<img width="300" height="169" src="https://songtalk.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Blair-Neel-and-John-300x169.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Blair, Neel, and John on a Zoom call" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://songtalk.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Blair-Neel-and-John.jpg 1280w, https://songtalk.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Blair-Neel-and-John.jpg 300w, https://songtalk.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Blair-Neel-and-John.jpg 1024w, https://songtalk.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Blair-Neel-and-John.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />John Pittman has been a member of The <a href="https://heavyweightsbrassband.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Heavyweights Brass Band</a> since the release of their sophomore album “Brasstronomical” in 2014. He is a trumpet player and composer for the band who just released their fifth full length album “Knockout” in June 2025.… <a href="https://songtalk.ca/shows/writing-a-classic-new-orleans-song-with-the-heavyweights-brass-band/" class="read-more">Read the rest </a>

John Pittman has been a member of The Heavyweights Brass Band since the release of their sophomore album “Brasstronomical” in 2014. He is a trumpet player and composer for the band who just released their fifth full length album “Knockout” in June 2025.… Read the rest

John Pittman has been a member of The <a href="https://heavyweightsbrassband.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Heavyweights Brass Band</a> since the release of their sophomore album “Brasstronomical” in 2014. He is a trumpet player and composer for the band who just released their fifth full length album “Knockout” in June 2025.… <a href="https://songtalk.ca/shows/writing-a-classic-new-orleans-song-with-the-heavyweights-brass-band/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read the rest </a>

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