Mama Digdown's Brass Band

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Mama Digdown's Brass Band
Origin Madison, Wisconsin
Genres Brass band
New Orleans jazz
Funk
Years active1993–present

Mama Digdown's Brass Band is an eight-piece American brass band from Madison, Wisconsin.

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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 are planning to release an album of Michael Jackson covers entitled Brass Jackson in 2016. [9]

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