Nine daze of parties and parades culminates in a big NoLA funk jam at JAMbalaya in Sunset Park.

Come on down with the krewe and let the good times roll!

Ad Hoc Brass Band is a New Orleans style brass band based in Brooklyn, NY that started back in April 2021 just as the world started to open up. It was started by trombonist Dave Joseph and percussionist Marc Basch who were on the hunt to emulate the sounds of some of their favorite 2nd Line and NOLA Club ensembles. Ad Hoc Brass boast a residency as the house band and jam leader for the JAMbalaya-NYC events hosted at The Big aLICe Barrel Room in Industry City, Brooklyn the 3rd Wednesday of every month.The band features a regularly rotating group of musicians for all around the NYC region and tunes performed by The Stooges Brass Band, the Treme Brass Band, TBC Brass Band, the New Birth Brass Band, and of course Rebirth Brass Band.

Young Fellaz Brass Band is a lively second line styled brass band from New Orleans, LA. It began in 2005 originally with humble beginnings, only having 3 members walking around their neighborhood playing their instruments out of the love of music. Over the course of the next 6 years, the band would flourish to 8 members, along with overcoming many obstacles and setting many milestones for such a young group of musicians, such as recording 3 studio albums, numerous festivals in New Orleans, along with performing in many states across the United States, including the HONK! TX festival. The band’s style of music covers many genres, including traditional jazz, hip-hop, R&B, rock and pop tunes.