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]
Big 6 Brass Band | |
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| Origin | Treme, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Genres | Jazz, funk, R&B |
| Years active | 2017-present |
| Labels | independent |
| Members |
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| Past members | Herman Brooks |
| Website | bigsixbrassband |
Discography
editIn 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
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "After Party" | 3:51 |
| 2. | "Baby Mama" | 3:00 |
| 3. | "The Mind" | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Twitter Feet" | 5:23 |
| 5. | "Haters" | 4:14 |
| 6. | "Bank Roll" | 4:17 |
| 7. | "Go Down" | 4:06 |
| 8. | "Lamar Song" | 3:43 |
| 9. | "Legs & Thighs" | 3:17 |
| 10. | "Footwerk" | 4:01 |
| 11. | "Peedy Home" | 3:44 |
| 12. | "Cruising" | 3:44 |
| 13. | "On the Run" | 3:59 |
References
edit- ^ Stooges Brass Band; DeCoste, Kyle (2020). Can't Be Faded: Twenty Years in the New Orleans Brass Band Game. University Press of Mississippi.
- ^ Frank, Michael. "Big 6 Brass Band Releases Self-Titled Debut Album,’Big Six’," Offbeat Magazine, 2019. [1]
- ^ Wyckoff, Geraldine. "Big 6 Brass Band, “Big Six” (Independent)," Offbeat Magazine. [2]
- ^ Frank, Michael. "Big 6 Brass Band Releases Self-Titled Debut Album,’Big Six’," Offbeat Magazine, 2019. [3]
- ^ Wyckoff, Geraldine. "Big 6 Brass Band, “Big Six” (Independent)," Offbeat Magazine. [4]
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