Tradition and familiarity is at the heart of British brass bands, but should it be? Military marching bands have long accompanied state celebrations; Queen Elizabeth II had 24 such bands playing at ...

Some Saturday evening after a Tigers game you might wander into Greektown for a bite to eat and hear the sound of brass band music rising above the bouzouki melodies wafting out of Greek eateries.

Brass Solidarity is a Minneapolis community band that was formed after George Floyd was killed. Now, they're playing at protests against ICE, in an effort to bring joy and break potential tension.

On a Sunday in April, Cambridge Common reverberated with the discordant honks and trills of a brass band warming up. Musicians arrived at the park with instrument cases strapped to their backs and ...

The band was formed in 1856 with just five members and a repertoire of three songs.

The Rebirth Brass Band rose from the streets of New Orleans to international renown with a mix of the brass-band tradition and a refreshingly modern sensibility. The Rebirth Brass Band mastered the ...

The band uses its music to guide protests, to disturb the peace, and to raise money for social and political causes. Earlier this month at the Defend DACA protest in downtown Oakland, Brass Liberation ...

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 ...

In the heart of New York City’s vibrant music scene, a dynamic force is shaking up traditions and breaking down barriers. Meet Brass Queens, an electrifying nine-piece, New Orleans-style brass band on ...