Hear the self-described "accidental brass quartet" put a new spin on an old British ballad in an evocative arrangement by Nico Muhly and Sam Amidon. Songs We Love: The Westerlies, 'Saro' Many ...

The Westerlies, “an arty quartet…mixing ideas from jazz, new classical, and Appalachian folk” (New York Times) are a New York-based brass quartet comprised of childhood friends from Seattle: Riley ...

[There is] a whole generation of younger performing and creative talents for whom those old stylistic and conceptual boundaries have long since disappeared. The Westerlies, a self-titled album ...

There is a long tradition of songs meant to gather us in protest against injustice and unite us around troubling truths and uplifting ideals—think “Strange Fruit,” made famous by Billie Holiday, or ...

The enemy-turned-ally trope has long sparked box office success. And on the hockey rink, adversaries have lately been doubling as lovers. The Seattle jazz scene can now offer its own spin on this ...

Well, normally I don't do this, but, uh, go 'head on and break 'em off with a little preview of the traditionally arranged British ballad. The Westerlies are an instrumental quartet bridging jazz, ...

The Westerlies are a tightly knit team of four young master musicians. Their two trombones and two trumpets gave us a richly diverse and emotive programme of music from multiple styles, locations and ...

Brass quartet The Westerlies have performed on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts and collaborated with artists including Fleet Foxes, Bon Iver and Common. Despite New York mailing addresses and national ...

Five years ago, four Seattle-bred brass players came home from New York and played their first gig at the then-new club in Columbia City, the Royal Room. They called themselves The Westerlies, after ...