New Orleans saxophonist John “Prince” Gilbert He died on December 15; He was 66 years old. He was the original member of Brass Brish Rebirth. He was also a member of The Hot 8, New Birth and Treme Brass Bands and could regularly be heard on the streets of New Orleans, perform at festivals in his hometown, or travel with those groups who serve as ambassadors around the crescent around around the world.
He helped determine the saxophone roller in the modern New Orleans Brass Band. His son Orlando Gilbert, also a saxophonist, presented his father on his 2023 album. CrescentS Prince Gilbert was remembered in the second line through the Sixth ward.
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