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Listen The Dirty Dozen Brass Band On Mountain Stage

December 31, 2012 – Hear the group reinvigorate the sound of New Orleans jazz, recorded live in West Virginia.

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Kirk Joseph of Dirty Dozen Brass Band on sousaphone.

Read 5 New Orleans Songs Featuring The Tuba

April 26, 2011 – In New Orleans, having a monstrous brass instrument in the band is standard operating procedure.

Second Chief "Lil Bo" of the Wild Magnolias.

Read The Music Of Mardi Gras: History You Can Dance To Jazz24

March 8, 2011 – Hear five artists whose music you might find on the streets of New Orleans during Mardi Gras. Jazz24

Benny Jones

Read Five New Orleans Brass-Band Jams WBGO

April 19, 2010 – Hear five songs from New Orleans' modern brass-band tradition that are bound to make you move. WBGO

Listen A Joyful Southern Music Parade in St. Louis WBGO

February 7, 2008 – Hear The Dixie Hummingbirds and The Dirty Dozen Brass Band in a concert recorded by JazzSet. WBGO

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Listen 2006 Reprise: Dirty Dozen Brass Band after Katrina

December 28, 2006 – Another favorite story from 2006 was our visit with New Orleans' Dirty Dozen Brass Band.

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Read Crescent City Musicians: Singing It Like It Is

August 28, 2006 – The musicians of New Orleans celebrate the city's life before the storm and bemoan its fate in song.

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