Opa! Baba Yaga Orkestar is a Balkan Brass band in Dallas, TX. We play an assortment of Eastern European Romani/Gypsy tunes and mash-ups. We are currently a seven-piece band, comprised of woodwind, brass, and percussion. Find more about us at www.babayagaorkestar.com and follow us @babayagaorkestartx. Email us at babayagaorkestartx@gmail.com for booking information. Justin Anderson--mellophone/cornet Matthew Banks-- clarinet/saxophone Kevin Cho-- percussion Trevor Clipp-- tuba Brianna Compton-- flugabone Jacob Diewald-- trumpet Jacob Muzquiz-- trombone

Baba Yaga Orkestar during their live recording session at Arts Mission Oak Cliff in Dallas, Texas.

Balkan Brass Band, Baba Yaga Orkestar, performing at Revelers Hall in Bishop Arts District, Dallas, TX Video by Jessica Waffles

Baba Yaga Orkestar is a Dallas-based brass band that specializes in music from Eastern Europe. This seven-member ensemble consists of band directors, elementary music educators, and private lesson teachers from Frisco, Richardson, Plano, Highland Park, and Garland ISDs. Baba Yaga Orkestar blends Western jazz elements, instrumentation, and improvisation into Eastern European harmonies, meter, and tonality. With Western realizations of Romani (Gypsy) songs of Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romanian, Serbia, and Bosnia, they strive to uplift, connect, and entertain audiences.

Baba Yaga Orkestar playing a "Balkanized" version of Outkast's "Hey Ya!". May 2021 at Revelers Hall.

Hungarian Gypsy Song, transcribed from Ando Drom's version. Live at Revelers Hall, May 2021

Baba Yaga Orkestar playing a cover of Goran Bregovic's "Hop Hop Hop" featuring Justin Anderson on cornet.

Balkan Brass Band, Baba Yaga Orkestar, performing at Revelers Hall in Bishop Arts District, Dallas, TX Video by Jessica Waffles

Balkan Brass Band, Baba Yaga Orkestar, performing at Revelers Hall in Bishop Arts District, Dallas, TX Video by Jessica Waffles