(NEWARK, NJ) -- Horizon Foundation Sounds of The City presents a free outdoor concert with the protest band Brass Against on Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 6:00pm. This artist collective is one part intense rock band, one part political unrest, and a whole lot of big, booming brass instruments. They’re angry, they’re inspired, they’re ready for change—and they hope their music amplifies this energy in everyone who listens.
Brass Against has released three full-length albums including renditions of songs from Rage Against The Machine, Tool, and Audioslave, featuring vocals from Sophia Urista, Liza Colby, Samuel Hope, and more. Feel the music. Join the movement. And check out that hardcore tuba!
Horizon Foundations Sounds of the City is a FREE outdoor concert series that brings residents together every week. It’s a dance party with a festival atmosphere—and you’re invited! All concerts take place on Thursdays from 6:00pm to 8:30pm in Chambers Plaza, directly outside NJPAC’s theaters.
Following Brass Against, the grand finale of the 2021 Sounds of the City season is an appearance by one of the longest-lived reggae bands of all time, Third World on August 26. Combining reggae with elements of R&B, funk, pop, rock, dancehall and rap, Third World’s style has been described as "reggae-fusion.” With nine Grammy nominations and a catalog of charted smash hits including “Now That We Found Love”, ”96 Degrees in the Shade'' and “Try Jah Love,” the band has toured six continents,and performed with Bob Marley, Santana and Stevie Wonder, among many others.
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, the state’s oldest and largest health insurer is a tax-paying, not-for-profit health service corporation, providing a wide array of medical, dental, vision, and prescription insurance products and services. Horizon BCBSNJ is leading the transformation of health care in New Jersey by working with doctors and hospitals to deliver innovative, patient-centered programs that reward the quality, not quantity, of care patients receive. Horizon BCBSNJ is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association serving approximately 3.7 million members.
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), located at One Center Street in downtown Newark, N.J., is America’s most diverse performing arts center, and the artistic, cultural, educational and civic center of New Jersey – where great performances and events enhance and transform lives every day. NJPAC brings diverse communities together, providing access to all and showcasing the state’s and the world’s best artists while acting as a leading catalyst in the revitalization of its home city. Through its extensive Arts Education programs, NJPAC is shaping the next generation of artists and arts enthusiasts. NJPAC has attracted nearly 10 million visitors (including over 1.7 million children) since opening its doors in 1997, and nurtures meaningful and lasting relationships with each of its constituents.
