New Orleans music ushered in the 20th century with the wail of a joyful noise: collective improvisation, syncopated rhythms, eclectic stylings, and an infectious joie de vivre that was exhilarating.

Dirty Dozen Brass Band baritone saxophonist Roger Lewis was initially skeptical about revisiting Marvin Gaye's timeless "What's Going On." "When we first were talking about attempting to do Marvin ...

It may be tempting to dismiss the Jim Henson-inspired puppet band Fragile Rock as a gimmick, but these puppets pack a punch ...

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band’s 40th anniversary snuck up on co-founding trumpeter Gregory Davis. “I didn’t really think about it at first,” Davis said recently. “It was like turning 50 — all of a sudden ...

Thirty-five years ago, Marvin Gaye issued what is still the essential cry for social justice from the pop music corner: “What’s Going On” – with songs like “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology),” “Inner City ...

BOND –Bringing together the best of New Orleans, Colorado and the midwest, State Bridge Riverside Amphitheater welcomes the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Yamn and Ultraviolet Hippopotamus with special ...

Breckenridge – The illustrious Dirty Dozen Brass Band plays the Riverwalk Center Sunday in one of the most anticipated shows of the Breckenridge Music Festival’s 2011 Blue River Series. The band’s ...

Under the white canvas of the Southern Brewing beer garden tent, the string lights that zigzagged across the metal support beams splashed on the smiling faces of AthFest goers of all ages. Some ...

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band’s 35th anniversary crept up on saxophonist Roger Lewis and his bandmates — five of whom were part of the original lineup of the New Orleans septet, which hails from the ...

Do you ever think about where bands start and then where they end up, and what on Earth the people who started the band would’ve thought about where it would take them if they’d had any idea? Take, ...

Our annual music showcase is this Saturday, along with the North Oak Cliff Music Festival and Denton’s annual Rock Lottery. New Orleans comes to the Granada in the form of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — One of the original members of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Lionel Paul Batiste Jr., has died. The band made the announcement through a social media post on Monday, July 22.