The Fairview Baptist Church Marching Band, also known as the Fairview Baptist Church Brass Band, was a group of young musicians organized in 1970 by banjo- and guitar-player Danny Barker. Based out of the Fairview Baptist Church in New Orleans, Louisiana and led in performance by trumpeter Leroy Jones (who was thirteen when Barker recruited him), the band gained considerable popularity in New Orleans [1] and became a regular feature on the city's music scene. In 1974 union musicians in New Orleans protested that Barker's use of non-union youngsters to fill the ranks of his band was exploitative, and f him to disband the group or lose his own union membership. Barker withdrew, but the group immediately reformed as the Hurricane Brass Band, under the direction of the newly-unionized Jones; members of the Hurricane band went on to form the Dirty Dozen Brass Band in 1977. 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Old 6-string zither banjo 4-string banjos The banjo, derived from the banjar, is a stringed instrument of American origins, sometimes called the gourd banjo. The banjar, in turn was based on the African akonting. Some etymologists derive it from a dialectal pronunciation of bandore, though recent research suggests... The acoustic archtop guitar, used in Jazz music, features steel strings The guitar is a stringed musical instrument. ... New Orleans (local pronunciations: , , or ) (French: La Nouvelle-Orléans, pronounced in standard French accent) is a major U.S. port city and the largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... The trumpet is the highest brass instrument in register, above the tuba, euphonium, trombone, sousaphone, and french horn. ... Leroy Jones is a jazz trumpeter from New Orleans, Louisiana. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... There are several organizations calling themselves the Musicians Union: For the United Kingdom, see: Musicians Union (UK) For the United States of America, see listing by state: For Alabama, see Musicians Union (Alabama) Categories: Music stubs ... The Dirty Dozen Brass Band is a New Orleans, Louisiana brass band. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

Notable alumni of the Fairview Baptist Church Marching Band included Jones, Wynton and Branford Marsalis, Joe Torregano, Anthony "Tuba Fats" Lacen, and Charles and Kirk Joseph. // Wynton Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is an American trumpeter and composer. ... Branford Marsalis (born August 26, 1960) is an American jazz saxophonist. ...

References

• hurricanebrassband.nl
• "Fairview's Far Reach". Best of New Orleans, April 9, 2002.