Saint Gabriels Celestial Brass New Orleans Funeral & Homegoing Band

Biography

Founded in 1990 in San Francisco, California by band leader Tom Wiggins to specifically service the California Funeral Industry with a high caliber professional New Orleans Marching/Strolling Jazz/Gospel Funeral Band and reinstate the Brass Band Funerals that were common place at the turn of the 19th Century, and the very beginning of the creation of Jazz music. Jazz has gone on to become indigenous to American Music and is considered by many to be America's only contribution to World Culture, spread around the world by Ambassadors such as Louis Armstrong, proving how well this music appeals to all people around the world. We combine the soulfulness and emotions of old time Gospel and classic hymns with the syncopation and emotionally uplifting styles of New Orleans Jazz to create an atmosphere of healing to all in attendance at the Funerals and Memorials we are invited to perform for. We are proud of the fact that many families and Funeral Homes we serve continue to call us over the years to supply them with professional musical services whenever the need arises.
We also offer Chinese and Vietnamese music for Funerals when appropriate and requested.