: a band consisting chiefly or solely of brass and percussion instruments
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Brash and malty, this year’s edition is meant to evoke the brass bands common in the coal mining regions of northern England, who roamed neighborhoods playing Christmas carols.—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025 The brass bands draw crowds, cell phone cameras in hand.—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025 Beyond the suite, the night will include an eclectic mix of jazz genres — more holiday tunes and selections from Ella Fitzgerald songbook (this is where Zuraitis comes in), plus New Orleans brass band classics.—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 6 Dec. 2025 The panel for HBO‘s forthcoming Game of Thrones prequel series kicked off Thursday in Brazil with a live brass band performing the original show’s iconic theme music as cosplayers acted out aspects of the program.—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for brass band
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