Roger Lewis’ business card says he plays music for all occasions. And after 35 years as a member of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, he’s played small clubs and in front of massive audiences at festival ...

When: Friday, June 15, 6:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Saturday, June 16, 6:30 & 9:45 p.m. How much: $125 More info: The show includes dinner from Galatoire’s Restaurant in New Orleans. Tickets: ...

The Gold Coast Jazz Society will launch its 2025–2026 concert season with the explosive energy of The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, live on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 7:45 p.m. in the Amaturo Theater ...

Saxophonist Roger Lewis is one of the founding members of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. Since the 1970s, Lewis and the band have played with everyone from Dizzy Gillespie to Elvis Costello. In this ...

Lionel Paul Batiste Jr., one of the original musicians of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and a member of the prodigious Batiste family, has died. The band announced his death in a social media post on ...

Dirty Dozen Brass Band is ready to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of their debut release, My Feet Can't Fail Me Now. The album heralded the coming of a new breed of brass band in the city of New ...

In the New Orleans of yesteryear, some residents of the Big Easy enjoyed a vital community amenity, the tradition of the social aid and pleasure club. When a resident died, if their family could not ...

Dirty Dozen Brass Band baritone saxophonist Roger Lewis was initially skeptical about revisiting Marvin Gaye's timeless "What's Going On." "When we first were talking about attempting to do Marvin ...

"A national treasure steeped in both the past and the present" (The New York Times), The Dirty Dozen Brass Band celebrates 50 years as the New Orleans institution responsible for the resurgence of the ...

“You could have the best rock and roll band playing on stage, and a brass band would come and turn the whole house out. Something about that energy that a brass band brings: we got music for your mind ...

Texas Tech University’s Presidential Lecture & Performance Series (PLPS) will host the brass band, Dirty Dozen Brass Band at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The event will be held in the Allen Theatre, inside the ...

Funeral for a Friend The Dirty Dozen Brass Band Ropeadope Records For some poor schlep who, say, stayed up all night revising an article that was due two months ago, Funeral for a Friend is a relief.