to the "working site" of Providence, RI's Extraordinary Rendition Band.

An Open, Community Based Street Band begun in November of 2008, we organized around the principles that:

-We are an Open Band of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion, (and just about anything else)  for people of all ages and levels of ability.
-We are not playing to get rich or to get famous, but to build community and share joy with each other and with our audiences.
-We operate in a democratic way that promotes artistic excitement
-We will play in the streets for human rights, peace, justice, economic equality, community celebrations, or any other vision we support.
-We encourage musical expression both by being an Open Band, and also by pursuing interaction and music education with audiences at varying levels.
-We hope to bring music to public spaces as much as possible, playing free, guerrilla style and in the streets whenever we can.
-We aim to please when the cause is true and the time is right!

What you can find here!  ...include:

Calendar-Google Calendar of scheduled practices and locations so that folks can plan ahead and get info.

Music-Links that will include the music documents for stuff we are working on in several keys so anyone can use it to work on and learn... you know, if that's what you're into.

Video Link/Audio File Examples-Links to a Youtube Channel, videos, and music files to give examples of the stuff we are working on.

Blog-Blog space with updates and ongoing conversations so that we can reduce our use of email listserve clutter.

Gig Dates/Locatiions    

Other stuff-Hopefully other stuff....

But yeah, follow the links on the sitemap and check check it out.










Some more details:

Open Band: 
Our goal is to be as much of an Open Band as possible, meaning anyone can come and play and participate regardless of experience as long as they and the group feel comfortable at a personal and musical level.  For example, it's totally cool for anyone to come who is trying to learn an instrument, but they will need to feel comfortable with that learning process and understand that it takes effort and time, and we will try to support each other in that process.  Our goal is to develop "sections" with internal leadership to help teach and guide, but in some cases that may be limited.  Also, they will need to be willing to participate in, and help develop the group processes of the band.  Finally, they would need to be willing to commit to a weekly practice whenever possible. As the history and present state of brass, drum, marching, and roving bands shows, they are part of a rich and diverse history of styles, influences, cultures, and purposes.  We hope to play songs that celebrate those histories, while having a great time playing together and with our audiences.  Some styles will include: -Funk! (P-Funk "Give the Funk Up" to Cameo "Word Up" etc.) If you think you might be interested in checking it out, drop us a line and we will get you more details, info, music, etc. so you can come to the next practice