“You could have the best rock and roll band playing on stage, and a brass band would come and turn the whole house out. Something about that energy that a brass band brings: we got music for your mind ...

In the New Orleans of yesteryear, some residents of the Big Easy enjoyed a vital community amenity, the tradition of the social aid and pleasure club. When a resident died, if their family could not ...

When: Friday, June 15, 6:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Saturday, June 16, 6:30 & 9:45 p.m. How much: $125 More info: The show includes dinner from Galatoire’s Restaurant in New Orleans. Tickets: ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A founding Dirty Dozen Brass Band member has died. In a social media post, the band announced that drummer Lionel Paul Batiste Jr. died Monday (July 22) night. “R.I.P. to one of ...

Earlier this year, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band performed for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series. The seven-piece group brought the 40 years of experience under its collective belt to a national audience ...

Do you ever think about where bands start and then where they end up, and what on Earth the people who started the band would’ve thought about where it would take them if they’d had any idea? Take, ...

Roger Lewis’ business card says he plays music for all occasions. And after 35 years as a member of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, he’s played small clubs and in front of massive audiences at festival ...

The Gold Coast Jazz Society will launch its 2025–2026 concert season with the explosive energy of The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, live on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 7:45 p.m. in the Amaturo Theater ...

NEW ORLEANS — Renowned New Orleans musician and original Dirty Dozen Brass Band member, Lionel Paul Batiste Jr. has died. “R.I.P. to one of the ORIGINAL members of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Lionel ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — One of the original members of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Lionel Paul Batiste Jr., has died. The band made the announcement through a social media post on Monday, July 22.

Lionel Paul Batiste Jr., one of the original members of Dirty Dozen Brass Band, has passed away. The news of his passing was posted via the band’s Instagram account on Monday, July 22, stating: “R.I.P ...

At the dawn of the ’70s, Marvin Gaye looked at the hardship and despair in his Detroit and asked a direct question, poignant in its simplicity: “What’s going on?” “Thirty-five years, and we’re still ...