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“At first it was hard to convince somebody to come on a tour where there's no financial guarantee,” Simon says. “But Azad was totally down for it, and him being down for that helped build the band, because we would definitely go out there a lot and make some noise." After that tour, Azad, who grew up in Manhattan, Kansas, and was living in Kansas City at the time, became a long-distance member, making the eight-and-a-half-hour drive to Denver for Brothers of Brass gigs. The group would travel the country, busking outside Phish and Dead & Company concerts. Azad finally moved to Denver in...