The Treme Brass Band is a marching brass band from New Orleans, Louisiana led by snare drummer
Benny Jones Sr. The band, which plays traditional New Orleans brass band music, features a shifting lineup that has included trumpeters
Kermit Ruffins and
James Andrews, tenor saxophonists
Elliot Callier and
Frederick Sheppard, trombonist
Corey Henry, and sousaphonist
Kirk Joseph.
Lionel Batiste appears consistently on the bass drum. They have released two albums, Gimme My Money Back on Arhoolie Records and I Got a Big, Fat Woman on the Sounds of New Orleans label. The band takes its name …
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