The Rae Brothers New Orleans Jazz Band

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Welcome to the Rae Brothers web site! As with many of the musicians today who
play in the New Orleans style, our inspiration, especially in the early days came
from the music recorded and produced by the likes of Bill Russell and Gene
Williams, which featured the wonderful Bunk Johnson and George Lewis line-ups.

During the seventies we played in the
rhythm section of the Onward Band (UK)
which was based in the North East of
England, it was with this band that we
gained invaluable experience working
with the touring musicians from New
Orleans such as Theodore ‘Teddy’ Riley,
George ‘Kid Sheik’ Cola, Alton Purnell,
Teddy Johnson, Sam Lee, Freddy Kholman
as well as Benny Waters, Ken Colyer,
Sammy Rimington and a host of others.

We formed “The Rae Brothers Band” in 1995, Mac switching from drums to
clarinet, (the instrument he played during the fifties) and set out to capture the
sound and feeling described by Ken Colyer as the “New Orleans Bounce”, a style
made famous by the musicians who lived and worked in and around New Orleans
Louisiana.

Dave Rae.

“The Rae Brothers New Orleans Jazz Band are masters of ensemble playing.
Their playing is simple, relaxed and heartfelt, I call them the gentle New
Orleans Band”.
Marcel Joly.

My e-mail address is: dave@neworleansjazz.co.uk

Copyright © 2002 Rae Brothers Band.