Rebirth Brass Band | |
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![]() 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 | |
Origin | Treme, New Orleans, Louisiana |
Genres | Jazz, funk |
Years active | 1983–present |
Labels | Arhoolie, Basin Street, Rounder |
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Website | rebirthbrassband |
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]