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The Rebirth Brass Band is a New Orleans brass band
Brass band

A brass band is a musical group generally consisting entirely of brass instruments, most often with a percussion section. Ensembles which include brass and woodwind instruments can in certain traditions also be termed brass bands , but are usually more correctly termed military bands, concert bands, wind bands or wind ensembles....
. The group was founded in 1982 by tuba
Tuba

The tuba is the largest and lowest pitched brass instrument. Sound is produced by vibrating or "buzzing" the lips into a large cupped Mouthpiece ....
/sousaphone
Sousaphone

The sousaphone is a wearable tuba descended from the h?licon, and designed in an ergonomically efficient way such that it fits around the body of the wearer, and so it can be easily played while being worn....
 player Philip Frazier, his brother Keith Frazier and trumpeter
Trumpet

The trumpet is a musical instrument with the highest Register in the brass instrument family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BC....
 Kermit Ruffins
Kermit Ruffins

Kermit Ruffins is a jazz trumpeter, singer and composer from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. He has been heavily influenced by Louis Armstrong, Louis Jordan and Eddy Jefferson....
, along with other musicians with them at the Alfred Lawless High School in the Tremé
Treme

Trem? is a New Orleans neighborhoods of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. A subdistrict of the Mid-City District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans to the north, Rampart Street to the east, St....
 neighborhood of New Orleans. The band was discovered at the 1982 Jazz festival and recorded its first album in 1984. Rebirth is known for combining traditional New Orleans brass band music, including the New Orleans tradition of second line
Second line

Second line is a tradition in brass band parades in New Orleans, Louisiana! The term is also used for an associated traditional dance style!Music is an important part of most public events in traditional New Orleans culture....
 with funk
Funk

Funk is an United States Music genre that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, soul jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music....
, jazz
Jazz

Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
, soul
Soul music

Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the African American culture through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of funky, Secularity testifying." The genre occasion...
 and hip hop
Hip hop

Hip hop is a cultural movement built largely around the music genre of hip hop music, which developed in New York City during the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latino Americans....
 influences.






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The Rebirth Brass Band is a New Orleans brass band
Brass band

A brass band is a musical group generally consisting entirely of brass instruments, most often with a percussion section. Ensembles which include brass and woodwind instruments can in certain traditions also be termed brass bands , but are usually more correctly termed military bands, concert bands, wind bands or wind ensembles....
. The group was founded in 1982 by tuba
Tuba

The tuba is the largest and lowest pitched brass instrument. Sound is produced by vibrating or "buzzing" the lips into a large cupped Mouthpiece ....
/sousaphone
Sousaphone

The sousaphone is a wearable tuba descended from the h?licon, and designed in an ergonomically efficient way such that it fits around the body of the wearer, and so it can be easily played while being worn....
 player Philip Frazier, his brother Keith Frazier and trumpeter
Trumpet

The trumpet is a musical instrument with the highest Register in the brass instrument family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BC....
 Kermit Ruffins
Kermit Ruffins

Kermit Ruffins is a jazz trumpeter, singer and composer from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. He has been heavily influenced by Louis Armstrong, Louis Jordan and Eddy Jefferson....
, along with other musicians with them at the Alfred Lawless High School in the Tremé
Treme

Trem? is a New Orleans neighborhoods of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. A subdistrict of the Mid-City District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans to the north, Rampart Street to the east, St....
 neighborhood of New Orleans. The band was discovered at the 1982 Jazz festival and recorded its first album in 1984. Rebirth is known for combining traditional New Orleans brass band music, including the New Orleans tradition of second line
Second line

Second line is a tradition in brass band parades in New Orleans, Louisiana! The term is also used for an associated traditional dance style!Music is an important part of most public events in traditional New Orleans culture....
 with funk
Funk

Funk is an United States Music genre that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, soul jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music....
, jazz
Jazz

Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
, soul
Soul music

Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the African American culture through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of funky, Secularity testifying." The genre occasion...
 and hip hop
Hip hop

Hip hop is a cultural movement built largely around the music genre of hip hop music, which developed in New York City during the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latino Americans....
 influences. In 1992, Ruffins and Rebirth split amicably after Ruffins decided not to accompany the band on a trip to Africa.

Ruffins later formed his own Band, the Barbecue Swingers
Kermit Ruffins

Kermit Ruffins is a jazz trumpeter, singer and composer from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. He has been heavily influenced by Louis Armstrong, Louis Jordan and Eddy Jefferson....
, who play a more traditional style of New Orleans jazz music. Rebirth's longstanding regular Tuesday night gig at the Maple Leaf Bar
Maple Leaf Bar

The Maple Leaf Bar is a music performance venue in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is also a bar and hosts a variety of other events.The Maple Leaf is on Oak Street in the Carrollton, Louisiana of Uptown New Orleans....
 on Oak Street in the Carrollton
Carrollton, Louisiana

Carrollton is a neighborhood of uptown New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, which includes the Carrollton Historic District. It is the part of Uptown New Orleans farthest up river from the French Quarter....
 neighborhood of Uptown New Orleans is one of the pillars of the New Orleans music scene, and has served as a reliable introduction to the city's nightlife for many newly arrived college students.

The band regularly tours in North America and Europe, second only to the Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Dirty Dozen Brass Band

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band is a New Orleans, Louisiana, brass band. The ensemble was established in 1977 by Benny Jones together with members of the Tornado Brass Band....
 in popularity and acclaim among the brass bands of New Orleans.

Discography

  • 1984
    1984 in music

    Events*January 21 - "Relax " by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart; it spends a total of forty-two weeks in the Top 40....
     - Here to Stay! - Arhoolie Records
    Arhoolie Records

    Arhoolie Records is a small record label run by Chris Strachwitz. The label was founded by Strachwitz in 1960 in music as a way for him to record and publish previously obscure "down home blues" artists such as Lightnin' Hopkins, Snooks Eaglin and Bill Gaither ....
  • 1989
    1989 in music

    This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989....
     - Feel Like Funkin' It Up - Rounder Records
    Rounder Records

    Rounder Records, originally of Cambridge, Massachusetts but now based in Burlington, Massachusetts, is an independent record label founded in 1970 in music by Ken Irwin, Bill Nowlin and Marian Leighton-Levy, while all three were still university students....
  • 1991
    1991 in music

    See also:* 1991 in music * :Category:Record labels established in 1991...
     - Do Watcha Wanna
  • 1991
    1991 in music

    See also:* 1991 in music * :Category:Record labels established in 1991...
     - Rebirth Kickin' It Live
  • 1992
    1992 in music

    This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992....
     - Take It To The Street
  • 1994
    1994 in music

    This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994....
     - Rollin'
  • 1997
    1997 in music

    This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997....
     - We Come To Party
  • 1999
    1999 in music

    See also:* 1999 in music * :Category:Record labels established in 1999...
     - Main Event: Live At The Maple Leaf
  • 2001
    2001 in music

    See also:* 2001 in music * :Category:Record labels established in 2001...
     - Hot Venom
  • 2004
    2004 in music

    See also:* 2004 in music * :Category:Record labels established in 2004...
     - Rebirth for Life
  • 2004
    2004 in music

    See also:* 2004 in music * :Category:Record labels established in 2004...
     - Ultimate Rebirth Brass Band (best-of compilation)
  • 2005
    2005 in music

    Events*In the course of the year 2005, 12 rock albums reached the number 1 spot in America. This was the first time even ten albums have reached the top spot since 1996....
     - Throwback
  • 2007
    2007 in music

    This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007....
     - Never A Dull Moment (DVD)
  • 2008 - 25! 25th Anniversary Album, photo-ed in the lower 9; we love our boys. thank you for every single note you have ever played.


External links

  • - a documentary filmed and edited by Keith Reynaud, Jr.
  • at
  • on the Internet Archive
    Internet Archive

    The Internet Archive is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building and maintaining a free and openly accessible online digital library, including an archive site of the World Wide Web....
    's live music archive
  • Rebirth Turns 25, Paste Magazine article by Caroline Goyette