Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Kinfolk Brass Band plays along the bank of the Mississippi River near Jackson Square in New Orleans. - Will Lanzoni/CNN EDITOR ...

Stellar Wood, the swamp-sultry vocalist for the Pensacola-based band Whiskey & Water, grew up in New Orleans, and said the environment from that famed musical melting pot definitely influenced the ...

Playing 9 p.m. March 5 and 19 at Rudy’s Jazz Room. Hope you didn’t give up groovin’ for Lent, because Rougarou Brass Band is holding down a residency at Rudy’s Jazz Room o ...

The heartbeat of New Orleans heads to the West Coast this January as Soul Brass Band launches its first-ever Northern California tour. The “Mardi Gras Rolls West” Tour runs January 22–30, 2026, ...

Horns blaring, drums snaring, handkerchiefs twirling, this New Orleans–style brass band will escort you to the beyond with a wild dance party.

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band has become a stalwart of the New Orleans brass sound since its formation 37 years ago, and a global torch-bearer for jazz. But early on, the band — which plays a New Year’s ...

Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina crashed into the Gulf Coast, New Orleans is set to commemorate the anniversary Friday with memorials, performances and a parade to honor those who were affected.

Trumpeter-vocalist-bandleader Cameron Washington leads his Lazy Californians in performance and on their debut album, "Back to San Francisco." Cameron Washington & Lazy Californians The Bay Area octet ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In this behind the scenes documentary, Liberty Brass Band performs a freshly minted funeral dirge for the 2015 Smithsonian Folkways release 'New ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: A new series “New Orleans: Soul of a City” explores the many ways the city communes with its history – through music, food, sports and tradition – revealing how, 20 years after Katrina, ...