1. Derrick Tabb was born on May 27,1975 and is an American musician, a long-standing member of the Rebirth Brass Band and a co-founder of The Roots of Music, a non-profit organization that sponsors an after-school academic and music program for children in New Orleans.
For onstage performances, Tabb plays the snare drum with cymbals mounted on stands.
Derrick Tabb was born and raised in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans.
Derrick Tabb was born in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, an area historically known as "The Birthplace of Jazz".
Derrick Tabb began playing drums at the age of 7 and was earning a living as a professional drummer by the age of 11.
The band kept the name when Derrick Tabb left in 1996 to join Rebirth Brass Band and Dinerral Shavers replaced Derrick Tabb as the snare drummer for Hot 8.
The Roots of Music Crusader Band and Derrick Tabb have received numerous meritorious awards for academic achievement as well as musical accolades.
Derrick Tabb was a top finalist of the CNN Heroes Award in 2009, he was the recipient of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Angel Award, and was a finalist for induction into the Energizer Keep It Going Hall of Fame.
Derrick Tabb has received proclamations from the City of New Orleans and the State of Louisiana for his work with kids.
Derrick Tabb is credited as the snare drummer on all studio and live recordings billed as "Rebirth Brass Band" since 1997.
Derrick Tabb is credited as a featured artist on the 2010 movie soundtrack For Colored Girls.