Julius McKee

BassX

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  GRAMMY-nominated sousaphonist Julius McKee has spent nearly four decades at the forefront of New Orleans music as a longtime member of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Tremé Brass Band, and Preservation Brass. His career has taken him around the world and to stages including Madison Square Garden, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Montreux Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, Bonnaroo, and Preservation Hall.
  
  Julius has also performed and toured with artists including Ray Charles, Norah Jones, Dr. John, Widespread Panic, The Black Crowes, and Gov't Mule. Following a 2026 GRAMMY nomination for "For Fat Man," he brings nearly four decades of performance, touring, and recording experience to BassX as its founder and bandleader.

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    1100 Perforamcne Series JSP1100 Sousaphone