Dirty Dozen Brass Band News

 
Kansas City Star
Uplifting Dirty Dozen Brass Band gets the crowd dancing
Kansas City Star
The exceptional sight was on display Thursday at Crossroads KC as more than 200 people — most in their twenties and thirties — cavorted to the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. Founded in New Orleans 35 years ago, the ensemble has played a significant role in ...
Dirty Dozen Brass Band doesn't forget its New Orleans rootsSTLtoday.com
The Old-School NOLA Charms of Dirty Dozen Brass BandHuffington Post

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Pitch Weekly
The old-school NOLA charms of Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Pitch Weekly
Few bands today embody this sound and lifestyle as wholly as Dirty Dozen Brass Band. Speaking from his home in New Orleans, founding member and baritone-sax player Roger Lewis recalls, "When we started hitting the streets, of course, we were playing ...

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The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Philadelphia Inquirer
The Dirty Dozen has been up for big challenges in the past with its bracing, innovative blend of traditional New Orleans sounds and modern jazz sensibilities. The ensemble has recorded with artists from Dizzy Gillespie (a hero and inspiration) to Elvis ...


 
Concert review: Lucero, Soul Rebels at the Beacham
Orlando Sentinel (blog)
Soul Rebels, a brass band that carries on and expands the tradition of such Big Easy legends at the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, specializes in hitching its brassy style to pop songs such as the Eurythmics' “Sweet Dreams Are Made of This.


 
Paste Magazine
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Paste Magazine
By Geoffrey Himes Before they were playing jazz festivals all over the world, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band honed their skills in a small bar called the Glass House in one of New Orleans' toughest neighborhoods. The first time I paid the one-dollar cover ...

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Kansas City Star
Top Shows: Southern Culture on the Skids, Heartless Bastards
Kansas City Star
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band has been reminding audiences for 35 years of the vitality of New Orleans-based music. The aggregation freely incorporates contemporary innovations including hip-hop into its foundation in traditional jazz.


 
Chris Aaron: Playing more than just the blues
Green Bay Press Gazette
He said he also played quite a few times with percussionist and Wisconsin native Wally Ingram, who got Aaron to sit in on dates with performers like the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Steel Bridge regular Eric McFadden. He also began coming back to the ...

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