The first American professional brass band to be organized in over 25 years, the River City Brass made its debut in 1981. Since its founding, the band has gained admiration from audiences at home and on the road that led the group to become the most active full-time professional band in America. River City Brass offers a modern evolution of a tradition that was widespread at the turn of the 20th century in this country and is the only year-round professional group of its kind.