March is Music In Our Schools Month, an annual celebration created by the National Association for Music Education. But for one "Big Red One" Soldier, it is also an opportunity to bring his passion ...

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.

The Houston Brass Band is the Bayou City's very own British-style brass band, modeled on a tradition that goes back centuries to the coal mines and pubs across the pond. In this sound portrait, HBB ...

For over seventy-five years, the brass band tradition existed largely unchanged until this forward looking, bebop influenced ensemble completely changed both the style and the repertoire of brass band ...

Shakur Brooks has a bass line looping in his head. The eighth-grade trombonist sits on a metal chair in the band room of the Booker T. Washington Middle School for the Arts in West Baltimore, punching ...

A festival which is set to celebrate its 20th anniversary must continue to grow to ensure the heritage of brass survives for ...

What better way to enjoy the music of the holiday season than with the majestic sound of brass. Join music director Stephen Squires and the Illinois Brass Band for an evening filled with of the music ...

Brass bands often bring New Orleans to mind. But some 1,000 miles away from southeast Louisiana, there's a different kind of brass band at work: the No BS! Brass Band of Richmond, Va. Since the late ...

Old friends, audience members and random musicians often flow on and off The Big Ass Brass Band’s stage, sometimes even mid-song. But that’s all part of the fun for the Dallas-based brass band.

Every year since 1847, the Exeter Brass Band has been filling the air with horns and cymbal crashes. This New Hampshire ensemble is one of the oldest continuously performing groups in the country, and ...

They’ve played at international festivals, in nightclubs and on a boat in the New York harbor. In one unusual gig, they played on the L train in Chicago. This local band has even been on the radio — ...

One of the most recognizable and respected names in the storied history of New Orleans brass band music is “Onward.” Founded “some time before 1877” according to one source, the Onward Brass Band ...