One Shot Brass Band — NOLA Music

One ShotBrass Band

Founded fall 2012, New Orleans — Southern University Human Jukebox alumni

The One Shot Brass Band brings its best shot to every performance, whether in the streets or on the stage, as one of New Orleans’ most dynamic brass bands. Founded in 2012 by a group of Southern University A&M students from the school’s prestigious Human Jukebox Marching Band, these born-and-raised New Orleanians mix brass band classics with contemporary tunes — and play the city’s festivals, weddings, and second lines with marching-band precision and party-band heart.

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🎺 Lineage

Human Jukebox alumni

🎶 Repertoire

Brass classics & contemporary

📍 Catch Them

Dew Drop Inn residencies

One Shot Brass Band offers the epitome of traditional New Orleanian brass band culture — with the precision, professionalism, and musicianship expected from Human Jukebox alumni.

Why We Love One Shot Brass Band

What sets One Shot apart is right there in their origin story. These are Southern University Human Jukebox alumni — musicians trained in one of the most disciplined marching bands in the country — who organized themselves as college students to keep New Orleanian musical culture alive while earning a living. Every member was born and raised in New Orleans, and it shows in how they carry the tradition: crisp, professional, and built for the street. They double as a stage band for receptions and black-tie affairs, but their heart is the second line — ‘we’ll knock right through, just for you.’

Biography

Human Jukebox Precision, Second Line Soul

One Shot Brass Band was founded in the fall of 2012, when a group of college students — all born and raised in New Orleans — began their undergraduate journeys at Southern University A&M College. As members of the school’s famous Human Jukebox Marching Band, they didn’t have time for typical jobs, so they organized themselves as a brass band to entertain and keep the New Orleanian musical culture alive while earning a little money on the side. The group still performs together today.

Their songbook runs the full brass band spectrum: traditional New Orleanian brass band standards alongside the more contemporary tunes audiences love, and the band doubles as a stage band for receptions and special occasions. From cocktail hours to black-tie affairs, weddings to birthdays, they present exactly what the event needs — whether that’s closing out the night or getting the party started the proper way.

Catch them where brass bands belong: at local festivals, leading second lines through the streets, and in regular residencies at clubs like the re-opened Dew Drop Inn on LaSalle Street, the historic Black music landmark. One Shot brings its best shot every time.