It’s an understatement to say that, at 79, Benny Jones Sr. is one of the oldest active musicians in New Orleans. Because Jones is not just active. He’s overactive. Every day, several times a day, ...

The Grammy Award-winning Dirty Dozen Brass Band will perform at Fort Mose Historic State Park on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. The New Orleans-based band is known for its unique "musical gumbo" sound that ...

Growing up in Tulsa, Greg "Coach" Fallis made it his goal to move to New Orleans and immerse himself in the Crescent City's signature brass band sound. When he got to the Big Easy, though, nothing ...

Over the past 18 months, Alejandro de los Rios, Jonathan Bachman and Michael Seaman have traced the history of New Orleans brass band music for their film “Brass Roots.” De los Rios and Bachman, both ...

In the New Orleans of yesteryear, some residents of the Big Easy enjoyed a vital community amenity, the tradition of the social aid and pleasure club. When a resident died, if their family could not ...

(NOTE: Jonathan Bachman and I are currently in the beginning stages of filming a documentary focused on contemporary New Orleans brass bands, from Dirty Dozen to Rebirth to Soul Rebels and more, we'll ...

In the early 1990s, bass drummer Derrick Moss, snare drummer Lumar LeBlanc and other members of the Young Olympia Brass Band decided to split off to form a new brass band: The Soul Rebels. They wanted ...

Big Wy's Brass Band is an Austin, Texas-based group known for its mix of traditional New Orleans jazz and original funk music. The band found a welcoming audience in Shreveport, Louisiana, after ...

Celebrating over 45 years since their founding in 1977, the GRAMMY Award-winning New Orleans-based Dirty Dozen Brass Band has ...

Lively music poured through the streets of Somerville as 33 activist brass bands and their performers used rhythm, melody and dance to bring the community together. A saxophone player for Brass ...

The culmination of the brass band season is fast approaching as the UK's top ensembles prepare to compete in two prestigious finals this September and October. Bands from across the country will go ...