When Jim Schutz moved to England for his job with Dow in 2012, he didn’t expect to join a brass band—or start one of his own years later in Michigan. This month, the musical connection he forged ...

I n October ​ I went to the Royal Albert Hall to watch the final of the National Brass Band Championships. Each of the ...

Treize Etoiles shine bright as Swiss stars claim historic top spot in 2025 World Rankings after a stellar season.

Iwan Fox and Chris Thomas will be joined by RNCM International Brass Band Festival Artistic Director Dr David Thornton this ...

On the Spot celebrates the fifth album and twenty year history of The Hot 8 Brass Band, the first American band signed by UK-based Tru-Thoughts Records. Like their New Orleans hometown, The Hot 8 ...

Founded by sousaphonist Bennie Pete in 1994, three of the original Hot 8 were shot dead before Katrina, back when they were one of the coming generation of brass bands, seemingly more connected to New ...

Military musicians returning from the Napoleonic wars established Britain’s first brass bands earlier than previously thought, new research reveals. The study undermines the idea that brass bands were ...

Black Dyke Band and Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band are set to represent the region at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall this ...