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Happy Lance Brunious is an American performer and showman born in New Orleans, now residing in SaintPaul/Minneapolis, MN. Happy Lance sings, dances, and plays trumpet but, in the past was I.L.I.C.I.T., an award winning Twin Cities rapper and touring vocalist. Happy Lance Brunious has amassed over 2,000 performances in the US & Canada with dancing, singing, drumming, scatting, rapping, trumpeting, story-telling, whistling, beat-boxing, spoken-word, comedy, magic, and theatre.
Since 2018, Lance has lead his own band and production group, performing in the United States. In 2022 Happy Lance Brunious and his band headlined a Juneteenth celebration by the city of St.Paul, MN.
Lance Brunious is the son of NOLA-based jazz legend Wendell Brunious, the musical director at Preservation Hall. Lance’s grandfather, John “Picket” Brunious, a trumpeter and pianist who studied at Juilliard, arranged for Cab Calloway, Billy Eckstine, Louis Armstrong and others. Lance’s late great-uncle, Wilfredo Santiago, is reportedly one of the first guitarists ever recorded in American music and played alongside Buddy Bolden, one of the founding fathers of New Orleans ragtime, the precursor to jazz.
Happy Lance Brunious with his band aims to preserve and contribute to his unique heritage tied to the early greats of jazz. He plays songs by Professor Longhair, Louis Armstrong, the Neville Brothers, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Fats Domino, Treme Brass Band, John Boutté, Rebirth Brass Band, Louis Prima, Louis Jordan, Cab Calloway, Juvenile, and many others.
- City of StPaul’s Juneteenth Celebration 2022
- The Community Tour 2022
- Stories Behind the Menu 2023
- TC Veg Fest 2023
- LIVE 2023 Tour
Since 2018 has been playing with his band, and solo. For 2 years he played with with reggae music collective Irie Sol in WI, MN, and IA. He is playing in New Orleans with the world renowned Treme Brass Band.
Some notable sit-ins… Umoja Percussion Unit, Westside Band, International Reggae Allstars.
In September 2017 there was an article written about him by Reuben Rosario in the Pioneer Press. In early May 2018 KSTP Channel 5 News featured him in a story.
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