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 ...

By McKenzie Brown The Tampa Brass Band (TBB), the premier British-style brass ensemble in the Tampa Bay region, invites ...

New Orleans music ushered in the 20th century with the wail of a joyful noise: collective improvisation, syncopated rhythms, eclectic stylings, and an infectious joie de vivre that was exhilarating.

Veronique Dorsey grew up immersed in the second line brass band tradition of New Orleans. “Second lines used to always pass in front of my house,” Dorsey says, referring to the boisterous, ...

William Claiborne, the first American governor of the Louisiana territory, believed New Orleans was ungovernable due to the citizenry's preoccupation with dancing. We're talking pre-jazz here. Later ...

The world often feels full of fading traditions, from drive-in movie theaters to the dying art of good old-fashioned letter writing. For the British, add brass bands to that list. Traditional brass ...