New Orleans music ushered in the 20th century with the wail of a joyful noise: collective improvisation, syncopated rhythms, eclectic stylings, and an infectious joie de vivre that was exhilarating.

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band’s 40th anniversary snuck up on co-founding trumpeter Gregory Davis. “I didn’t really think about it at first,” Davis said recently. “It was like turning 50 — all of a sudden ...

Just over seven years ago, Hurricane Katrina and the social services failures in its aftermath struck New Orleans a devastating blow. Last November, Dirty Dozen Brass Band's lead trumpeter, Efrem ...

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, an untraditonal exponent of traditional New Orleans-style street music, is enjoying a measure of critical success, in part because they have been performing in front of the ...

After 35 wonderful years, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band's records are as fun as ever. At this point in its career, the Dirty Dozen has perfected playing along the fine line of being tight enough to keep ...

It is 11/11, make a wish! If you wished to see The Dirty Dozen Brass Band live in person – you’re in luck. The WMNF Song of the Day is “Night Train” by The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, recorded Live at ...

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band will perform at 7 p.m., Saturday, June 7, at the Blue Ridge Music Center’s amphitheater at milepost 213 on the Blue Ridge Parkway just south of Galax, Virginia. DaShawn & ...

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band charges into its 36th year still delivering its distinct brand of music with high energy and joy. Roger Lewis, the New Orleans band's baritone saxophonist, is one of two ...

“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 ...

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band’s 35th anniversary crept up on saxophonist Roger Lewis and his bandmates — five of whom were part of the original lineup of the New Orleans septet, which hails from the ...

BOND –Bringing together the best of New Orleans, Colorado and the midwest, State Bridge Riverside Amphitheater welcomes the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Yamn and Ultraviolet Hippopotamus with special ...

Thirty-five years ago, Marvin Gaye issued what is still the essential cry for social justice from the pop music corner: “What’s Going On” – with songs like “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology),” “Inner City ...