Before J.W. Pepper became the world’s largest sheet music retailer, it helped make music history by crafting a new instrument ...

JW Pepper, founded in the 19th century, continues to showcase the original brass instrument that began its legacy.

Fans may rave about the tuba players in the UC Berkeley Marching Band. Technically, though, they’re playing sousaphones — and the Cal Band calls them “basses.” Whatever you call them, though, those ...

LowDown Brass Band (LDB), deftly synthesizes the gritty sounds of Chicago with the high energy street beat of the Crescent City. LDB brandishes a powerful brass frontline of trumpets, trombones, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Among college marching bands, Ohio State’s Best Damn Band In The Land ranks as one of the most popular and recognized groups in America. And in the OSU band, the honor of ...

Big black and white letters that spelled out "Preservation Hall New Orleans" made the jazz band's sousaphone hard to miss. That was, at least, until it went missing. "If you're trying to identify the ...

Rick Walker, owner of Aloha Wind & Brass Service, holds a school bass clarinet from the 1960s that spent nearly as much time in his repair shop as in the classroom. Instruments like this are beyond ...

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ROCK HILL, S.C. — The Carolinas will be well-represented at the Rose Bowl on Saturday after a local band director was selected to participate in the annual Rose Parade. James Turner, band director for ...

Fans may rave about the tuba players in the UC Berkeley Marching Band. Technically, though, they’re playing sousaphones — and the Cal Band calls them “basses.” Whatever you call them, though, those ...