Posted by Mark Samuels of Basin Street Records
The Rebirth Brass Band was just awarded the Grammy for Best Regional Roots Music Album for its Basin Street Records’ release Rebirth of New Orleans!
The Grammy was presented during the pre-telecast and can be seen along with the pre-telecast performance on Grammy.com.
The main Grammy telecast is this evening on CBS.
For more on Rebirth Brass Band and the Grammys please see our latest blog entries at http://www.BasinStreetRecords.com
Celebrate with Rebirth in Los Angeles tonight at the Echoplex, Tuesday in New Orleans at the Maple Leaf and 3 nights this week at the Howlin Wolf!
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