The Booker T. Glass Foundation
THE BOOKER T.GLASS FOUNDATION
Create, Inspire, Educate, and Celebrate
Harold J. Wilson and Parris Lane of Parold Entertainment Inc. founded the Booker T. Glass Foundation to create, inspire, educate, and celebrate the life and legacy of New Orleans legendary Band leader and Bass Drummer, Booker T. Glass, as well as the true New Orleans Culture of Brass Band and 2nd lining, so that future generations will have an opportunity to learn, participate in programs, workshops, and stories to keep the tradition alive.
PROGRAMS, WORKSHOPS, STORIES
Programs,Workshops,Stories
so that future generations will have an opportunity to learn, participate in programs, workshops, and stories to keep the tradition alive.
Its mission includes supporting musicians, jazz education, performances, and programming.
BTG Brass Band
BTG Brass Band
The Booker T. Glass Brass Band, aka "BTG Brass Band," is a traditional New Orleans brass band that consists of Grammy Award-winning musicians from New Orleans as well as musicians from San Francisco's Twilight Brass Band. In honor of the New Orleans Legendary Bass Drummer and Band leader, Booker T. Glass, the traditional "BTG Brass Band" is spearheaded by New Orleans native Harold "Homeboy" Wilson.
As a bass drummer-percussionist and entertainer, "Homeboy" was born and raised in the Historical Tremé, 6th Ward, New Orleans, and has a legacy deeply tied to keeping the New Orleans tradition alive. The fifth-generation Brass Band Performer, "Homeboy," is the great-grandson of Henry Booker T. Glass, one of the last musicians whose development pre-dated the Dixieland style of the early 1900s.
Following in the footsteps of his legendary great-grandfather
FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF HISLEGENDARY GREAT-GRANDFATHER
Following in the footsteps of his legendary great-grandfather, an innovator who was the first brass band drummer to design a cymbal added to the bass drum, Homeboy creates custom-made brass band drums that capture the Booker T. Washington Brass Band's original sound. Harold has spearheaded several bands and is an orator of the history and traditions of African American musicians and Brass Band groups in New Orleans.
Homeboy also designs exquisite New Orleans traditional parade umbrellas. He is one of the founding members of two traditional New Orleans organizations dedicated to keeping traditional music on the streets: The Black Men of Labor Social Aid and Pleasure Club. His extensive resume also includes performing and touring with notable celebrities as a "hype man," introducing innovative and unique traditional New Orleans 2nd line dance techniques and styles choreographed within the shows.
Harold has shared the stage with musical greats such as Grateful Dead, Shannon Powe`ll, Russell Baptiste, Michael White, Zigaboo Modeliste, Dr. John, Stanton Moore, and Trombone Shorty.
And as the ONLY NEW ORLEANIAN spearheading a New Orleans Brass Band in California, he is coming back to his roots to spearhead the "BTG Brass Band," for he truly believes that AUTHENTICITY is essential in showing respect for the music, traditions, and those whose shoulders he stands upon, such as his great-grandfather, Booker T. Glass, and his uncle Pàpa.
The Booker T. Glass Brass Band
The Booker T. Glass Brass Band
The Booker T. Glass Brass Band is the New Orleans branch of Parold Entertainment Inc., “Twilight Brass Band” of San Francisco, CA. The BTG Brass Band features New Orleanians who live in the San Francisco Bay Area as well as Grammy Award-winning musicians who continue to live in New Orleans.
New Orleans members include:
Notable performances
Notable performances
The Midway Super Bowl Party with T-Pain, San Francisco, CA
California Academy of Sciences Nightlife, San Francisco, CA
Grace Cathedral Carnivale Fundraiser, San Francisco, CA
Juneteenth Festival, Berkeley, CA
Ember Stomp Wildfire Safety Festival, Marin County, CA
The Booker T. Glass Foundation