The Dirty Dozen Brass Band

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In their prime, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band successfully mixed together R&B with the instrumentation of a New Orleans brass band. Featuring Kirk Joseph on sousaphone playing with the agility of an electric bassist, the group revitalized the brass band tradition, opening up the repertoire and inspiring some younger groups to imitate its boldness. Generally featuring five horns (two trumpets, one trombone, and two saxes) along with the sousaphone, a snare drummer, and a bass drummer, the DDBB were innovative in their own way, making fine recordings for Rounder, Columbia, and the George Wein Collection (the latter released through Concord). Guest artists have included Dr. John, Dizzy Gillespie, and Danny Barker. The DDBB re-emerged in 1999 with John Medeski as their producer, and many called the group's Buck Jump release a return to classic form. The group then returned in 2002 with yet another surprising album, Medicated Magic. Two years later, the band made its Artemis label debut with Funeral for a Friend. In 2006, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the DDBB issued their most ambitious album to date, What's Going On, a wide-ranging musical tour de force that was a track-for-track remake of Marvin Gaye's classic 1971 album. In addition to the DDBB, it also featured the talents of many musicians from the Crescent City. The album was not so much a response to Hurricane Katrina itself, but to the subsequent treatment of New Orleanians by the city government and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In 2011, the group issued My Feet Can't Fail Me Now, a further extrapolation on Crescent City traditions wedded to hip-hop, modern R&B, funk, and rock. In the spring of 2012, DDBB issued the more traditional Twenty Dozen, their debut offering for Savoy Jazz. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi

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  • Jun 23 Sunday
    St Louis, MO, US Off Broadway
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  • Jun 25 Tuesday
    Lexington, KY, US Cosmic Charlie's
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  • Jun 26 Wednesday
    Pittsburgh, PA, US Rex Theater
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  • Jul 3 Wednesday
    Avon, CO, US Agave
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  • Jul 5 Friday
    Denver, CO, US Bluebird Theater
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  • Jul 7 Sunday
    Lawrence, KS, US Granada Theatre
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  • Jul 9 Tuesday
    Aspen, CO, US Belly Up Aspen
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  • Jul 12 Friday
    Las Vegas, NV, US The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
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  • Jul 13 Saturday
    Las Vegas, NV, US The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
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  • Jul 19 Friday
    Baltimore, MD, US Artscape
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  • Jul 26 Friday
    Port Chester, NY, US The Capitol Theatre
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  • Jul 27 Saturday
    Huntington, NY, US The Paramount
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  • Aug 3 Saturday
    Newport, RI, US Fort Adams State Park
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  • Aug 4 Sunday
    Newport, RI, US Fort Adams State Park
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  • Aug 15 Thursday
    Scranton, PA, US Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
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  • Aug 30 Friday
    Terra Alta, WV, US Sunshine Daydream
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  • Oct 7 Monday
    Zürich, Switzerland Moods
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Discography

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  • Twenty Dozen (2012)
    The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
    Twenty Dozen (2012)
    Savoy Jazz
  • What's Going On (2006)
    The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
    What's Going On (2006)
    Shout! Factory
  • Jazz Fest 2004 (2004)
    The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
    Jazz Fest 2004 (2004)
    Home Grown Distribution
  • Funeral for a Friend (2004)
    The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
    Funeral for a Friend (2004)
    Rykodisc
  • We Got Robbed: Live in New Orleans (2004)
    The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
    We Got Robbed: Live in New Orleans (2004)
    Rykodisc
  • Medicated Magic (Atlantic) (2002)
    The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
    Medicated Magic (Atlantic) (2002)
    Ropadope/Atlantic
  • Buck Jump (1999)
    The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
    Buck Jump (1999)
    Mammoth Records
  • Jelly (1993)
    The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
    Jelly (1993)
    Columbia
  • Open Up: Whatcha Gonna Do for the Rest of Your Life? (1992)
    The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
    Open Up: Whatcha Gonna Do for the Rest of Your Life? (1992)
    Columbia
  • The New Orleans Album (1990)
    The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
    The New Orleans Album (1990)
    Columbia
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