: a band consisting chiefly or solely of brass and percussion instruments
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Daigle and Shorty’s rendition was true to New Orleans, opting for a lively brass band instead of the anthem’s demand for strings.—Thania Garcia, Variety, 9 Feb. 2025 Out-of-towners crowd the sidewalk to listen to a brass band, the trombones, trumpets and saxophone blaring over the march of the tuba and percussion.—Dakin Andone, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025 Several times upon landing at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport I have been greeted by a brass band performing on a circular stage near baggage claim.—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2025 The City of Light is full of all the best clichés: Parisians cycling with bread in their bike basket, brass bands serenading crowds on stone bridges over the Seine, picnickers drinking Champagne and eating cheese on blankets in front of the Eiffel Tower.—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for brass band
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