Derrick Tabb

Derrick Tabb (born 27 May 1975) an American musician, is a long-standing member of the Grammy Award-winning Rebirth Brass Band and a co-founder of The Roots of Music, a non-profit organization that sponsors an after-school academic and music program for children in New Orleans. For onstage performances, Tabb plays the snare drum with cymbals mounted on stands. He was born and raised in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans. Tommy Lee, founder and drummer of the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, stated that Derrick Tabb is "one of the baddest drummers I've ever seen."

Derrick Tabb was born in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, an area historically known as "The Birthplace of Jazz." He began playing drums at the age of 7 and was earning a living as a professional drummer by the age of 11. Tabb attended Andrew J. Bell Middle School, where he joined the band and credits his middle school band director, Donald Richardson, for personal and professional success.

In 1994, Derrick and some friends formed Loony Tunes Brass Band, later renamed Hot 8 Brass Band. The band kept the name when Tabb left in 1996 to join Rebirth Brass Band and Dinerral Shavers replaced Derrick as the snare drummer for Hot 8. Shavers was murdered in New Orleans in 2006, a victim of mistaken identity.

As a member of Rebirth Brass Band, Tabb won a Grammy in 2012 for "Best Regional Roots Music Album" for the studio recording Rebirth of New Orleans.

Derrick Tabb is credited as the snare drummer on all studio and live recordings billed as "Rebirth Brass Band" since 1997. (see Rebirth Brass Band - Discography for complete listing of all Rebirth recordings)

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