In this Mardi Gras special installment of Trombone Talk with Haruka Kikuchi, our host meets up with the trombone sections from some of the best second line brass bands around New Orleans today. With members of TBC, DaTruth and Big Six, Haruka takes on the carnival classic “Mardi Gras In New Orleans.” 

(Left to right) DaTruth Brass Band: Marc Francis, Nathan Bergmann-Dean, Nigel Brown // TBC Brass Band: Devin Vance, Edward Juicy Jackson, Jose Maize // Big Six Brass Band: Lamar Heard Sr., Troy Albert, Dwayne Finnie

Shot and edited by Noe Cugny