUMPET


JOE (AKA "JOEY CROWN") WAS THE ORIGINAL TRUMPET PLAYER.  THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OTHER EXCELLENT TRUMPET PLAYERS WORKING IN THE SECTION AS WELL... INCLUDING MAC GOLLEHON AND RICH WARDLOW.



TROMBONE





PHIL ALONG WITH 2 HIGH SCHOOL PALS HAD BEEN  APPEARING AT DOCK OF THE BAY CLUB AS A HORN SECTION. WE ALSO PLAYED AT WAVE AND RED SPOT ON BAY STREET IN STATEN ISLAND WITH LOCAL ROCK BANDS.



 PHIL PLAYED IN HIS ROCK BAND "IDLEWILD" 
WHICH PHIL FORMED WITH TOM SPARACIO IN HIGH SCHOOL. THEN PHIL STUDIED MUSIC AT MANNES CONSERVATORY AND THE COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND.  PHIL PLAYED ROCK IN "ODYSSEY" (FAMOUS CLUB BAND) AND IN "JADE" (DISCO BAND). AND PHIL PLAYED WITH MICKEY BURNS (NOW TV HOST OF "PROFILES") IN HIS WEDDING BAND IN THE 1980'S.


PHIL STONE ALSO DONATED HIS TALENT PLAYING TROMBONE TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE SALVATION ARMY EVERY DECEMBER FOR 15 YEARS.







                        SAXOPHONE 

TOMMY PEZZ WAS THE FIRST SAX PLAYER IN TBH. TOMMY STUDIED AND PERFORMED JAZZ.  LATER ON, HE PLAYED AS SIDEMAN FOR FAMOUS ROCK STARS.  TOMMY PLAYED SAX WITH THE 70'S CULT NYC PUNK ROCK GROUP "MEAN BEANS"!

TOMMY AND PHIL MET IN HIGH SCHOOL. 
A FEW YEARS LATER ALONG WITH JOE, THEY DECIDED TO WORK TOGETHER AS "THE BROOKLYN HORNS" WITH A DISTINCTIVE SOUND AND STYLE.

"THE BROOKLYN HORNS"  HORN SECTION




THE GOAL WAS TO BE A TIGHT PROFESSIONAL HORN SECTION WITH GOOD CHOPS, NICE CHARTS, BIG PERSONALITY AND GREAT SOLOS.

 TBH HAS PLAYED WITH MANY MUSICAL ARTISTS.  TO NAME JUST A FEW:
 MERCEDES MOORE (FROM  "MUSIQUE") 
FRANK LAROCCA,  PETER BARON, "THE SOFT PARADE" DOORS TRIBUTE...AND SO MANY OTHER GREAT MUSIC LEGENDS. WE LOVED TO JAM IN NYC BARS WITH ROCK BANDS LIKE MIKEY FLASHER, AND LATER JIMMY MACK.


CHECK OUT RECORDING WE MADE WITH AWESOME UNDERGROUND BAND "BAM BAM"...BIG HUNTER.   IT FEATURES HORN SOLOS.  UP ON YOUTUBE...OR JUST CLICK LINK AT TOP OF THIS PAGE!

TBH PLAYED WITH INCREDIBLE ROCKABILLY BAND "JOHNNY ANGEL & THE WILDHEARTS" IN NYC IN THE 1990'S.

PHIL AND TOMMY WERE IN "T.R. TOUCH" WEDDING BAND FOR A FEW YEARS... ENTERTAINED AT MANY AMAZING AFFAIRS, INCLUDING NEW YEARS EVE AT S.I. HILTON ANNUALLY.
TOMMY PEZZ WAS ON THE HIT HBO TV SERIES "THE SOPRANOS" ... IN WEDDING EPISODE PLAYING SAX WITH THE T.R. TOUCH BAND. WOW!




OUR HORN SECTION HAS ALWAYS BEEN KNOWN FOR STAGE AND TELEVISION SHOWS, PLAYING WEDDING GIGS AND BIG EVENTS, AND MAKING ANY BAND SOUND BETTER AND MORE CLASSY. 

BUT WE WANTED TO HAVE A BAND OF OUR OWN.  SO WE GOT TOGETHER WITH FRIENDS TO MAKE A BAND TO PLAY AT LIEDY'S .   FROM THE 1980'S TO 2013 TBH HAD OUR OWN ROCK BAND.
                                          "THE BROOKLYN HORNS" BAND  PLAYED MUSIC OF CHICAGO, R&B, AND OTHER HORN TUNES FROM THE ROCK-N-ROLL ERA.  IN YEARS PAST WE
 PLAYED BARS, WEDDINGS, CORPORATE AFFAIRS, AND CONCERTS.   WE HAD MANY DIFFERENT MUSICIANS AND SINGERS WITH US IN THAT BAND OVER THE YEARS.                  
  

WE ALSO PLAYED MANY OUTDOOR CONCERTS IN PARKS AND AT THE BEACH IN STATEN ISLAND.






THAT WAS FUN.  AND WE WERE ON CABLE TV. 

PLEASE CHECK OUT THE MUSIC VIDEO OF AN ORIGINAL SONG BY PHIL STONE...VOCAL BY SILAS KNIGHT.
 YOU MAY VIEW THE "CLUB ZANZIBAR" MUSIC VIDEO AT THE TOP OF THIS WEBSITE PAGE.



TBH HAD A FINAL REUNION PERFORMANCE WITH  OUR FRIEND SILAS AT BACK TO THE BEACH 2016.


https://youtu.be/fiUqbK_0Sgw?si=AkH0xiQmQ5VtCSKE


IN GOOD TIMES OUR HORNS JAMMED WITH MANY BANDS ON BAY STREET STATEN ISLAND  AT CLUBS LIKE "THE RED SPOT" & "WAVE".  THAT IS WHERE WE ONCE PLAYED WITH FAMOUS NOEL REDDING (FROM THE  JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE) WHEN  HE WAS HERE ON TOUR FROM ENGLAND.  WOW!








TBH HAD OUR OWN SWING BAND CALLED "THE KINGS OF SWING" WITH VOCALS BY PHIL STONE AND HAILEY SMITH.  WE PLAYED REGULARLY AT SAGE RESTAURANT AND AT  THE GARDEN INN HILTON LOUNGE.  
WE APPEARED ON CABLE TELEVISION.  PHIL ALSO DID A POPULAR TV SPECIAL SHOW CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS!


PHIL STONE AND HIS BIG BAND "THE LITTLE BIG HORNS"  WERE ON CABLE TV FOR A VALENTINE'S DAY MUSIC SHOW.  THIS WAS A 10 PIECE JAZZ BAND WITH STU SEIDERMAN AND RICH WARDLOW. 







OUR HORN SECTION TBH HAVE BEEN SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE RECORDED WITH A NUMBER OF FAMOUS ROCK STARS... AND ON MANY GREAT LEGENDARY ROCK RECORDINGS.   THIS ONE WITH FRANKIE ELDORADO IS A CLASSIC VINYL RECORD.

IN 2004 OUR TRUMPET AND SAX PLAYER RECORDED ON THE "HOT MONKEY LOVE" CD PRIMATE BLUES BY FRANK LAROCCA. CLICK AT TOP OF PAGE TO ENJOY MUSIC.
TBH RECORDED THE SONG "RUN FROM YOUR LOVE" WITH PETER BARON.  AND MORE RECENTLY RECORDED WITH JOEY KELLY AND CRAZY MARY  (SEE ABOVE).
OVER THE YEARS OUR HORNS HAVE PLAYED AT FAMOUS PLACES... LIKE CBGB'S, LUCILLE'S, B.B.KINGS, LONESTAR ROADHOUSE, CAFE WHA?, RODEO BAR, NELL'S, CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, KENNY'S CASTAWAYS, CLUB BENE, LE BAR BAT, AND MANNY'S CAR WASH.

OUR HORNS PLAYED WITH SCOTT CADDELL'S "FULL HOUSE" WITH LARRY WILLIAMS. THE BAND WAS OPENING ACT FOR CHUCK BERRY, DELBERT McCLINTON, AND SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY.



IN 2014, TBH HAD THE HONOR AND PLEASURE OF PERFORMING AND APPEARING ON CABLE TV WITH WAYNE LIVINGSTON, PLAYING ROCK AND FUNK!


    IN 2015 THE BROOKLYN HORNS  BEGAN OUR WEBSITE... AND FACEBOOK!    TBH PLAYED WITH JOEY KELLY AT BACK TO THE BEACH AND ON CABLE TV AND  ALSO FOR THE FAMOUS NYC INTERNATIONAL POP OVERTHROW NYC FESTIVAL HELD AT "BAR MATCHLESS" IN BROOKLYN!  

 OUR HORN SECTION  WAS ALSO PROUD TO PERFORM IN BROOKLYN WITH "JOEY KELLY ALLSTARS"...AT BEAST OF BOURBON FEATURING ROCK-N-ROLL HALL OF FAME GUITARIST RICKY BYRD (JOAN JETT).  YOU CAN VIEW A VIDEO ON THIS PAGE.
WE ALSO PLAYED IN NYC AT OTTO'S SHRUNKEN HEAD BAR!  TBH ALSO PLAYED WITH JOEY KELLY AND "DIVE BAR ROMEOS" AT SIDEWALK AND WITH "THE MAGIC TRAMPS" FEATURING SESU COLEMAN AT THE BOWERY ELECTRIC.


 IN 2017 PHIL STARTED HIS ROCK BAND "THE COOLMATICS" WHICH FEATURES VOCALS BY PHIL STONE! THE BAND PLAYS 60'S ROCK, 70'S PUNK, BOWIE, STONES, ETC.   WE PLAYED AT LIEDY'S ABOUT EVERY OTHER MONTH 2018-2020.  





TBH PLAYED AND RECORDED WITH JOEY KELLY.  IN 2015 WE  MADE A MUSIC VIDEO WITH JOEY KELLY (DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY PHIL STONE)  "AIN'T GOT THE BLUES NO MORE".  AND IN 2016 WE RECORDED ON THE SONG "AMANDA".


WE PLAYED OUR BAND'S FINAL LIEDY'S SHOW JANUARY 2020.

 THE BROOKLYN HORNS PLAYED WITH EMMA Z. IN "BIG SEXY" AT THE SHRINE...
AND IN 2016 TBH PLAYED AND RECORDED WITH THE COOL BAND "CRAZY MARY"!

TBH PLAYED SWING JAZZ WITH FRANKIE PIPPS & THE PIPPTONES AT THE DELANCY 2017.



 
FROM 2015-2018 TBH PLAYED IN OUR "MARLOWE B. WEST TAKEZ MANHATTAN & THE BROOKLYN HORNZ" NYC ROCK BAND.
  TBH PERFORMED A FRIDAY MIDNIGHT SHOW AT "SIDEWALK" BAR NYC WITH MARLOWE EVERY MONTH FOR 3 YEARS FOR "ANNE HUSICK PRESENTS".

TBH ALSO PLAYED WITH THE VAL KINZLER BAND IN 2017 FEATURING JOE VASTA ON BASS,  IN COOL CLUBS...INCLUDING AT
SIDEWALK, THE BITTER END AND THE MERCURY LOUNGE.


THEN CAME AN HISTORIC EVENT.  2016 WAS THE YEAR THE BROOKLYN HORNS, PHIL STONE AND TOMMY PEZZ WERE INDUCTED INTO THE N.Y. BLUES HALL OF FAME!  WHAT A TREMENDOUS  HONOR!




2015-2017 WERE GOOD YEARS.  BUT 2018 WAS  EVEN BETTER.    WE PLAYED BIG STAGE CONCERTS AT BACK TO THE BEACH AND BEACON OF HOPE, AND SIDEWALK NYC. 


THE YEAR 2019 WE WERE RECORDING & PLAYING NYC WITH PETER BARON ...AND RICK ECKERLE'S "ARCHANGELS" AND CONTINUED PLAYING OUR MONTHLY GIG AT LIEDY'S WITH "THE COOLMATICS" FEATURING ANTHONY SURACE.

THE 2020 PANDEMIC CHANGED EVERYTHING. WE TOOK TIME OFF AFTER MARCH 2020 DUE TO  COVID-19. OUR SHOWS IN NYC, LIEDY'S, AS WELL AS BACK TO THE BEACH & THE BEACON OF HOPE MUSIC EVENTS HAD TO BE CANCELLED.  AS IT TURNED OUT... THE END OF AN ERA.

PHIL SAID GOODBYE TO TOM AND JOE.  FOR TBH IT HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY ...THAT WAS INTERRUPTED.  BUT WAS BEGUN AGAIN IN 2023. 

SO... WHAT IS COMING NEXT?


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THE FUTURE OF TBH


NOW AND IN THE FUTURE PHIL STONE AND "THE BROOKLYN HORNS" WITH OUR NEW HORN PLAYERS WILL BE AVAILABLE LOOKING FOR ARTISTS TO PLAY WITH.  AND PHIL STONE HAS BEEN DOING SEVERAL EXCITING PROJECTS SINCE THE 2020-2022 PANDEMIC ENDED.

  TIME TO MAKE MUSIC AGAIN!





IN 2023 PHIL STONE RETURNED TO CABLE TELEVISION WITH 3 MUSIC SHOWS





PHIL STONE AND "THE SWING KINGS" DIXIELAND  JAZZ BAND CELEBRATED  MARDI 
GRAS 2023 WITH A CABLE TV SHOW. 




PHIL STONE'S ROCK BAND  "THE COOLMATICS" APPEARED TWICE ON CABLE TELEVISION IN 2023 AND JANUARY 2024 PLAYING AWESOME SHOWS.









THE BROOKLYN HORNS ARE AVAILABLE FOR HIRE AND OPEN FOR BUSINESS!








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COMIC BOOKS 




  PLEASE CHECK US OUT...FOLLOW THE BROOKLYN HORNS AND PHIL STONE ON FACEBOOK!   ENJOY EXCITING STUFF, LIKE OUR FUNNY & COOL COMIC BOOKS ... "THE ADVENTURES OF THE BROOKLYN HORNS" 
















































































































CARTOONS!  AND... ALSO OUR MASCOT "HORNY THE CAT"!





COOL STUFF 

TBH MASCOT "HORNY THE CAT"



TBH POSTAGE STAMPS 




...AND SPECIAL FEATURES LIKE...

PHIL STONE'S FAVORITE MUSIC HEROES












PLEASE CHECK OUT THE MUSIC VIDEOS, PHOTOS, BIOS...AND OUR EXCLUSIVE "SHOP PAGE"  ...ON THIS WEBSITE FOR  MUGS, POSTERS, T-SHIRTS, HATS, AND OTHER TBH MERCHANDISE! 

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AVAILABLE SOON...
"THE COOLMATICS" MUSIC CD:




WEBSITES





       CHECK OUT THIS WEBSITE FOR AN INCREDIBLE COLLECTION OF FAMOUS ACTION FIGURES.   YOU THINK YOU KNOW MUSIC?  CHECK OUT THE "HALL OF FAME".
HOW MANY ROCK/JAZZ/BLUES/POP MUSIC LEGENDS CAN YOU NAME?



FOLLOW "THE BROOKLYN HORNS" AND  "THE COOLMATICS" WEBSITES TO REMEMBER GREAT  MOMENTS AND MEMORIES ...AND ENJOY COOL NEW STUFF TOO.   AND ALSO...





FOLLOW PHIL STONE, THE BROOKLYN HORNS AND THE COOLMATICS ON FACEBOOK FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION, DETAILS ABOUT UP-COMING SHOWS, PHOTOS, POSTS, LINKS, VIDEOS, YOUR COMMENTS, AND LOTS MORE!





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THANKS TO ALL THE AMAZING ARTISTS WE HAVE MET AND WORKED WITH OVER THE YEARS.    THE WONDERFUL MUSICIANS WE IDOLIZE,  FANTASTIC PHOTOGRAPHERS (WHOSE BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE DISPLAYED HERE), AWESOME RECORDING AND SOUND PEOPLE, CLUB OWNERS & STAFF.  YOU HAVE HONORED US BY BEING FRIENDS WITH US...AND INCLUDING OUR HORNS. WE LOVE THE N.Y.C. ROCK MUSIC COMMUNITY.   WE LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE AWESOME PERFORMING EXPERIENCES WITH ALL YOU GUYS!





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 PLEASE VISIT US OFTEN ON FACEBOOK AND ON THE WEB.   MY FRIENDS AND I LIKE MAKING MUSIC AND APPRECIATE YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT! -PHIL STONE













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              THANKS...  ROCK ON EVERYBODY!
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE GREAT PHOTOS BY MICHAEL BAUMANN, ALAN RAND, RACHMAEL PRE-GIULIANI, JOHAN VIPPER, JEFF SMITH, ROBERTA LEE, ANJANETTE MCGRATH, PHIL FIUMANO... AND SO MANY OTHERS.  THANK YOU VERY MUCH!