New Orleans Brass Bands S/D

Treme Brass Band at d.b.a. this week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1wdIvUHiGE&list=UUad-xCQMJvt-oRXN86HRNAA&index=1&feature=plcp

Here's The Stooges Brass Band breaking into some Stevie Wonder when they played the "Jazz in the Park" series on Sept. 27, 2012 at Louis Armstrong Park. They were incredible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz9E9YUXOs0&feature=relmfu

Finally, Kermit Ruffins playing "Iko Iko" at his Speakeasy in the Treme. He cooked us some rabbit, then played his ass off. One of the friendliest groups of music-lovers I've had the pleasure of being around.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hchwNRPP6yM&list=UUad-xCQMJvt-oRXN86HRNAA&index=4&feature=plcp

stooges do the stage band (drumkit/keyboards/etc) thing better than anyone else i've seen, but i'd still rather hear them in full brass band mode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grgEgb4CcDE

appropos of nothing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKt7le98CEQ

was amazed that even though NOLA has a tonne of little record companies, and NOLA music is fairly marketable outside the city, many of the brass bands don't have much of an online presence with their music.

― borntohula, Saturday, September 29, 2012

I wonder if they're tweeting.

From Offbeat editorial re the City's attempts to shut down clubs because of solitary complaints. This is about a place I confess to not knowing about:

Mimi’s in the Marigny, which has presented live music on Royal and Franklin for 10 years, was closed by co-owner Mimi Dykes because of her fear she was out of compliance with city permits regarding noise—this, despite the fact the bar uses noise-deadening window treatments at Mimi’s Upstairs, where live music plays and DJs (notably Soul Sister) work regularly. Mimi also has regular noise decibel readings to make sure she’s in compliance.

Dykes went back to business as usual only to get in hot water again after last weekend, when a neighbor complained about the loud noise coming from Mimi’s at 1 a.m. Interestingly, Mimi’s Upstairs shuts down its music at midnight, so live music and DJs got a bad rap from the neighbors because the noise didn’t come from live music. It apparently came from a jukebox downstairs. There were also “party buses” in the neighborhood that evening—is she supposed to manage street traffic too?

Stooges are touring the East Coast next month. I’m going to see them Nov. 3 in Providence.

http://www.stoogesmusicgroup.com/news#

Cool. Election night the 6th in Baltimore, and in DC on the 7th.

Assuming they'll be using the stage band setup for the tour.
http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2012/10/stooges_brass_band_mixes_it_up.html

Can't vouch for their excellence vs other brass bands (they just played well-worn standards), but Pair-O-Dice Tumblers Brass Band was fun to second line with during the Art for Art's sake Krewe of the Living Dead zombie crawl.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8328/8105406773_ba63f1e443_z.jpg
20121006-079-zombie_walk_DxO by Sanpaku1, on Flickr

Ooopsie.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8183/8105454012_fc6fd58930.jpg
20121006-079-zombie_walk_DxO by Sanpaku1, on Flickr

From a Basin Street Records press email:

Rebirth Brass Band opening 8 shows for the Red Hot Chili Peppers Nov 14-26

Ned Sublette will be speaking in New Orleans tomorrow (Tuesday, Oct. 30) evening at 6:30 at Tulane's Jones Hall, room 100A, on "Kongo Belief Past and Present." On Thursday, Nov. 1, at 8 p.m. in the Iberville Room of the Astor Crowne Plaza, he will be part of a panel at the American Musicological Society conference titled "Moving Roots of Music: The Many Worlds within New Orleans."

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2012/11/bob_french_to_receive_low-ley.html

And, per Mr. French’s instructions, there will be no official second-line jazz funeral.

oh shit. cranky and contrary to the end.

i put some of my favorite cuts from my favorite Bob French record (which, sadly, appears to be out of print and hard to find?) on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZP0QTDDoY4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPKXEhl4KK0

Offbeat Magazine 2012 poll nominees:

14.

Best Brass Band

Hot 8 Brass Band

Pinettes Brass Band

Rebirth Brass Band

The Soul Rebels

Stooges Brass Band

15.

Best Brass Band Album

Mainline Brass Band - Mainline Brass Band

On My Way - New Birth Brass Band

The Life and Times - The Hot 8 Brass Band

Twenty Dozen - Dirty Dozen Brass Band

Unlock Your Mind - The Soul Rebels

x-post--finally listened to those Bob French cuts. Nice! RIP

Who's going to watch these kids in the Tournament of Roses Parade on Jan. 1? Heard the Roots of Music kids rehearse above us while we were touring the Cabildo in September. Rebirth Brass Band drummer Derrick Tabb deserves much props for founding this organization.
http://noladefender.com/content/ro56ots-m1usic-headed-rose-bowl

Haven't seen 'em yet. But I did see on CNN late last night a reporter covering a New Orleans New Year's event-- I saw a white folks brass band doing the "Treme" show theme with an African-American dancer; and better than that--Dr. Michael White playing clarinet with a snare drummer.

Dang, I was out of town mid-November and totally missed news of Bob French's passing. Seeing him at Donna's Bar ranks among my best N.O. memories. RIP.

what good is going on in nola this week? my brother's there for a short while and i think things have changed quite a bit since i was there in 2010. i'd love to be able to recommend him some music especially brass bands.

First off, tell him to head to the corner of Bourbon and Canal Fridday night for the weekly brass band jam. Rebirth plays the Maple Leaf on Tuesdays, Hot 8 is at Howlin’ Wolf on Jan. 6, Treme Brass Band is at dba Jan. 8. Not a brass band, but I highly recommend Kermit Ruffins’ Treme Speakeasy on Sunday and Monday nights. Get there early for dinner and then Kermit will play a couple of sets (and you’ll be home at a decent hour). Some great trad jazz bands also play for tips on Royal Street and there’s always someone good playing at the Spotted Cat, Blue Nile, Hi-Ho Lounge, Chickie Wah Wah, etc. Course, Preservation Hall should be experienced at least once. John Boutte’s a must-see, too, but I’m not sure if he has any gigs in the city this week.

rad, thanks jazzbo.

from Offbeat:

"I can't sing like I used to sing, but I'm-a try one more thing," sang Bo Dollis Sr. before the launching into the chorus of "Hey Now Baby (One More Time)" during a December 18 session at Nola Recording Studios in Mid-City.

The recording will make its way onto Bo Dollis Jr.'s debut record as a leader, scheduled for release at Jazz Fest 2013. "Hey Now Baby" also marks the first time that Bo Dollis Sr. and Big Chief Monk Boudreaux have recorded together in over a decade.

and more from Offbeat-- but not a lot of brass in the top 25. Soul Rebels at 7

http://www.offbeat.com/2013/01/01/offbeat-top-50-louisiana-albums-2012/

which is like the most boring soul rebels record ever, but hey.

some serious folklore here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpMSvDaO_jA&list=PLyLPqhafxEWdHO8MTf5y7BNd1cBHgNLWj

part 6 is the dopest one for derrick tabb being derrick tabb

Not brass band but...

Christian Scott Christian aTunde Adjuah (Concord)

This New Orleans release is showing up on lots of best jazz 2012 lists.

We keep hijacking Jordan's brass band thread for general N.O. doings, but here's this year's Jazzfest schedule. A chance to see Fleetwood Mac for a lot less $ than elsewhere.

http://lineup.nojazzfest.com/

And a lot of shit I don't care about.

more non-brass news:

from nola.com

A federal grand jury on Friday indicted former Mayor Ray Nagin with 21 counts of corruption, alleging that while in office, Nagin took cash bribes and gifts from three city contractors and used his power as mayor to leverage a granite installation contract from Home Depot as the retailer was building a store in Central City. Despite New Orleans' reputation for political shenanigans, Nagin is the first mayor in the city's history to be indicted by a grand jury on corruption charges.

Ironically, Nagin, 56, a Democrat, was elected in 2002 largely on the strength of his promise to reform a City Hall that was widely perceived as a den of cronyism under Nagin's predecessor, Marc Morial. His administration began with denunciations of municipal corruption and a crackdown on the beleaguered city's Taxicab Bureau, including arrests of numerous cabbies -- one of them the mayor's cousin -- and the head of that department.

The Soul Rebels will perform as the house band throughout "2nd Annual NFL Honors" ­- a two hour primetime awards special saluting the best players, performances and plays from the 2012 NFL season to air nationally on Saturday February 2, 9-11 p.m. (ET) on CBS.

Derrick Tabb's Roots of Music needs some views on this video before midnight tonight in order to make money from StubHub. I could watch an endless loop of the little kid playing snare at the start.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SNl4F5mXRqo

will do

Anybody see the Wynton Marsalis hosted New Orleans event on CBS from noon to 1 pm US eastern time yesterday on Super Bowl Sunday? I missed it, but the trailer, with some brass shots, looked intriguing. Did not find the whole program yesterday online anywhere (based on a quick google search).

I recorded it but haven’t watched the whole thing yet. It actually looks like it has some real substance, though, and there’s an extended segment on Roots of Music. As an added bonus, there’s another precious moment involving that young snare drummer (I’m pretty sure it’s the same kid). He starts to introduce himself when his sticks fall to the floor. His reaction is priceless. I would love to meet that kid some day and ask for his autograph.

“In New Orleans, band is a sport,” said Gerard Howard, a McDonogh 35 graduate who founded bandhead.org, a site devoted to marching bands. “So bands have to be ready every time they leave the gates of their school. Because whoever is out there will get blown at.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/us/school-band-with-storied-past-gears-for-new-orleans-carnival.html

The New York Times
February 9, 2013
A School Band With History Crams for Carnival
By KATY RECKDAHL

I've still never been there for Mardi Gras

Fat Tuesday etc

http://www.offbeat.com/2013/03/25/rip-cyril-%E2%80%9Cbig-chief-iron-horse%E2%80%9D-green-of-black-seminoles/

Really grooved on Black Seminoles first thing in the morning last time I was at Jazzfest (before heading into the blues tent for the entire day for the Ponderosa Stomp revue.) No funk band backing (though I love that approach too) just straight up old school chants.

btw, I think stage cubes are released today for JF if anyone's going. I'm not.

No JF for me this year either. I am going to be there the week before at the New Orleans portion of the EMP Pop conference talking about current southern chitlin circuit soul on a panel (that unfortunately is at the same time as another panel that covers New Orleans brass, bounce and rap). The American Routs public radio show is having a special anniversary concert the weekend of the EMP conference.

That panel sounds cool! I've never been to French Quarter Fest, I may give that a shot some year before returning to Jazzfest. More locals, less John Mayer.

French Quarter Fest does look good

Here's the New Orleans panel at the EMP Pop Conference on the 20th of April

Mapping the Sounds of New Orleans: Bass, Bounce, Second-Lines
10:15am–11:45am

Featuring
Rebecca Snedeker
Joshua Jelly-Schapiro
Garnette Cadogan
Joel Dinerstein

Looking at the Jazzfest schedule: Saturday 4/27 I think I would sit in the blues tent all day for Classie Ballou, Herbert Hardesty, Lil Buck Sinegal, Deacon John, Jon Cleary, and Charles Bradley & his Extraordinaires. Wasn't familiar with the last one, he's a Daptone guy and now I REALLY want to see him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmSzDYeIo_0

Saw Charles Bradley at a festival last summer. Killer set.

Great voice (although I am not always crazy about his material or his band)

x-post--- this is Saturday at Tulane (actually event goes from Thursday night to Sunday morning)

Here's the New Orleans panel at the EMP Pop Conference on the 20th of April

Mapping the Sounds of New Orleans: Bass, Bounce, Second-Lines
10:15am–11:45am

Featuring
Rebecca Snedeker
Joshua Jelly-Schapiro
Garnette Cadogan
Joel Dinerstein

Alas, the panel I am on, the Memphis one, is at the same time. Gonna try to get some brass bands at some point through the weekend and hit restaurants and such y'all have recommended or that I have been to in the past

http://empmuseum.org/programs-plus-education/programs/pop-conference/2013/emp-pop-conference-2013-new-orleans.aspx