By 1983, Rebirth Brass Band had found its name and was already forging its own identity and sound. "Rebirth's music is much more rhythmic, and it relies on this pulsing sound from Phil that starts to ...

Rebirth Brass Band Flourishes After Katrina The story of Hurricane Katrina can't be told without music, which is at the center of New Orleans culture. After the storm, Morning Edition heard from Phil ...

We live in an era of great brass bands, a time when people argue over who’s the best and global brands sponsor grand competitions. New kids use horns to escape violence while old heads lead protest ...

Each record we did was by mistake. We had no plans. We would walk to the French Quarters and make up songs, play for tips every day after school, walk back from the French Quarters and make up songs, ...

The birthplace of the Rebirth was Joseph F. Clark Senior High School. Tuba player Philip Frazier, his brother Keith, who played bass drum, and their buddy Kermit Ruffins, a trumpeter, joined forces ...

The Rebirth Brass Band will narrowly miss Mardi Gras season when they hit town next week; in fact they’ll be playing the Crystal Ballroom on Ash Wednesday. If that sounds odd or even sinful, you ...

With this year's Melbourne International Jazz Festival's (MIJF) complete programme to drop next month, event organisers have ...

Rebirth Brass Band is one of New Orleans’ preeminent musical exports. Credit: Courtesy Photo / Rebirth Brass Band Music fans looking for a taste of New Orleans will get their chance Monday, Dec. 30, ...

Much has changed on New Orleans' Bourbon Street since the Rebirth Brass Band formed in 1983. "When we started out, there were all these great jazz clubs," Rebirth Brass Band bass drummer Keith Frazier ...

Keith Frazier, bass drummer and a founding member of Rebirth Brass Band, sits in a quiet coffeeshop near the Fair Grounds Race Course on a gorgeous spring afternoon between French Quarter Festival and ...