: a band consisting chiefly or solely of brass and percussion instruments
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The pop auteur emerged shortly after, leading a funeral procession–style parade of dancers and an eight-piece brass band performing somber, New Orleans–style jazz renditions of songs from her 2025 album Mayhem.—Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026 The two leaders chatted during an opening ceremony that featured a brass band, marching military units and cheering children waving American and Chinese flags.—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 14 May 2026 In front of the screen, Svetlana Spajić performed live, as a brass band procession moved through the space.—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 2026 Only in New Orleans would a brass band, a police escort, and a Monsignor show up to bless a group of turtles named after sauces.—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for brass band