New Orleans Marching Brass Band

Just before 1900, local black marching bands in New Orleans began to improvise on rags, hymns, blues and European marches in a new style later called "Jazz." Often the training ground for jazz greats, brass bands remain a popular fixture in social clubs, parades and jazz funerals, and their exciting music is often accompanied by a dance called "The Second Line."

New Orleans, Louisiana · United States