Treme Band: The Brassy Big Easy, Old & New

After Hurricane Katrina, members of New Orleans's Treme Brass Band were scattered around the country. While some of the group moved away, 63-year-old snare drummer Benny Jones Sr. and 75-year-old bass drum and cymbal player Lionel Batiste Sr. returned to the Crescent City and put a new Treme band...
Picture: Treme Band: The Brassy Big Easy, Old & New Published: 2006-09-18
Provider: Washington Post