Sousa on the Rez: Native American Brass Bands and Beyond
National Museum of the American Indian Fourth Street & Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, DC, United StatesNative American jazz, classical and popular musicians have experienced artistic and commercial success since well before the turn of the 20th century. Many were first exposed to this music at boarding schools, where the regimented discipline of marching bands was a key component of the program of forced assimilation. Nevertheless, many Native Americans discovered a […]