The Excelsior Brass Band was a brass band from New Orleans active between 1879 and 1931.
It was one of the earliest recognized brass bands on the New Orleans jazz scene.
The band typically held ten to twelve members, including three cornets or trumpets, two trombones, two clarinets, an alto horn, a baritone horn, a tuba, a snare drum, and a bass drum.
Their repertory included marches, dance pieces, dirges, and hymns.
Among its members were John Robichaux, George Baquet, Alphonse Picou, Luis Tio (Lorenzo Tio's uncle), Lorenzo Tio Sr. (Lorenzo Tio's father), Honore Dutrey, Sam Dutrey Sr. (Sam Dutrey's father), Isidore Barbarin, Albert Snaer, Louis Cottrell Sr., and Willie Humphrey.