Mama Digdown's Brass Band is an eight-piece American
brass band
A brass band is a musical ensemble generally consisting primarily of brass instruments, most often with a percussion section. Ensembles that include brass and woodwind instruments can in certain traditions also be termed brass bands (particularl ...
from
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is the List of municipalities in Wisconsin by population, second-most populous city in the state, with a population of 269,840 at the 2020 Uni ...
.
History
Mama Digdown's Brass Band was formed by two former
University of Wisconsin-Madison
A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Uni ...
music students, Erik Jacobson and Christopher "Roc" Ohly. 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.
The group has done concert tours across the United States and Europe. Their 2006 live album ''Ascona'' was recorded at a Switzerland jazz festival. In December 2009 they released their fifth studio album, ''We Make 'Em Say Ooh'', and followed up the album's release with shows during
Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras (, ; also known as Shrove Tuesday) is the final day of Carnival (also known as Shrovetide or Fastelavn); it thus falls on the day before the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. is French for "Fat Tuesday", referring to it being ...
season in
New Orleans
New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 ...
. They are planning to release an album of
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Michael Jackson, one of the most culturally significan ...
covers entitled ''Brass Jackson'' in 2016.
Mama Digdown's Brass Band to record brassed-up Michael Jackson tribute
''The A.V. Club
''The A.V. Club'' is an online newspaper and entertainment website featuring reviews, interviews, and other articles that examine films, music, television, books, games, and other elements of pop-culture media. ''The A.V. Club'' was created in ...
'', December 8, 2009.
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)
Members
;Current
*Erik Jacobson - Sousaphone / Leader
*Christopher 'Roc' Ohly - Saxophone / Leader
*Jeff 'K-Town' Maddern - Trumpet
*Ben 'Kid' Bell Bern - Trumpet
*Jordan Cohen - Snare Drum
*Chris diBernardo - Bass Drum
*Matt Hanzelka - Trombone
*Joe Goltz - Trombone
*Darren Sterud - Trombone
*Nat Macintosh - Trombone
;Former
*Dave Skogen - Snare Drum
*Mike Boman
*Steve Rogness
*Nick Bartell
*Evan 'Basic Sam' Morgan
*Moses Patrou
*Tom Leith
*Scott Campbell
*Ben Mcintosh
*Michael Hanson
References
External links
Official Website
{{Authority control
American brass bands
Musical groups from Wisconsin
Culture of Madison, Wisconsin
Musical groups established in 1993