3rd November 2012 at Islington Assembly Hall, London N1.
Country: United States - New Orleans. Style: New Orleans style Brass Band.
Line Up: Gregory Davis (trumpet/flugelhorn/v), Efrem Towns (trumpet/flugelhorn/v), Kevin Harris (tenor sax), Roger Lewis (baritone sax), Kyle Roussel (keyboards), Kirk Joseph (sousaphone), Terence Higgins (d) and guest: Pete Thomas (tenor sax).
This gig was part of the Dirty Dozen’s 35th anniversary tour. The band was formed when a group of young musicians, several of whom had come through the Fairview Baptist Church Marching Band and then the Hurricane and Tornado bands, linked up with Benny Jones who was part of the Social and Pleasure Club scene in Treme. They became the premier Brass Band in the city, making a number of innovations to the format: in 1994 replacing the separate Snare and Brass Drummers with someone playing a Drum Kit, later adding Keyboards or Guitar (for a while they even dropped the Brass Band part of their name). Davis, Townes, Harris and Lewis have been members for the entire journey (though Davis hasn’t toured much outside the New Orleans area in recent years). Higgins has been in the band since 1994. Kirk Joseph left in 1991 and has rejoined for the anniversary celebrations. Roussel (of the Glen David Andrews Band) is new to the Dirty Dozen (the last Keyboard player was Richard Knox). I’ve taken photos of some of these musicians with other Brass Bands - Townes and Joseph with the Forgotten Souls (www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/sets/72157626762648868/) and Lewis with the Treme (www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/sets/72157626842194353/).
More information: www.rosebudus.com/dozen/index.html.
Tags: Brass Band R and B United States New Orleans Dirty Dozen Brass Band Gregory Davis Trumpet Islington Assembly Hall
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3rd November 2012 at Islington Assembly Hall, London N1.
Country: United States - New Orleans. Style: New Orleans style Brass Band.
Line Up: Gregory Davis (trumpet/flugelhorn/v), Efrem Towns (trumpet/flugelhorn/v), Kevin Harris (tenor sax), Roger Lewis (baritone sax), Kyle Roussel (keyboards), Kirk Joseph (sousaphone), Terence Higgins (d) and guest: Pete Thomas (tenor sax).
This gig was part of the Dirty Dozen’s 35th anniversary tour. The band was formed when a group of young musicians, several of whom had come through the Fairview Baptist Church Marching Band and then the Hurricane and Tornado bands, linked up with Benny Jones who was part of the Social and Pleasure Club scene in Treme. They became the premier Brass Band in the city, making a number of innovations to the format: in 1994 replacing the separate Snare and Brass Drummers with someone playing a Drum Kit, later adding Keyboards or Guitar (for a while they even dropped the Brass Band part of their name). Davis, Townes, Harris and Lewis have been members for the entire journey (though Davis hasn’t toured much outside the New Orleans area in recent years). Higgins has been in the band since 1994. Kirk Joseph left in 1991 and has rejoined for the anniversary celebrations. Roussel (of the Glen David Andrews Band) is new to the Dirty Dozen (the last Keyboard player was Richard Knox). I’ve taken photos of some of these musicians with other Brass Bands - Townes and Joseph with the Forgotten Souls (www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/sets/72157626762648868/) and Lewis with the Treme (www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/sets/72157626842194353/).
More information: www.rosebudus.com/dozen/index.html.
Tags: Brass Band R and B United States New Orleans Dirty Dozen Brass Band Gregory Davis Trumpet Islington Assembly Hall
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3rd November 2012 at Islington Assembly Hall, London N1.
Country: United States - New Orleans. Style: New Orleans style Brass Band.
Line Up: Gregory Davis (trumpet/flugelhorn/v), Efrem Towns (trumpet/flugelhorn/v), Kevin Harris (tenor sax), Roger Lewis (baritone sax), Kyle Roussel (keyboards), Kirk Joseph (sousaphone), Terence Higgins (d) and guest: Pete Thomas (tenor sax).
This gig was part of the Dirty Dozen’s 35th anniversary tour. The band was formed when a group of young musicians, several of whom had come through the Fairview Baptist Church Marching Band and then the Hurricane and Tornado bands, linked up with Benny Jones who was part of the Social and Pleasure Club scene in Treme. They became the premier Brass Band in the city, making a number of innovations to the format: in 1994 replacing the separate Snare and Brass Drummers with someone playing a Drum Kit, later adding Keyboards or Guitar (for a while they even dropped the Brass Band part of their name). Davis, Townes, Harris and Lewis have been members for the entire journey (though Davis hasn’t toured much outside the New Orleans area in recent years). Higgins has been in the band since 1994. Kirk Joseph left in 1991 and has rejoined for the anniversary celebrations. Roussel (of the Glen David Andrews Band) is new to the Dirty Dozen (the last Keyboard player was Richard Knox). I’ve taken photos of some of these musicians with other Brass Bands - Townes and Joseph with the Forgotten Souls (www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/sets/72157626762648868/) and Lewis with the Treme (www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/sets/72157626842194353/).
More information: www.rosebudus.com/dozen/index.html.
Tags: Brass Band R and B United States New Orleans Dirty Dozen Brass Band Efrem Towns Flugelhorn Islington Assembly Hall
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3rd November 2012 at Islington Assembly Hall, London N1.
Country: United States - New Orleans. Style: New Orleans style Brass Band.
Line Up: Gregory Davis (trumpet/flugelhorn/v), Efrem Towns (trumpet/flugelhorn/v), Kevin Harris (tenor sax), Roger Lewis (baritone sax), Kyle Roussel (keyboards), Kirk Joseph (sousaphone), Terence Higgins (d) and guest: Pete Thomas (tenor sax).
This gig was part of the Dirty Dozen’s 35th anniversary tour. The band was formed when a group of young musicians, several of whom had come through the Fairview Baptist Church Marching Band and then the Hurricane and Tornado bands, linked up with Benny Jones who was part of the Social and Pleasure Club scene in Treme. They became the premier Brass Band in the city, making a number of innovations to the format: in 1994 replacing the separate Snare and Brass Drummers with someone playing a Drum Kit, later adding Keyboards or Guitar (for a while they even dropped the Brass Band part of their name). Davis, Townes, Harris and Lewis have been members for the entire journey (though Davis hasn’t toured much outside the New Orleans area in recent years). Higgins has been in the band since 1994. Kirk Joseph left in 1991 and has rejoined for the anniversary celebrations. Roussel (of the Glen David Andrews Band) is new to the Dirty Dozen (the last Keyboard player was Richard Knox). I’ve taken photos of some of these musicians with other Brass Bands - Townes and Joseph with the Forgotten Souls (www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/sets/72157626762648868/) and Lewis with the Treme (www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/sets/72157626842194353/).
More information: www.rosebudus.com/dozen/index.html.
Tags: Brass Band R and B United States New Orleans Dirty Dozen Brass Band Efrem Towns Trumpet Flugelhorn Islington Assembly Hall
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3rd November 2012 at Islington Assembly Hall, London N1.
Country: United States - New Orleans. Style: New Orleans style Brass Band.
Line Up: Gregory Davis (trumpet/flugelhorn/v), Efrem Towns (trumpet/flugelhorn/v), Kevin Harris (tenor sax), Roger Lewis (baritone sax), Kyle Roussel (keyboards), Kirk Joseph (sousaphone), Terence Higgins (d) and guest: Pete Thomas (tenor sax).
This gig was part of the Dirty Dozen’s 35th anniversary tour. The band was formed when a group of young musicians, several of whom had come through the Fairview Baptist Church Marching Band and then the Hurricane and Tornado bands, linked up with Benny Jones who was part of the Social and Pleasure Club scene in Treme. They became the premier Brass Band in the city, making a number of innovations to the format: in 1994 replacing the separate Snare and Brass Drummers with someone playing a Drum Kit, later adding Keyboards or Guitar (for a while they even dropped the Brass Band part of their name). Davis, Townes, Harris and Lewis have been members for the entire journey (though Davis hasn’t toured much outside the New Orleans area in recent years). Higgins has been in the band since 1994. Kirk Joseph left in 1991 and has rejoined for the anniversary celebrations. Roussel (of the Glen David Andrews Band) is new to the Dirty Dozen (the last Keyboard player was Richard Knox). I’ve taken photos of some of these musicians with other Brass Bands - Townes and Joseph with the Forgotten Souls (www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/sets/72157626762648868/) and Lewis with the Treme (www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/sets/72157626842194353/).
More information: www.rosebudus.com/dozen/index.html.
Tags: Brass Band R and B United States New Orleans Dirty Dozen Brass Band Kevin Harris Tenor Sax Saxophone Islington Assembly Hall
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