Big 6 Brass Band Explained
Big 6 Brass Band |
Origin: | Treme, New Orleans, Louisiana |
Genre: | Jazz, funk, R&B |
Years Active: | 2017-present |
Label: | independent |
Associated Acts: | Rebirth Brass Band, Hot 8 Brass Band, Stooges Brass Band, To Be Continued Brass Band, Galactic, Fredo Bang, Cha Wa |
Current Members: | - Thaddeaus "Peanut" Ramsey
- Eric Gordon
- Clifton "Spug" Smith
- Pierre Carter
- Lamar Heard Sr.
- Dwayne Finnie
- Chadrick Honoré
- Chris Paul Terro
- Chris Cotton
- Troy Albert Jr.
- Louwell Mitchell
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Past Members: | Herman Brooks |
The Big 6 Brass Band is a New Orleans brass band. The group was founded in 2017 by members and alumni of some of the city's top brass bands including the Rebirth Brass Band, Hot 8 Brass Band, Stooges Brass Band, and To Be Continued Brass Band.[1] [2] Soon after their founding in 2017, the Big 6 became the most popular band on the streets, playing in almost every second line of the 2018–2019 season.[3]
Discography
In 2019, they released their debut album titled "Big Six."[4] In Offbeat Magazine's review of the album, the band was heralded as "the sound of New Orleans streets today."[5]
"Big Six" by Big 6 Brass Band
Notes and References
- Book: Stooges Brass Band . Stooges Brass Band . DeCoste . Kyle . Can't Be Faded: Twenty Years in the New Orleans Brass Band Game . limited . 2020 . University Press of Mississippi.
- Frank, Michael. "Big 6 Brass Band Releases Self-Titled Debut Album,’Big Six’," Offbeat Magazine, 2019. https://www.offbeat.com/news/378180/
- Wyckoff, Geraldine. "Big 6 Brass Band, “Big Six” (Independent)," Offbeat Magazine. https://www.offbeat.com/music/big-6-brass-band-big-six-independent/
- Frank, Michael. "Big 6 Brass Band Releases Self-Titled Debut Album,’Big Six’," Offbeat Magazine, 2019. https://www.offbeat.com/news/378180/
- Wyckoff, Geraldine. "Big 6 Brass Band, “Big Six” (Independent)," Offbeat Magazine. https://www.offbeat.com/music/big-6-brass-band-big-six-independent/