23 Aug 2012

Dirty Dozen Brass Band

From RNZ Music, 12:00 pm on 23 August 2012

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They've been parping and honking for 35 years so long-time fan Nick Atkinson tracked down band-leader and trumpet player Gregory Davis at his home in New Orleans, on one of his rare days back from touring. The Dirty Dozen spare-headed a brass band revival in the city, but don't think these fellows are dull old traditionalists. As local trumpet player Tim Stewart said "the level of funk they achieve is high".