For more than a century, the signature sound of New Orleans has been the brass band — at once a source of celebration, collective expression, and community pride. New Orleans Brass Bands: Through the Streets of the City, brings together for the first time in one recording three musical generations that represent three dominant styles of brass bands. The 15-track, newly recorded collection spans the full spectrum of New Orleans brass band music, both as it exists today and extending back through the tradition’s history. Featured are the classic sound of the Liberty Brass Band, the modern-yet-traditional Treme Brass Band, and the funk, rap, and “bounce” influenced Hot 8 Brass Band. Together, they offer a dynamic portrait of this vibrant and distinctively American tradition.
Brass band on the Bourbon street, French quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana Stock Photo - Alamy
Big City Blues
Why A Funeral Brass Band Lives For The Moment - Silk Street Jazz
National Folk Festival kicks off with Treme Brass Band parade
New Orleans (After the City) - song and lyrics by Hot 8 Brass Band
New orleans street band hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
Tradition Meets Funk: Review of 'New Orleans Brass Bands: Through the Streets of the City' (Smithsonian Folkways) - WSJ
New Orleans (After the City) - Hot 8 Brass Band
Dr. Michael White
We Shall Walk Through the Streets of the City
New Orleans is a City on Parade
Premium Photo Brass band marching through the streets playing energetic tunes and attracting a crowd of enthusiastic onlookers
Back on song: New Orleans 10 years after Katrina, New Orleans holidays
