Rebirth Brass Band

Rebirth Brass Band
Two members of the Rebirth Brass Band with other musicians playing for a second-line parade in New Orleans' Central Business District, 2007
Background information
Origin	Treme, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Genres	Brass Band
Years active	1983–present
Labels	Basin Street
Associated acts	The Roots of Music, Hot 8 Brass Band, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Trombone Shorty, Ani DiFranco, Galactic
Members	Phillip "Phil" Frazier (tuba) Keith Frazier (bass drum) Derrick Tabb (snare drum) Chadrick Honoré (trumpet) Glenn Hall (trumpet) Gregory Veals (trombone) Stafford Agee (trombone) Vincent Broussard (saxophone)
Past members	Kermit Ruffins Glen David Andrews (trombone) Derrick "Kabuky" Shezbie Byron Bernard Corey Henry Shamar Allen Kenny "Eyes" Austin (deceased) AJ Mallery Tyrus Chapman Revert "Peanut" Andrews Glen Andrews (trumpet) Roderick Paulin Kenny Terry Solomon Doyle

The Rebirth Brass Band is a New Orleans brass band. The group was founded in 1983 by tuba/sousaphone player Philip Frazier, his brother, bass drummer Keith Frazier, and trumpeter Kermit Ruffins, along with other classmates and marching band members from Joseph S. Clark Senior High School in New Orleans’ Tremé neighborhood. The band released its first album in 1984 on Arhoolie Records which was recorded in a Tremé neighborhood bar, and in 1989 gained wider notice with a series of releases on Rounder Records.

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.

Rebirth Brass Band is known for combining traditional New Orleans brass band music, including the New Orleans tradition of second line, with funk, jazz, soul and hip hop. In 1993, trumpeter Kermit Ruffins and Rebirth split amicably after Ruffins decided to spend more time at home with his young family and forego Rebirth touring engagements. For a time, he accompanied Rebirth at their local events, until he formed his own band, the Barbecue Swingers.

Rebirth's longstanding regular Tuesday night gig at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street in the Carrollton neighborhood of Uptown New Orleans is one of the pillars of the New Orleans music scene, and has served as a reliable introduction to the city's nightlife for many new arrivals to the city. During his speech commemorating the 10th year since Hurricane Katrina, President Barack Obama jokingly mentioned that maybe he'll "finally hear Rebirth at Maple Leaf on Tuesday night" after he is out of office.