Mama Digdown's Brass Band
Musical artist
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Mama Digdown's Brass Band is an eight-piece American brass band from Madison, Wisconsin.
Mama Digdown's Brass Band | |
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| Origin | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Genres | Brass band New Orleans jazz Funk |
| Years active | 1993–present |
History
Mama Digdown's Brass Band was formed by two former University of Wisconsin-Madison music students, Erik Jacobson and Christopher "Roc" Ohly.[1] The group played its first shows in Madison, Wisconsin in 1993, at the local Art Fair on the Square. They released four full-length albums over the next several years, and followed with the live album Delicious, recorded in Madison, in late 2002.[2]
The group has done concert tours across the United States and Europe.[3][4] Their 2006 live album Ascona was recorded at a Switzerland jazz festival.[5] In December 2009 they released their fifth studio album, We Make 'Em Say Ooh,[6][7] and followed up the album's release with shows during Mardi Gras season in New Orleans.[8] They were planning to release an album of Michael Jackson arrangements entitled Brass Jackson in 2016,[9] but the album is now scheduled for release in March 2026.[10]
Discography
- North of New Orleans (1996)
- Big Boy (1998)
- Slippery 7 (1999)
- Mama's House (2001)
- Delicious: Live at the King Club (2002)
- The Digdown Decade (2005)
- Ascona (2006)
- We Make 'Em Say Ooh (2009)
- Live (2012)
- Bootleg Series Vol. 1: Majestic Theater, Madison 1.7.17 (2017)
- Outstanding b/w Just the Two of Us (2020)
- Bootleg Series Vol. 2: Live at the Green Mill 2005 (2021)
- Brass Jackson (2026)
Members
- Current
- Erik Jacobson - Sousaphone / Leader
- Christopher 'Roc' Ohly - Saxophone / Leader
- Jeff 'K-Town' Maddern - Trumpet
- Ben 'Kid' Bell Bern - Trumpet
- Charlie Palm - trumpet
- Jordan Cohen - Snare Drum
- Yorel Lashley - Bass Drum
- Matt Hanzelka - Trombone
- Darren Sterud - Trombone
- Nat Macintosh - Trombone
- Former