I failed at the saxophone so I don’t need the 6 easiest brass instruments to play in a band. But maybe you do. Maybe you, unlike me, did not fail at saxophone. Maybe you will pass or even succeed!

New Orleans celebrated Mardi Gras last week with that signature brass band sound. In the seven years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city, a local man has played a role in bringing that sound ...

Applications are being accepted through March 5 for the Class Got Brass competition for Louisiana high school and middle school brass bands, sponsored by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation.

It is 25 years since Brassed Off, starring Pete Postlethwaite, Tara Fitzgerald and Ewan McGregor, became a box office hit. Archivist Michaela Senkova with some of the collection. (Simon Hulme). Did ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A unique performance Saturday at Independence Mall. A group of musicians played some unusual instruments, in an effort to break a world record. Tia Sadler was out enjoying the ...

The Rebirth Brass Band rose from the streets of New Orleans to international renown with a mix of the brass-band tradition and a refreshingly modern sensibility. The Rebirth Brass Band mastered the ...