Five years after their trip to New Orleans and their encounter with iconic Big Easy musicians, the Skokiaan Brass Band releases its first album, "The French Touch." French song standards and original compositions meet the world of New Orleans brass bands with its procession of jazz, second line, funk, and Afro-Caribbean rhythms. This album is a message of love and gratitude to New Orleans and its musicians, as well as to French culture and its great values.