The Revolutionary Snake Ensemble is a costumed funk and street beat experimental & improvisational brass band performing a unique blend of original and traditional celebratory music. Leader Ken Field is a longtime member of the modern music ensemble Birdsongs of the Mesozoic. For more about RSE, visit myspace.com/revolutionarysnakeensemble.

Music samples from "Year of the Snake" (Innova Recordings 2003)

Night Life Pick of the Week: "The Revolutionary Snake Ensemble, a writhing, horn-heavy group led by the Boston-based saxophonist and composer Ken Field, dresses in feathered masks and sequined robes and covers a broad range of funk- and New Orleans-inspired music. A seasoned collection of horn and percussion players, the group, which is closing in on two decades of music-making, puts a funky spin on everything from Billy Idol to Ornette Coleman." --- The New Yorker, May 19, 2008