Damn Raucous Brass is in rehearsal for the coming summer festival season.
You have seen them on the public stages at Vintage Weekend and Masters Games serving up their own version of the worldwide thing that is 2nd line brass band.
Not the English type brass band that you may know, but as a New Orleans street jazz brass band, full of brass raucousness, energy and artistic goodness.
The band's musicians all come from Whanganui, led by Bruce Jellyman (trombone and vocals) and Hamish Jellyman (trombone and vocals) with Chris Scudder (trombone), Tahu Pikimaui (lead trumpet) Ben Thompson (guitar and trumpet), Garry Vinnell (trumpet), Gavin Herdman (tuba) and Nigel Bateman (drums).
These guys are all standout performers and have been making brass music for their lifetimes, all over the country.