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Looks like Saxation were beaten to the line because Beyonce has an all female sax and brass band called Suga Mama. Sponsored by Cannonball. Has anyone played a Cannonball?
When Beyoncé Knowles takes the stage at the 2013 Super Bowl XLVII halftime show, her three horn players are going to shine. Two saxophonists and one trumpet player – all Cannonball artists – make up the horn section of Suga Mama, Beyonce’s all-girl band.
Katty “Kat” Rodriguez Harrold (tenor and baritone sax), Adison Evans (alto sax), and Crystal J. Torres (trumpet) are outstanding musicians by themselves, but combine as a tour-de-force section with a trademark crisp, powerful sound. Their Big Bell Stone Series instruments project a powerful, soulful sound that adds to the energy of the group.
A noteworthy aspect of the group is their matching black horns. The Cannonball alto, tenor, and bari saxophones and the trumpet are all matte black with polished black highlights: The Raven finish.
We asked Tevis Laukat, President of Cannonball Musical Instruments, to tell us about Beyonce’s band, the Super Bowl, and “those black saxophones and trumpet.”
First of all, just how did Beyoncé’s horn section end up playing Cannonball Ravens?
“Crystal [Torres] met us at the NAMM Show last year, where she fell in love with our Big Bell Raven trumpet. She’s been playing it with Beyoncé for a year now,” says Tevis.
Beyoncé liked it and wanted all black horns in her band, so Kat asked her repair technician for recommendations. Tevis recalls, “Her tech told her: ‘There’s only one – the Cannonball Raven.’ So they called me.”
When Beyoncé Knowles takes the stage at the 2013 Super Bowl XLVII halftime show, her three horn players are going to shine. Two saxophonists and one trumpet player – all Cannonball artists – make up the horn section of Suga Mama, Beyonce’s all-girl band.
Katty “Kat” Rodriguez Harrold (tenor and baritone sax), Adison Evans (alto sax), and Crystal J. Torres (trumpet) are outstanding musicians by themselves, but combine as a tour-de-force section with a trademark crisp, powerful sound. Their Big Bell Stone Series instruments project a powerful, soulful sound that adds to the energy of the group.
A noteworthy aspect of the group is their matching black horns. The Cannonball alto, tenor, and bari saxophones and the trumpet are all matte black with polished black highlights: The Raven finish.
We asked Tevis Laukat, President of Cannonball Musical Instruments, to tell us about Beyonce’s band, the Super Bowl, and “those black saxophones and trumpet.”
First of all, just how did Beyoncé’s horn section end up playing Cannonball Ravens?
“Crystal [Torres] met us at the NAMM Show last year, where she fell in love with our Big Bell Raven trumpet. She’s been playing it with Beyoncé for a year now,” says Tevis.
Beyoncé liked it and wanted all black horns in her band, so Kat asked her repair technician for recommendations. Tevis recalls, “Her tech told her: ‘There’s only one – the Cannonball Raven.’ So they called me.”
