At first thought, the notion of a New Orleans-style brass band based in Minneapolis recalls the famed Jamaican bobsled team. However, similarities between the two quickly disappear once you listen to ...

The first test in evaluating brass band music — and especially brass band music played by a non-New Orleans group — is whether you can second line to it. The rhythm is, after all, the crucial aspect — ...

It’s hard to pin down the Jack Brass Band. Their 2007 album, Traditionally Speaking, was a fairly traditional New Orleans affair. The Minneapolis group’s new record, Fourth Movement, has them sounding ...

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Members of the Jack Brass Band and the Stooges Music Group, both from New Orleans, participated in a jam session at last year's festival. DANVILLE — Every June, this town in Kentucky's southern ...

Choosing the more mainstream pop tunes – Bobby Brown's "Every Little Step" also made the cut – was a little more calculated than simply having fun, bass-drummer ...

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