An extemporized reunion of veteran bandleaders and notable NCCU alumni has morphed into an eight-piece outfit of masterful players with a distinctive lilt that calls to mind the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. The spirited good-time is a time-traveling adventure that reinterprets years of New Orleans brass band magic and expands the idiom’s lexicon.

• Al Strong, trumpet

• Yahyah Corbett, trumpet

• Blu Thompson, saxophone

• Zo Hedgepeth, trombone

• Ryan Robinson, trombone

• JC Martin, guitar

• Stephen Edgerton, sousaphone

• Jeremy “Bean” Clemons, drums