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ReBirth tuba man and co-leader Phil Frazier says he hasn’t really thought about just where he’ll display the coveted Grammy Award that the band won for its 2011 album ReBirth of New Orleans. “I’ll probably wear it around my neck like a chain,” the exuberant Frazier exclaims. The stars seemed to line up for the [...]

By Maria C Montoya April 28, 2009, 5:00AM Chris Granger / The Times-Picayune The Roots of Music band instructor Lawrence Rawlins stands on stage at Colton School complimenting the hard work of the young musicians who just performed at the school on Thursday, April 23, 2009.The program for 9 to 15-year-olds was started by Derrick [...]

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BY ALEX WOODWARD The sun sets on Decatur Street, and the day’s last bit of sunshine bounces off the brass section of Derrick Tabb’s band, seated inside the Old U.S. Mint’s third-floor auditorium. Tabb, snare drummer for the Rebirth Brass Band, is a commanding presence — literally, as the maestro with arms raised at the [...]