Kenneth Hagans Brass/Jazz Band
Overview
The Kenneth Hagans Brass Band plays Traditional New Orleans Brass Band music as well as Street Brass Band music like Rebirth. We play New Orleans R&B and Mardi Gras music. We also play Motown and Cover Band music for Weddings upon request. The Kenneth Hagans Brass Band play for all occasions including weddings, corporate events, private parties, festivals and parades. We play from 15 minutes to 3 and a half hours, playing full scale shows with lights and PA sound for big corporate and wedding shows. We also take care of securing permits and police escorts for parades. The Kenneth Hagans Brass Band is a one stop shop and is here to meet all of your entertainment needs.
Reviews
48 reviews
Robin
June 5, 2026Band Cancelled
We called multiple times to confirm and couldn’t reach anyone. When my coordinator finally did, she was told the band cancel. This was just a few days before due to a health issue that had occurred the previous month. We understand things happen, and found a replacement. My only suggestion let clients know as soon as possible so they won’t be scrambling to find a band. However, I would still give them 4 stars because one can not control a health scare.
Hired as: Brass Band
Lanie R.
May 13, 2025Best Second Line Band Ever
Kenneth Hagans second line band was absolutely incredible. We hired them for our wedding in New Orleans after someone referred them to us and they blew us away. All of our guests were commenting on how much fun they had with the second line. The band even played my husband's song request and everyone went crazy for it. I cannot recommend this band enough!!
Hired as: Brass Band, Jazz Band, New Orleans Style Entertainment, Wedding Band
Juanetta L. M.
March 1, 2025Parade
Everyone was surprised when they came out playing. The kids really enjoyed them and our principal was truly celebrated. Thanks guys! Very professional and will book again.
Hired as: Brass Band
Brandon H.
December 16, 2024Great Performance!
The Kenneth Hagans Band left a memorable impression on all attendees!
Hired as: Brass Band
Angie W.
October 22, 2024Amazing! You need to hire them!
They were super responsive! Great work with! My night turned out exactly as I had pictured it! Thank you Kenneth and Band!
Hired as: Brass Band
Booking information
Price range: Contact for rates
Languages: English
What to expect
We provide music to get you dancing and to liven up the party. We aim to give you and your guest a memorable performance that you never forget. We will give you great party music and a second line that you and your guest will be pleased with, done in a very professional matter with respect and courtesy.
Sincerely,
Kenneth Hagans
About
Kenneth Hagans is a part of the great tradition of world renowned trumpet players to have come out of New Orleans. Kenneth Hagans studied jazz and classical music at the renowned New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts (NOCCA). He was the 1988 recipient of the Wynton Marsalis Award. After high school he attended Southern University at New Orleans, where he studied with the legendary Edward "Kidd" Jordan and Roger Dickerson. Kenneth later went to Loyola University at New Orleans, graduating with a Bachelors of Arts in Music.
Kenneth Hagans has worked as an educator as well as a musician. He has taught music to students in grades ranging from Kindergarten through High School, teaching music appreciation, music theory and band. In addition to teaching in school, Kenneth also teaches privately. As a band leader and side musician, Kenneth has toured throughout the United States and Europe doing extensive work as a studio musician and arranger specializing in horn sections. Kenneth Hagans plays weddings, private parties, corporate events and festivals. He is a versatile musician playing many styles of music, including Jazz, Classical, R&B and Gospel, specializing in Traditional Jazz and New Orleans classics.
Additional booking notes
We usually play acoustic for many gigs, however we request sound for clubs and festivals.
Past booked events
May 2026
26
Tuesday
Wedding Ceremony
4:00pm - 4:15pm
•
New Orleans, LA
August 2025
31
Sunday
Wedding Cocktail Hour
11:00am - 11:30am
•
New Orleans, LA
May 2025
03
Saturday
Wedding Reception
10:00pm - 10:30pm
•
New Orleans, LA
April 2025
19
Saturday
Birthday Party
1:00pm - 1:15pm
•
New Orleans, LA
05
Saturday
Nonprofit Event
12:00pm - 12:15pm
•
New Orleans, LA
February 2025
27
Thursday
School Assembly
1:00pm - 1:30pm
•
Kenner, LA
18
Tuesday
Retirement Community Event
1:00pm - 1:45pm
•
New Orleans, LA
December 2024
14
Saturday
Birthday Party
6:30pm - 7:30pm
•
New Orleans, LA
12
Thursday
Christmas Party
8:30pm - 9:00pm
•
New Orleans, LA
07
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
12:00pm - 2:30pm
•
Baton Rouge, LA
October 2024
12
Saturday
Personal Occasion
6:00pm - 6:30pm
•
New Orleans, LA
06
Sunday
Corporate Event
10:30am - 11:00am
•
New Orleans, LA
05
Saturday
Birthday Party
1:00pm - 1:30pm
•
New Orleans, LA
04
Friday
Wedding Reception
6:00pm - 6:30pm
•
New Orleans, LA
September 2024
21
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
2:00pm - 2:30pm
•
New Orleans, LA
June 2024
29
Saturday
Surprise
8:00pm - 8:30pm
•
New Orleans, LA
23
Sunday
Birthday Party
3:30pm - 3:45pm
•
New Orleans, LA
18
Tuesday
Birthday Party
1:00pm - 1:30pm
•
New Orleans, LA
April 2024
13
Saturday
Wedding Reception
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
New Orleans, LA
March 2024
23
Saturday
Bachelor Party
6:00pm - 6:30pm
•
New Orleans, LA
16
Saturday
Grand Opening
11:00am - 12:30pm
•
Crowley, LA
February 2024
17
Saturday
Wedding Reception
9:30pm - 9:45pm
•
Metairie, LA
December 2023
31
Sunday
Wedding Reception
3:00pm - 3:30pm
•
New Orleans, LA
30
Saturday
Birthday Party
10:00pm - 10:30pm
•
Marrero, LA
23
Saturday
Personal Occasion
3:00pm - 3:45pm
•
New Orleans, LA
November 2023
18
Saturday
Wedding Reception
1:30pm - 2:15pm
•
New Orleans, LA
October 2023
31
Tuesday
Funeral/Memorial Service
2:00pm - 2:15pm
•
Zachary, LA
13
Friday
Reunion
7:30pm - 8:30pm
•
Gonzales, LA
September 2023
07
Thursday
Surprise
6:00pm - 6:30pm
•
New Orleans, LA
July 2023
22
Saturday
Wedding Reception
5:30pm - 6:30pm
•
New Orleans, LA
14
Friday
Reunion
8:00pm - 8:30pm
•
Slidell, LA
08
Saturday
Wedding Reception
6:30pm - 8:00pm
•
New Orleans, LA
May 2023
28
Sunday
Wedding Ceremony
6:30pm - 7:00pm
•
New Orleans, LA
26
Friday
Funeral/Memorial Service
6:00pm - 6:30pm
•
New Orleans, LA
11
Thursday
Corporate Event
9:00pm - 11:00pm
•
New Orleans, LA
06
Saturday
Graduation
4:30pm - 5:00pm
•
Slidell, LA
05
Friday
Birthday Party
7:30pm - 9:00pm
•
New Orleans, LA
April 2023
14
Friday
Surprise
10:00pm - 11:00pm
•
New Orleans, LA
02
Sunday
Baby Shower
12:00pm - 2:00pm
•
Belle Chasse, LA
December 2022
16
Friday
Birthday Party
1:30pm - 1:45pm
•
Gretna, LA
10
Saturday
Birthday Party
5:00pm - 5:30pm
•
New Orleans, LA
10
Saturday
Birthday Party
4:00pm - 4:15pm
•
New Orleans, LA
09
Friday
Wedding Reception
10:00pm - 10:30pm
•
Thibodaux, LA
November 2022
17
Thursday
House Party
10:30pm - 11:15pm
•
New Orleans, LA
October 2022
22
Saturday
Anniversary Party
5:00pm - 5:30pm
•
New Orleans, LA
09
Sunday
Wedding Reception
9:00pm - 9:30pm
•
New Orleans, LA
September 2022
25
Sunday
Wedding Ceremony
5:30pm - 6:00pm
•
New Orleans, LA
May 2022
29
Sunday
Graduation
7:00pm - 7:30pm
•
New Orleans, LA
March 2022
11
Friday
Corporate Event
4:30pm - 6:00pm
•
New Orleans, LA
February 2022
14
Monday
Surprise
8:30pm - 9:30pm
•
New Orleans, LA
December 2021
17
Friday
Christmas Party
10:00pm - 10:30pm
•
New Orleans, LA
16
Thursday
Nonprofit Event
6:30pm - 10:00pm
•
New Orleans, LA
03
Friday
Christmas Party
7:00pm - 7:30pm
•
New Orleans, LA
November 2021
20
Saturday
Wedding Reception
4:30pm - 5:30pm
•
New Orleans, LA
13
Saturday
Wedding Reception
6:30pm - 6:45pm
•
Carriere, MS
06
Saturday
Wedding Reception
8:30pm - 9:00pm
•
Lafayette, LA
October 2021
31
Sunday
Wedding Engagement
6:30pm - 6:45pm
•
New Orleans, LA
30
Saturday
Cocktail Party
7:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Covington, LA
17
Sunday
Funeral/Memorial Service
4:00pm - 4:30pm
•
Metairie, LA
16
Saturday
Wedding Reception
6:30pm - 7:00pm
•
LaPlace, LA
09
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
4:00pm - 5:00pm
•
Baton Rouge, LA
01
Friday
Wedding Reception
6:30pm - 7:30pm
•
New Orleans, LA
01
Friday
Wedding Ceremony
2:00pm - 2:30pm
•
New Orleans, LA
September 2021
26
Sunday
Birthday Party
11:00am - 11:45am
•
New Orleans, LA
24
Friday
Personal Occasion
8:00pm - 8:30pm
•
Gretna, LA
July 2021
17
Saturday
Wedding Reception
7:30pm - 8:00pm
•
Port Allen, LA
05
Monday
Birthday Party
5:00pm - 5:30pm
•
New Orleans, LA
June 2021
24
Thursday
Birthday Party
8:00pm - 10:00pm
•
New Orleans, LA
19
Saturday
Surprise
12:30pm - 12:45pm
•
New Orleans, LA
12
Saturday
Wedding Reception
6:00pm - 11:00pm
•
LaPlace, LA
11
Friday
Wedding Reception
7:30pm - 8:30pm
•
Mandeville, LA
May 2021
23
Sunday
Personal Occasion
12:00pm - 12:15pm
•
New Orleans, LA
22
Saturday
Cocktail Party
5:00pm - 7:00pm
•
New Orleans, LA
17
Monday
Graduation
7:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Metairie, LA
08
Saturday
Bridal Shower
6:30pm - 8:00pm
•
New Orleans, LA
01
Saturday
Birthday Party
7:30pm - 9:00pm
•
New Orleans, LA
April 2021
24
Saturday
Wedding Reception
8:00pm - 10:00pm
•
Metairie, LA
23
Friday
Personal Occasion
8:00pm - 8:45pm
•
New Orleans, LA
10
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
11:00am - 11:30am
•
Kenner, LA
March 2021
07
Sunday
Birthday Party
1:30pm - 1:45pm
•
New Orleans, LA
February 2021
10
Wednesday
Personal Occasion
8:30pm - 8:45pm
•
New Orleans, LA
Set list
Happy Birthday Song
Hanging in the Treme
Feel Like Funkin It Up
Do Whatcha Wanna
Tornado
Cassanova
It Ain't My Fault
Let's Go Get Em
Keep That Body Shaking
Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Sexual Healing
Killing Me Softly
My Feet Can't Fail Me Know
Bustin' Loose
AP Touro
Just the Two of Us
Bourbon Street Parade
When the Saints Go Marching In
I Got A Big Fat Woman
When You're Smiling
You Are My Sunshine
Ain't She Sweet
Ice Cream
I'm Walking
Big Chief
Second Line
Walk Though the Streets of the City
Just a Closer Walk With Thee
Paul Barbarin Second Line
Bugle Boy Call
Lilly of the Vally
Muskrat Ramble
Twisting The Night Away - Sam Cooke
*Cover Band*
Having A Party - Sam Cooke
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
Stand By Me - Ben E. King
How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You - James Taylor
Shout - The Isley Brothers
Get Up, Get On Up - James Brown
Papa Was A Rolling Stone - The Temptations
Just The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
I Can't Get Enough Of Your Love - Barry White
You're The First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White
All Night Long - Lionel Richie
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations
Brick House - Commodores
I Feel Good - James Brown
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Under The Boardwalk - The Drifters
Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd
No Partying On The Dance Floor - Midnight Star
Celebration - Kool and The Gang
I'll Be Around - The Spinners
Somebody Loves You Back - Teddy Pendergrass
Uptown Funk - Bruno Mars
You're Gonna Miss My Love - Lon Rawls
24 Karat - Bruno Mars
Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy - The Tams
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Sweet Coraline - Neil Diamond
Cupid Shuffle - Cupid
I Got A Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
September - Earth, Wind, and Fire
Let's Groove - Earth, Wind and Fire
Shining Star - Earth, Wind and Fire
Let's Go Crazy - Prince
Happy - Pharell Williams
Unforgettable -Nat King Cole
Skin Tight - Ohio Players
*Brass Band / Traditional Jazz*
Hindustan
Muskrat Ramble
Tiger Rag
Bourbon Street Parade
Paul Barbarin Second Line
Basin Street Blues
On The Sunny Side of the Street
Whoopin Blues
When The Saints Go Marching In
When You're Smiling
You Are My Sunshine
Lil Liza Jane
What A Wonderful World
Do You Know What It Means
St. Louis Blues
Bucket Got A Hole In It
Exactly Like You
Ain't She Sweet
Baby Face
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
Ice Cream
St. James Infirmary
Royal Garden Blues
Blueberry
I'm Walking To New Orleans
I'm Walking
Jambalaya
Iko Iko
Mardi Gras Mambo
Big Chief
Mardi Gras In New Orleans
The Second Line
Tornado
I Feel Like Funkin It Up
A.P.Touro
Cassanova
Grazzin In The Grass
Back Stabbers
Do What You Wanna
Let Your Mind Be Free
Running Away
Influences and inspiration
Rebirth Brass Band, Treme Brass Band, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Louis Armstrong, Fats Domino, Mardi Gras Music
Setup requirements
For clubs and festivals we usually need PA system with microphones and monitors. Speakers and subs.