Brassville aims to reclaim the deep scope of Nashville music history, stage by stage

The members of Brassville. From left, back row, standing: Jonathon Neal, MarVelous Brown, Derrick Greene, Adrian Pollard, Nate McDowell; seated on bench: Marcus Chandler and Rashad Sylvester; center, seated on ground: Larry Jenkins, Jr.

A contemporary brass band that grew out of one of Nashville’s historically Black universities is helping to expand the lost musical identity of the country capital.

(Image credit: Garrett E Morris/Courtesy of the artist)

A contemporary brass band that grew out of one of Nashville’s historically Black universities is helping to expand the lost musical identity of the country capital.