Known Brass Bands on the Gulf Coast 

  There are nearly 4 dozen or so bands. We don't have all of them listed here but are working to identify all of them. The oldest of these walking brass bands is the Treme Brass Band, first heard from in 1890. 

                                                                   New Orleans Brass Bands                                                                           

                                    Brass Band

Formed

Website
Downtown Pin Stripe Brass Band 1984 none
Downtown Rebirth Brass Band 1983  yes
Uptown Treme Brass Band 1890  none
Uptown Andrew Hall's Society Brass Band ?  none
Uptown Paragon Brass Band ?  none
Uptown Olympia Brass Band ?  none
Uptown Louis Cottrell Brass Band ? none
Uptown Michael White's Liberty Brass Band ? none
Uptown Algiers Brass Band ? none
Uptown Storyville Stompers Brass Band 1981 yes
Uptown Chosen Few Brass Band ? none
Downtown New Birth Brass Band ? yes
Downtown Lil' Rascals Brass Band 1986 yes
Uptown Hot 8 Brass Band 1989 yes
Downtown Soul Rebels Brass Band  ? none
Downtown Majestic Brass Band ? none
Uptown Pinettes Brass Band ? yes

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 Paulin Brothers Brass Band ? none
Uptown High Stepper's Brass Band ? none

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 Doc’s Paulin Dixieland Brass Band ? none
Downtown Trombome Shorty Brass Band ? none

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 Dejean, Duke’s Olympia Brass Band ? none
Downtown Bone Tone Brass Band ? none
? Mahogany Brass Band ? none
? Original Thunderstorm Brass Band ? none
? Pinettes Brass Band ? none
? Tornado Brass Band ? none
? Young Tuxedo Brass Band ? none
? Eureka Brass Band ? none
? Ambrosia Brass Band ? none
? Bayou Brass Band ? none
? Placide Adams & Onward Brass Band ? none
? Oscar Washingtons New Wave Brass Band ? none
? Youngblood Brass Band ? none
Mobile, AL Bay City Brass Band ? Yes
? All - for -One Brass Band 2002 none
? Dirty Dozen Brass Band ? none
? Bone Tone Brass Band ? none
? Free Agents Brass Band ? none
? Red Hot Brass Band ? none
? New Orleans Night Crawlers Brass Band ? none
? Society Brass Band ? none
?    Baby Boyz Brass Band          ? none
? Forgotten Souls Brass Band ? none
? Oirginal Dixieland Jazz Band ? none
? Smitty Dee’s Brass Band ? none
?                 (1960-ca. 1988)                       Onward Brass Band       ( no longer active)    1886 - 1930      1886 none
?                                                             Excelsior Brass Band      ( no longer active)    1879 - 1931 1879 none
?                                                    Original Tuxedo Brass Band     ( no longer active )   1908 - 1932 1908 none
?                                                             Camelia Brass Band        ( no longer active )   1917 - 1930 1917 none
       
       
       
       
  Complete History of the Brass Bands of New Orleans    
  (coming soon)    
       

The High schools here have a long standing tradition of excellence in the training of marching bands for the many parades that take place here in New Orleans. The high schools receive a fee from the krewes that go along way in helping to make up the short budget  of the school bands and getting their equipment and keeping them working.