brass band

noun

: a band consisting chiefly or solely of brass and percussion instruments

Examples of brass band in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In Corfu, the island’s philharmonics, or local brass bands, accompany the Good Friday processions. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026

Friday night opens with the Ed Wagner Brass Band, an authentic German-style brass band. — Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Visitors to the Rock Island Bridge will get a chance to hear live jazz and brass band numbers from The Jumpen Carps on Saturday night. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2026

There will be almost a dozen live acts, including Guinean bongo playing, a New Orleans-style brass band, the West African Duniya Drum and Dance Company, Egyptian belly dancers and Non-Stop Bhangra (Punjabi dance music). — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for brass band

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand

Kids Definition

brass band

noun

: a band made up of brass and percussion instruments