The self-described “accidental brass quartet” takes its name from the prevailing winds that travel from west to east. “Skilled interpreters who are also adept improvisers” (NPR’s “Fresh Air”), The Westerlies explore jazz, roots, and chamber music influences to create the rarest of hybrids: music that is both “folk-like and composerly, lovely, and intellectually rigorous.” (NPR Music).

Since their inception, the ensemble has produced 10 critically acclaimed albums of genre-defying music. 2023 saw the release of their fifth studio album, entitled “Move,” featuring music of new music icons Caroline Shaw and Nico Muhly, on the ensemble’s in-house record label. Sought-after collaborators, The Westerlies are featured on recordings by Fleet Foxes, Big Red Machine, Common, Theo Bleckmann, Aoife O’Donovan, and Conrad Tao. Their work with Tao recently led to the commission of “Concerto for Westerlies,” an expansive and ebullient concerto for brass quartet that premiered in 2023 with the Orlando Philharmonic under the direction of Eric Jacobsen.