Search - Artist/Band: Rebirth Brass Band

• Band Name: Rebirth Brass Band
• Formed: 1980
• Decades Active: 1980,1990,2000
• Genre: Rhythm & Blues
• Styles: Neo-Bop, New Orleans Brass Bands, New Orleans R&B
• Moods: Earthy, Energetic, Exuberant, Party/Celebratory, Passionate, Rollicking, Street-Smart

Title	Release
25th Anniversary	05/16/2008
Ultimate Rebirth Brass Band WA	05/11/2004
Hot Venom	03/06/2001
We Come to Party WA	05/20/1997
Do Whatcha Wanna	1997
Rollin'	1994
Take It to the Street WA	1992
Rebirth: Kickin' It Live WA	1991
Feel Like Funkin' It Up WA	1989

After The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, the Rebirth Brass Band is perhaps the best contemporary New Orleans ensemble working in vintage marching band style. The group formed in the early '80s while they were still in school. In the latter half of the decade, the band gained of the critics and the public alike. Since the late '80s, The Rebirth Brass Band has cut albums for Rounder and Arhoolie, utilizing multiple trombone/trumpet/tuba instrumentation. They also play booming uptempo tunes, spirituals, rags, marching numbers, and originals, doing them all with a traditional feel and contemporary sensibility. Founding member and co-leader Kermit Ruffins left for a solo career in 1994. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide