Tulane Bands is delighted to welcome six new colleagues whose experience spans collegiate bands, professional performance, arts administration, and dance. Together, they bring a wide range of expertise to the university’s bands and Shockwave Dance Team. 

What should a Tulane band sound like? For us, the answer begins right here in New Orleans. 

The Sound of Uptown is Tulane Bands’ artistic identity: a distinctive collegiate voice shaped by the city’s traditional jazz, brass band, Mardi Gras, and funk traditions. You can hear it in music by Louis Prima, Dr. John, The Meters, Rebirth Brass Band, and Trombone Shorty, alongside Carnival classics such as “Iko Iko” and “Mardi Gras in New Orleans,” trad tunes including “When the Saints Go Marching In.”

For Tulane feature twirler Iris Hatchett, the pregame performance against the University of South Alabama was more than a chance to take the field; it was an opportunity to share it with her sister, Lily, a senior at the University of South Alabama. The sisters have twirled together for nine years, and Tulane vs. USA on September 12^th marked their final time performing side by side in Yulman Stadium. 

Tulane Bands is looking ahead to a busy spring semester, with four Mardi Gras parades and our annual spring concert on the schedule. 

Tulane Bands has launched a campaign to grow the Tulane University Marching Band Endowment from $370,000 to $500,000. This fund provides sustainable support for the experiences that make the band possible: student opportunities, instruments, travel, and program operations.