Older brother Randy (trumpet) first became famous as an original member of Blood Sweat and Tears. Michael (sax) is probably best-known for his work with jazz fusion group Steps Ahead. In the seventies and eighties the brothers also produced a number of excellent fusion records as The Breckers Brothers Band. They also frequently collaborated as session musicians on albums by many other great artists such as Todd Rundgren, Parliament, Cassiopeia and Frank Zappa.
In 1978 Mike and Randy toured with Frank Zappa and played with Terry Bozzio. Impressed by his performance, they invited him a few months later to join them on stage for a couple of shows. The sheer quality of these shows made the record company decide to release the live recordings on a record called "Heavy Metal Bebop", which turned out to be their best selling album. In the nineties the band released two albums: Return of the Brecker Brothers (1994) and Out of the Loop (1994). The latter won them a double Grammy. Their collaboration ended when Michael sadly passed away in 2007. In 2013 Randy decided it was time to form a Brecker Brothers Band Reunion, in remembrance of his brother as well as other departed members of The Breckers Brothers Band, and a new album, The Brecker Brothers Band Reunion, was released. We are very proud that Randy and his wife, and very talented saxophone player Ada Rovatti, will grace the stage of Cultuurpodium Boerderij to revive the sound of this super group. Tonight's line-up is: Randy Brecker (trumpet), Terry Bozzio (drums), Ada Rovatti (sax), Barry Finnerty (guitar), and Neil Jason (bass).