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Rebirth Brass Band
Formed in the early ‘80’s by Philip Frazier, Keith Frazier and Kermit Ruffins, all former schoolmates, the band has evolved from playing the streets of the French Quarter to playing festivals and stages all over the world. The band is a regular highlight of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, where their 1982 performance led to a record deal, and a strong loyal audience following. As always, the Rebirth Brass Band promises to get the party started Crescent City-style and then take listeners on a stirring ride through traditions old and new.
Kermit Ruffins has moved on to form his own band The Barbeque Swingers, and has himself become quite the local celebrity. Rebirth's longstanding regular Tuesday night gig at the Maple Leaf Bar in New Orleans has become a mainstay on the city’s music itinerary. Their drummer Derrick Tabb, was in 2009 picked as a finalist for the CNN Heroes award, for his founding commitment to the Roots of Music after school program in the city of New Orleans.
Rebirth as they are affectionately known in the Big Easy, is always on call and have earned their reputation by showing up and “taking it to the streets.”
In the ongoing wake of the disaster that was/is Katrina, Rebirth has taken become a role model for young musicians to look up to in learning about and maintaining their long and rich musical heritage.
The current line up of the band is Phil Frazier-Tuba, Keith Frazier-Bass Drum, Derek Shezbie-Trumpet, Glen Andrews- Trumpet, Stafford Agee-Trombone, Corey Henry-Trombone, Derrick Tabb-Snare Drum, Vincent Broussard-Saxophone, and Chaderick Honore-Trumpet Source: James Nadal
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Roll With It: Brass Bands in the Streets of New Orleans
by Florence Wetzel
Roll With It: Brass Bands in the Streets of New Orleans Matt Sakakeeny 248 pages ISBN: 978-0-8223-5567-0 Duke University Press 2013 In his fascinating book Roll With It: Brass Bands in the Streets of New Orleans, ethnomusicologist and journalist Matt Sakakeeny delves deep into one of the great institutions of American music. In this searingly honest portrait of 21st-century brass bands, Sakakeeny shares the stories of musicians in three contemporary brass bands: Rebirth, ...
Continue ReadingRebirth Brass Band: Rebirth of New Orleans
by Wade Luquet
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Continue ReadingRebirth Brass Band Perform With Sol Roots And Gordon Sterling At The Hamilton Live
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9th Floor Music
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
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Jazz This Week: Ralph Towner, Sto Jazz Orchestra, Sherman Irby, Clayton Brothers Quintet, Rebirth Brass Band, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
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Rebirth Brass Band Returning to the Gramophone on Sunday, October 30
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
New Orleans' Rebirth Brass Band (pictured) is coming back to town to play at 5:00 p.m. Sunday, October 30 at The Gramophone, sharing a bill with St. Louis' own Funky Butt Brass Band. The RBB's last visit to the Gateway City was in July of this year for a concert at Bandwagon Hall in South County and performances with the Compton Heights Concert Band, and they also performed at The Gramophone in October 2010. Tickets for Rebirth Brass Band and ...
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Jazz This Week: Rebirth Brass Band, Ronnie Burrage, Willie Akins, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Like most of the rest of the midsection of the USA, St. Louis is mired in some truly nasty summer weather this week, but there are several jazz and creative music performances coming up in the next few days that should be worth braving the inferno-like conditions. Here's what's happening: Tonight, guitarist Brian Vaccaro will lead a trio in a free concert for the Jazz at Holmes series at Washington University, and saxophonist Tim Cunningham plays a free outdoor concert ...
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One Track Mind: Rebirth Brass Band, "Shrimp and Gumbo" (2011)
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Something Else!
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Rebirth Brass Band to Play October 7 at the Gramophone
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This just in: New Orleans' Rebirth Brass Band (pictured), recently featured in several episodes of the HBO TV series Treme, is coming to St. Louis to perform on Thursday, October 7 at the Gramophone. Former in 1983 by Keith Frazier, Philip Frazier and Kermit Ruffins, the Rebirth Brass Band (along with their New Orleans cohorts the Dirty Dozen Brass Band) helped spark renewed attention for the city's brass band tradition back in the 1980s, and has continued to perform, tour ...
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New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival: The Rebirth Brass Brand, Galactic and More
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Michael Ricci
The Rebirth Brass Band, wearing identical green Rebirth T-shirts, stood in the bright Saturday sun on the second day of this years New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
The front line of three trumpets, two trombones and a tenor saxophonist was backed by a rub-board player, a bass drummer, a snare drummer and a tuba player -- the giant golden bell of his horn emblazoned with the bands name.
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