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Best of the Beat: Lifetime Achievement in Music – Dirty Dozen Brass Band
In 2002, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band celebrated its 25th anniversary and several of its core members related the ensemble’s history and its remarkable rise to fame […]
What does it mean to be in the Dirty Dozen Brass Band? Gregory “Blodie” Davis, Roger Lewis, Kirk Joseph and Kevin Harris let us know.
What is one of your most memorable performance? Gregory Davis: In the early days when we first started traveling, I got a sense of the power of what was happening—when […]
Does your class got brass? Prove it & win $10k for your school
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation has announced details for the 2020 Class Got Brass competition, an annual event supporting the arts and education. Class Got Brass invites high-school […]
Tremé Creole Gumbo, Congo Square Rhythms Fests combine as one
For the first time in the histories of the Tremé Creole Gumbo Festival and the Congo Square Rhythms Festival, the two free events will merge into a single festival this […]
A new lounge is bringing music and art to the Tremé
This weekend, the Tremé Art and Music Lounge will make its debut with performances from the Grammy-nominated Hot 8 Brass Band. With a focus on highlighting not only local musicians […]
Leah Chase will be honored with a second line in the Tremé tonight
Yesterday (June 3), Big 6 Brass Band and others amassed outside Dooky Chase’s Restaurant to honor the late, great Leah Chase. This evening (June 4), another second line is planned […]
Tremé /7th Ward Arts + Culture Festival announces lineup & schedule
This Memorial Day weekend, the Tremé/7th Ward Arts and Culture Festival returns to celebrate one of the country’s most culturally revered neighborhoods. Taking place primarily under the North Claiborne Ave. bridge, Tremé […]
Edna Karr High School wins top honors in Class Got Brass competition
At this year’s Class Got Brass competition, which awards school bands with instruments, Edna Karr High School won the top prize. A prize of $10,000 worth of instruments was awarded […]
2018 Tremé Creole Gumbo Fest to honor Travis “Trumpet Black” Hill
The 11th annual Tremé Creole Gumbo Festival, organized by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, returns this November for its signature blending of brass bands with creole cooking. This […]
Hot 8 Brass Band covers Joy Division in latest video
On Wednesday, the Grammy-nominated New Orleans outfit Hot 8 Brass Band released the video to their cover of Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart.” The video is filmed entirely […]
