Bandleader / Drums, vocals
Gerald French
Fifth leader, since 2011; also plays snare with the Original Hurricane Brass Band.
Oddusee · New Orleans
Trumpeter Leroy Jones formed the Hurricane Brass Band in 1974 out of the Fairview Baptist Church Marching Band, the youth band organized by Danny Barker. The Hurricane trained a generation of players, including Gregory Davis, and after Jones left, Darryl Adams renamed it the Tornado Brass Band, from which the Dirty Dozen Brass Band emerged in 1977. Jones later revived the name as Leroy Jones' Original Hurricane Brass Band. Founded: 1974
The Lineup
Every name here carries the sound — the leaders who run the band, and the players who make the groove. Leaders first, then the lineup.
Leaders · The Band Runs Through Them
Bandleader / Drums, vocals
Fifth leader, since 2011; also plays snare with the Original Hurricane Brass Band.
Founder / Bandleader / Trumpet
Fairview Baptist Church band alumnus.
The Lineup · Players on the Stand
Trumpet
Went on to co-found the Dirty Dozen Brass Band.
Alto saxophone
Took over and renamed the band the Tornado Brass Band.
Sousaphone · In Memoriam
In Memoriam (1950-2004).
Trombone
Member of the revived Original Hurricane Brass Band.
Bass drum
Member of the revived Original Hurricane Brass Band.