Music
Brass Bands of New Orleans
The brass band has come to represent the distinctiveness of New Orleans, most notably in the African-American cultural traditions of the jazz funeral and the second line parade.
jazz Funerals
jazz Funerals Index
Folklife
Jazz Funerals and Second Line Parades
New Orleans Jazz Funerals are public burial services for prominent community members; traditionally African American males. After the funeral service, a procession of musicians, funeral directors, family, and friends moves from the site of the funeral to the cemetery while marching to the beat of a brass band.
Music
Treme Brass Band
The Treme Brass Band is widely known for maintaining the traditional New Orleans brass band style.
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