Mama Digdown's Brass Band is an eight-piece American brass band from Madison, Wisconsin.
History Mama Digdown's Brass Band was formed by two former University of Wisconsin-Madison music students, Erik Jacobson and Christopher "Roc" Ohly.Mama Digdown's Brass Band 15th Anniversary Party. Isthmus, September, 2008. The group played its first shows in Madison, Wisconsin in 1993, at the local Art Fair on the Square. They released four full-length albums over the next several years, and followed with the live album Delicious, recorded in Madison, in late 2002.
The group has done concert tours across the United States and Europe.Mama Digdown's Brass Band Thursday at the Surf Club. Washington City Paper, June 18, 2009.Bertha Meets Mama Digdown . Baltimore City Paper, June 18, 2009. Their 2006 live album Ascona was recorded at a Switzerland jazz festival.Mama Digdown's Brass Band. The A.V. Club, December 12, 2009. In December 2009 they released their fifth studio album, We Make 'Em Say Ooh,Album Review. Dane101.comRecent Obsessions: Mama Digdown. The Capital Times 77 Square, February 3, 2010. and followed up the album's release with shows during Mardi Gras season in New Orleans.Mama Digdown's Brass Band. Chicago Reader, February 2010. They were planning to release an album of Michael Jackson arrangements entitled Brass Jackson in 2016,Mama Digdown's Brass Band to record brassed-up Michael Jackson tribute, The A.V. Club, December 8, 2009. but the album is now scheduled for release in March 2026.Mama Digdown's Brass Band - Chickie Wah Wah
Discography North of New Orleans (1996) Big Boy (1998) Slippery 7 (1999) Mama's House (2001) Delicious: Live at the King Club (2002) The Digdown Decade (2005) Ascona (2006) We Make 'Em Say Ooh (2009) Live (2012) Bootleg Series Vol. 1: Majestic Theater, Madison 1.7.17 (2017) Outstanding b/w Just the Two of Us (2020) Bootleg Series Vol. 2: Live at the Green Mill 2005 (2021) Brass Jackson (2026)
Members Current Erik Jacobson - Sousaphone / Leader Christopher 'Roc' Ohly - Saxophone / Leader Jeff 'K-Town' Maddern - Trumpet Ben 'Kid' Bell Bern - Trumpet Charlie Palm - trumpet Jordan Cohen - Snare Drum Yorel Lashley - Bass Drum Matt Hanzelka - Trombone Darren Sterud - Trombone Nat Macintosh - Trombone
Former Derek Wright - Bass Drum, Percussion, ProducerMama Digdown's Brass Junction – North Of New OrleansMama Digdown’s Brass Band at 30 The Isthmus, December 13, 2023. Dave Skogen - Snare Drum Mike Boman - trumpet Steve Rogness - trombone Nick Bartell - saxophone Evan 'Basic Sam' Morgan - snare drum Moses Patrou - bass drum Tom Leith - bas drum Scott Campbell - saxophone Ben Mcintosh - trombone Michael Hanson
References
External links Official Website