Military musicians returning from the Napoleonic wars established Britain’s first brass bands earlier than previously thought, new research reveals. The study undermines the idea that brass bands were ...

Over the past 18 months, Alejandro de los Rios, Jonathan Bachman and Michael Seaman have traced the history of New Orleans brass band music for their film “Brass Roots.” De los Rios and Bachman, both ...

Lively music poured through the streets of Somerville as 33 activist brass bands and their performers used rhythm, melody and dance to bring the community together. A saxophone player for Brass ...

(NOTE: Jonathan Bachman and I are currently in the beginning stages of filming a documentary focused on contemporary New Orleans brass bands, from Dirty Dozen to Rebirth to Soul Rebels and more, we'll ...