Black Sabbath, Don Caballero, Blue Cheer, Robert Johnson, The Fucking Champs, Kyuss, Sleep…these are all groups who could be compared to Nazareth, PA’s Pearls and Brass, but none, short of perhaps ...

There’s something honorable – and just a bit unexpected – in the way that one musical crew from one of America’s most vibrant musical cities has helped resuscitate and revitalize a sound many fans ...

Hear Seraph Brass on The American Sound, 6 p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Tuesday, on Classical 101. “How cool would it be to have an all-female brass group that’s touring? And imagine young musicians ...

Few contest that a centuries-old violin will be more coveted than its newer counterparts, assuming it was well-made to begin with. That’s how luthiers like Stradivari and Guarneri have become ...

Hear Stiletto Brass Quintet on The American Sound, 6 p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Tuesday, on Classical 101. "I think there are some assumptions about the ability of a female brass player versus a male ...

What distinguishes one top-rank orchestra from another? For the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, it’s long been the brass. For decades, the “Chicago brass” has been prized for its majesty, virtuosity and ...

It wasn't Groundhog Day, but it was close. In October, Bonerama performed in New York City on four consecutive Fridays. They hit Burlington, Vt., on four consecutive Thursdays. And they visited Boston ...

There are only a few artists who, after hearing them produce one or two notes, you know it's them: Coltrane's tenor sax. Santana's guitar. Miriam Makeba's voice. Then, of course there's that guy with ...

In the year 2010, a brand new sound was born. The B-A- H Band and the Go-Go Brass Funk genre joined the ranks of the time honored traditions, culture and music that have come out of the city of New ...

The brass-band sound is a proud tradition of New Orleans. But over the years, those horns have evolved to embrace a broader repertoire, full of funk and jazz and even a little hip-hop — and the sounds ...

What distinguishes one top-rank orchestra from another? For the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, it’s long been the brass. The Chicago Symphony's Brass Is World-Famous. Hear It Blast. M Michael Cooper ...