“The Funeral Band” is a fun film about a brass band that aims to show the heart of a New Orleanian, according to its creator, Nicholas Manuel Pino. Currently in post-production, it will make its debut ...

As Ozzy Osbourne's funeral procession made its way through the streets of Birmingham, England on Wednesday (July 30), it was a brass band that was leading the way. Osbourne was honored with a funeral ...

After following the tradition long enough, sometimes you reach a point where you become the tradition. Such is the case with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, which has over 27 years and ten records ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Traffic along the teeming streets of Chinatown came to a standstill: death was parading by, heralded by the clear, sharp notes of a brass band. Women looked up from their grocery ...

Jazz permeates everything in New Orleans, a city where, as Sidney Bechet once said, “Music is as much of a part of death as it is of life.” Funeral for a Friend, the stirring new CD from the Dirty ...