It is 3:33 AM, and this is exactly what you want to see on the subway.
After a long night of working or drinking or both, you hop into the sparsely spaced subway train, only to be treated to a wonderful late-night fanfare.
The video opens with a bass drum with various implements that opens a high-intensity beat.
The person in question is something straight out of a cheery post-apocalyptic world, two words you shouldn’t use together, clad in a pair of pink welding goggles and a hoodie. Maybe to protect him from the sheer awesomeness they’re about to unleash? We will never know.
Then, the camera shows the undeniable frontman of the band. Coming in full energy, with feet shuffling and shoulders bopping, he shows us that he can still dance to the beat, despite wielding an instrument that literally takes the air out of you.
The last player is revealed, playing pulsing shrieking tunes from his trumpet. The psychedelic cat on his shirt quickly gives away the fact that they’re no ordinary group.
Too Many Zooz is a brasshouse band made up of Leo P, Matt Doe, and King of the Sludge.
Leo Pellegrino or “Leo P”, is the mastermind behind the brass team. He plays the baritone saxophone while sporting that slick hair. The trumpeter is Matt Muirhead or “Matt Doe”, playing the trumpet and wearing the cat shirt. And David “King of the Sludge” Parks, who’s in charge of the drums.
They have been playing since 2013, honing their skills through the toughest audiences around – the fast-paced commuters of Manhattan. Since then, they have released three albums and several singles and EPs.
The fanfare was just getting started as the band marched into the train, surprising the unsuspecting commuters with some much-needed late-night funk.
Subway commuters have seen a lot of characters, whether they like it or not. But a brasshouse band clad in pink is definitely something you would choose over a man in a banana costume screaming slam poetry.
As the band flaunted some tasty brass tunes, the crowd began to take out their phones and cheer their music on.
Each member was given a moment to shine. The trumpet solo started off the show with a festive bopping and quick cadence notes.
Then the sax belted out an energetic solo paced in a tight rhythm while he’s jumping and dancing to the beat. Something he’s really good at.
All the while, their drums brought on the cowbells enough to call on the people towards the beat.
While some of their late-night audience members were trying to get some mid-commute shut-eye, most of the subway denizens were bobbing their heads to the beat while filming the intimate impromptu show with their phones.
As the trio exited the train, you can hear the crowd howl in cheers, obviously enjoying the unexpected performance on a rather slow night.
It is not every day that you’d be treated to an impromptu show, but when you do, it could be a brass band in pink, waking up everyone at three in the morning.
Watch the full performance in the video below!
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