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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-style 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 ...
May 4, 2023 · Benny Jones Sr., drummer for the Treme Brass Band, will perform with the band on Sunday at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
Aug 21, 2018 · The sight of the Treme Brass Band in Harrah’s is a weekly ritual of welcoming visitors to our town, and at the helm of the big bass drum leading this parade is none other than Benny Jones....
Sep 14, 2019 · This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Action Jackson talks with Benny Jones, Sr., leader and owner of Treme Brass Band. They discuss his childhood in the 6th Ward, including the drumming tradition in his family and neighborhood from the 1950s onward.
Dec 21, 2012 · Benny Jones, Sr., a 50-year brass band veteran and son of noted musician Chester Jones, founded the Treme Brass Band over 15 years ago, following his role as a drummer with the Olympia Brass Band and a leader of the Dirty Dozen and Chosen Few Brass Bands.
Sep 1, 2008 · In the mere half-century that snare drummer Benny Jones has been marching through streets of New Orleans, the repertoire of brass bands has shown a determined flexibility, absorbing new currents of popular song, while holding the traditional sound solidly in place.
May 3, 2023 · It’s an understatement to say that, at 79, Benny Jones Sr. is one of the oldest active musicians in New Orleans.
