Archive
Explore the story of the Excelsior Band through preserved artifacts, photographs, and records that capture generations of Mobile jazz. This archive is dedicated to jazz preservation, ensuring the history and legacy of the Excelsior Band remains protected and accessible for future generations.
A History in Photographs, Artifacts and Musical Performance
The Excelsior Marching Brass Band
circa 1940
Photo Credit: Unavailable
The Excelsior Marching Brass Band at Alabama Folklife Festival in Montgomery , Alabama
Photo by Mark Gooch
“Here Comes the Excelsior Band!”
A Newspaper Article - 1983
Preserving The History
Much of the Excelsior Band’s history has never been formally recorded—and that means parts of this story still live in personal collections, family archives, and memories across the community. Through Excelsior Band Preservation, we are working to protect and document these pieces of history so they are not lost to time.
If you have old photographs, newspaper clippings, instruments, or memorabilia connected to the Excelsior Band or Mobile jazz, we invite you to be part of this effort.