What is better than jazz music? Well, have you ever heard of Big Wy's Brass Band? This brass band takes jazz to a whole new level with its eclectic mix of traditional New Orleans and funky originals.

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 — ...

As the sun began to set Friday evening, the Conrad Prebys Amphitheater came alive with the exuberant sounds of about 30 brass musicians from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music. After a year ...

Have you been on Frenchmen Street lately and heard the brass band? Remember that big lot on the corner of Frenchmen and Chartres where the brass band used to play every night? It’s gone. In its place ...

After Hurricane Katrina and the federal levee failures threw New Orleanians to different parts of the country, musician Ellis Joseph found himself in Atlanta. A bass drummer and one of the founding ...

Big Wy's Brass Band is an Austin, Texas-based group known for its mix of traditional New Orleans jazz and original funk music. The band found a welcoming audience in Shreveport, Louisiana, after ...