The Dirty Dozen began shaking genre labels at the inception of the band and continue to do so with their new line-up and recent release on Mammoth records, Ears Against The Wall. At their start the Dirty Dozen Brass Band were accused by fans of brass band music of not staying true to brass band material. In the years since, the band inspired a number of younger musicians to form brass band, and the Dirty Dozen were credited with reviving the brass band scene in New Orleans, a scene ...