Rebirth Brass Band
The Rebirth Brass Band is a New Orleans brass band. The group was founded in 1982 by tuba/sousaphone player Philip Frazier, his brother, bass drummer, Keith Frazier and trumpeter Kermit Ruffins, and other school marching band members from Joseph S. Clark Senior High School in New Orleans’ Tremé neighborhood. The band was discovered at the 1982 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and recorded its first studio album in 1984.
Rebirth is known for combining traditional New Orleans brass band music, including the New Orleans tradition of second line with funk, jazz, soul and hip hop. In 1992, Ruffins and Rebirth split amicably after Ruffins decided not to accompany the band on a trip to Africa.
Ruffins later formed his own band, the Barbecue Swingers, who are signed to Basin Street Records. Rebirth's longstanding regular Tuesday night gig at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street in the Carrollton neighborhood of Uptown New Orleans is one of the pillars of the New Orleans music scene, and has served as a reliable introduction to the city's nightlife for many new arrivals to the city.
The Grammy-nominated band regularly tours North America and Europe. In 2011, Basin Street Records released the CD Rebirth of New Orleans, which reached number 1 on the CMJ Jazz charts.
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[edit] Discography
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- 1984 - Here to Stay! - Arhoolie Records
- 1989 - Feel Like Funkin' It Up - Rounder Records
- 1991 - Do Watcha Wanna
- 1991 - Rebirth Kickin' It Live
- 1992 - Take It To The Street
- 1994 - Rollin'
- 1997 - We Come To Party
- 1999 - Main Event: Live At The Maple Leaf
- 2001 - Hot Venom
- 2004 - Rebirth for Life
- 2004 - Ultimate Rebirth Brass Band (best-of compilation)
- 2005 - Throwback
- 2007 - Never A Dull Moment: 20 Years of... (DVD)
- 2008 - 25! 25th Anniversary Album
- 2011 - Rebirth of New Orleans
[edit] Other Contributions
- 2007 Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino (Vanguard), contributing "Whole Lotta Lovin'", with Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, Pee Wee Ellis, Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker and Lenny Kravitz.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Rebirth Brass Band |
- Let Me Do My Thang: Rebirth Brass Band- a documentary filmed and edited by Keith Reynaud, Jr.
- Rebirth Brass Band website
- Rebirth Brass Band at Wenig-LaMonica Associates
- Rebirth Brass Band on Myspace
- Rebirth Brass Band collection on the Internet Archive's live music archive
- Rebirth Turns 25, Paste Magazine article by Caroline Goyette
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