Rebirth Brass Band

Rebirth Brass Band
Three members of the Rebirth Brass Band and other musicians play for a second-line parade in the Central Business District of New Orleans in 2007.
Three members of the Rebirth Brass Band and other musicians play for a second-line parade in the Central Business District of New Orleans in 2007.
Background information
OriginTreme, New Orleans, Louisiana
GenresJazz, funk
Years active1983–present
LabelsArhoolie, Basin Street, Rounder
Members
  • Stafford Agee
  • Jenard Andrews
  • Terrence Andrews
  • Vincent Broussard
  • Keith Frazier
  • Phillip Frazier
  • Glenn Hall III
  • Chadrick Honoré
  • Clifton Smith
  • Caleb Windsley
Past members
  • Shamar Allen
  • Glen Andrews
  • Revert Andrews
  • Kenny Austin
  • Byron Bernard
  • Tyrus Chapman
  • Solomon Doyle
  • John Gilbert
  • Corey Henry
  • A. J. Mallery
  • Roderick Paulin
  • Kermit Ruffins
  • Derrick Shezbie
  • Gregory Veals
  • Derrick Tabb
  • Kenny Terry
Websiterebirthbrassband.com


The Rebirth Brass Band is a New Orleans brass band. The group was founded in 1983 by Phillip "Tuba Phil" Frazier, his brother Keith Frazier, Kermit Ruffins,[1] and classmates from Joseph S. Clark Senior High School, which closed in the spring of 2018, in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans.[2]: 112  Arhoolie released its first album in 1984.[1]

In 2012, Rebirth won the Grammy Award for Best Regional Roots Music Album, the inaugural year of the Grammy category. The band also performed in the pre-telecast ceremony for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards.[3]

  1. ^ a b Skelly, Richard. AllMusic Profile. Retrieved 2013-02-9
  2. ^ Burns, Mick. Keeping the Beat On the Street: The New Orleans Brass Band Renaissance. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2006.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference tpgrammy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).