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New Birth Brass Band
12+ albums
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The New Birth Brass Band are part of a long line in the New Orleans brass band tradition, but their relative youth means their music yields an eclectic set of musical genres. New Birth's members are virtuosos who mix elements of blues, ragtime, gospel, funk, soul, rock, and traditional Crescent City jazz into their sound. The group’s albums include D-Boy, released by the NYNO (New York/New Orleans) label in 1997; New Birth Family, issued by Valley Entertainment in 2005; and New Orleans Second Line!, a 2006 disc on the Mardi Gras Records label. The beauty of this hard-working crew is that they're mainstream enough to appeal to fans of traditional brass bands, yet the eclectic range of styles incorporated into their live shows finds favor with younger fans as well. The group was an offshoot of the Young Olympia Brass Band, a group formed in part by Milton Batiste in the 1980s. On D-Boy, lead trumpeter and vocalist James Andrews is joined by trumpeter Derrick Shezbie (who also carved out a niche for himself as a bandleader in his own right in New Orleans), tuba player Kerwin James (brother of the Rebirth Brass Band's Philip and Keith Frazier), snare drummer Kerry Hunter, bass drummer Cayetano "Tanio" Hingle, trombonists Reginald Steward and Corey Henry, and percussionist Mister Action. James Andrews' background included tenures in the Roots of Jazz Brass Band, formed by Danny Barker in the early '80s. After a year as part of Barker's band, Andrews left to lead his own group, th
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New Orleans Second Line
New Birth Family
D-Boy
On My Way
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New Orleans Christmas (putumayo)
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Putumayo Presents: New Orleans Christmas
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New Orleans Christmas
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Ultimate Street Parade: New Orleans Brass Bands
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Treme (Ep. 104)
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A New Orleans Christmas
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Ultimate New Orleans Brass Second Line Funk!
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New Orleans Second Line!