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WHAT HAPPENED In 1972, Danny 1718 ~ 2018 Barker founded the Fairview Baptist church 300 marching band. TRICENTENNIAL

FAIRVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH BAND ALUMNI WYNTON MARSALIS Traditional military-style brass bands were common in New Orleans in the 19th Century, as they were in most places. But the local Af- ro-Caribbean influence into the bands made LEROY JONES NICHOLAS PAYTON MICHAEL WHITE HERLIN RILEY GREGORY DAVIS KIRK JOSEPH The sound that has defined and shaped New Orleans’ music New Orleans’ brass bands a force unto itself. — from to hip-hop — almost died out in the 1970s. It became common for brass bands to lead second-lines after jazz funerals. Social aid and pleasure clubs would hire the bands to lead parades in their neighborhoods. The brass band beats made their way into early jazz. But by the 1960s, long- standing bands like the Tuxedo and Olympia brass bands were not attracting any young members. , a son of New Orleans who moved back to town in 1965 Danny after spending 30 years in New York, Barker recognized the pending demise of the bands, with the THE HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION ORLEANS NEW HISTORIC THE Onward and in 1972, he founded a brass band for Danny Barker and the Fairview Baptist Church Band Brass young players at the Fairview Baptist Church. shortly after founding the band in 1972 Band in 1974 at Through the band, Barker is credited with the New revitalizing brass bands and New Orleans’ Orleans iconic sound. Jazz and Heritage Young musicians who played with the band Festival included Nicholas Payton, Wynton Marsalis, Fairview alumni Alumni in the Rebirth Leroy Jones, Michael White, Herlin Riley, in the in 2013 Gregory Davis and Kirk Joseph. The Fairview Band in 1982 band spawned the Dirty Dozen and Rebirth THE HISTORIC HE NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE COLLECTION brass bands, among others.