Excelsior Brass Band
The Excelsior Brass Band was a very influential brass band from New Orleans . Today they are considered one of the early New Orleans Jazz bands .
The Excelsior Brass Band was formed in 1879 in Algiers (Louisiana) from the Decker Brass Band . The band was led by Théogène Baquet until 1904; He was followed by George Moret (1904-1922) and after his death Peter Bocage , who headed the band until its dissolution in 1931. The formation had ten to twelve (maximum 16) members. As a rule, she performed three cornets or trumpets, two trombones , two clarinets , an alto horn , a baritone horn , a tuba , snare drum and bass drum . At times the ensemble also included a mellophone . The repertoire included marches , dances, funeral music and hymns . She played at the Mardi Gras balls and festivals as well as on boat trips to Baton Rouge , street parades or at funerals .
Members included John Robichaux , George Baquet , Alphonse Picou , Luis Tio , Lorenzo Tio Sr. , Honoré Dutrey , Sam Dutrey Sr. , Henry Red Allen , Isidore Barbarin , Bunk Johnson , Louis Cottrell Sr. , Ed Garland, and Willie Humphrey . At the end of the 1950s, the Young Excelsior Brass Band continued its tradition.
literature
- Philippe Carles , André Clergeat , Jean-Louis Comolli (eds.): Le nouveau dictionnaire du jazz , Ed. Robert Laffont, Paris, 2011; ISBN 9782221115923
- John S. Davis Historical Dictionary of Jazz Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Plymouth 2012, p. 114
- Richard H. Knowles Fallen Heroes: A History of New Orleans Brass Bands Jazzology Press, New Orleans 1996: ISBN 0-9638 890-3-6
- William J. Schafer, Excelsior Brass Band . Grove Jazz online.