- Series: Refiguring American Music
- Paperback: 248 pages
- Publisher: Duke University Press Books (October 30, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0822355671
- ISBN-13: 978-0822355670
Roll With It is a firsthand account of the precarious lives of
brass band musicians in New Orleans. These young men are celebrated as
cultural icons for upholding the proud traditions of the jazz funeral
and the second line parade, yet they remain subject to the perils of
poverty, racial marginalization, and urban violence that characterize
life for many black Americans. The gripping narrative follows members of
the Rebirth, Soul Rebels, and Hot 8 brass bands from back street to
backstage, before and after Hurricane Katrina, always in step with the
tap of the snare drum, the thud of the bass drum, and the boom of the
tuba.
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