The North Carolina Brass was formed in the summer of 2000 with the expectation of performing throughout North Carolina and to offer a concert series for the public. The NC Brass performs a variety of music from Baroque and Classical to Jazz, Pop, and 20th Century and is available for educational concerts, weddings, church services, parties, special occasions, private lessons and clinics.

A native of Raleigh, NC, Ramon F Kenan began playing trumpet at age 11. He is a graduate of Enloe High School and holds a Bachelor's of Arts Degree in Music from Oral Roberts University, Cum Laude. He has worked with band programs in the Wake County Public Schools System and was an Adjunct Music Professor at both North Carolina Central and North Carolina State Universities. His musical travels abroad include Canada, Europe, Bahamas, Indonesia and has performed with Clarke Terry, Grady Tate, Stanley Turrentine and the legendary R&B Group "The O'Jay's". Ramon is currently featured as the lead trumpet player with the Raleigh Jazz Orchestra. Besides the trumpet, Ramon also plays keyboard, drums, guitar and composes in various genres such as Jazz, Classical, Blues, R&B and Gospel. You can contact Ramon personally at www.ramonkenan.com and book a praise and worship service at your church.

Ben Shaw, a native of Durham, NC, began playing trumpet in school band 35 years ago. While still in high school he began performing professionally part time and by 1976 was working as a full time trumpet player. He continued entertaining with groups based out of the Charlotte area until 1988 when he moved back to the Triangle and formed Brassworks, a shop specializing in brass musical instrument repair and custom trumpets. Since moving back to this area he has played two seasons in Myrtle Beach, SC at the Savoy Theater with the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra and he has subbed with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra featuring Buddy Morrow. Ben continues to play regularly with Leon Jordan's Continentals Orchestra, The Raleigh Jazz Orchestra as well as other groups in this area.

Robin Gorham is a native of Lexington Park, Maryland and began playing French horn in middle school. While attending UNC-Chapel Hill, she won the 1989 Concerto Competition and the 1990 Earl Slocum Band Award. She has performed with the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra, the Greensboro Concert Band and numerous other ensembles in the Triangle area. Currently, she is a member of the North Carolina Wind Orchestra and the Triangle Brass Band. Robin is a national board certified teacher and is employed as the director of bands at Coats-Erwin Middle School in Harnett County where she was the 2004-2005 Teacher of the Year.
 
Dean Olah studied trombone and music education under scholarship at the University of Toledo where he completed his BA and course work for a master’s degree. During the summers he worked as a counselor and orchestral musician at the Brevard Music Center. Dean has performed with symphonies in Raleigh, Durham, Fayetteville, Toledo, Ann Arbor, Adrian, Sandusky, and Perrysburg and in shows with the Toledo Theater, the Croswell Opera House, the North Carolina Theatre, the North Carolina Opera and the Cape Fear regional Theatre. A former public school band director, Dean remains active in education through the Music Educators National Conference, the International Trombone Association, by teaching private lessons and writing reviews for the Online Trombone Journal. As a jazz trombonist Dean has recorded and performed with the Raleigh Jazz Orchestra, the Toledo Jazz Orchestra, the Jack Runyan Big Band, the Johnny Knorr Orchestra, the Casablanca Jazz Orchestra, the Andrew Thielen Big Band, the Lawrence Welk Show, and Lorna Luft. He is a founding member of the Academy Brass Quintet which continues to entertain audiences throughout Ohio. Dean is a NC Licensed Teacher and School Administrator as well as an A+ and Network+ Certified Technician and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT).

David Garrett studied music at the University of Cincinnati's College Conservatory and at Brevard, North Carolina and works for the Sanford Holshouser Law Firm. David has a Bachelor of Education in Music from the University of Toledo, a Master of Music degree from Bowling Green State University and obtained his Juris Doctor from the University of Toledo while working as a professional musician in the Toledo, Ohio and Detroit, Michigan areas. David ‘s artistic background and broad research experience using quantitative, qualitative, and legal research methodologies yields attention to detail and a fresh approach to solving problems. He has assisted in compiling chapters on forum non conveniens, transfer, and conflict of laws in one of the leading hornbooks on federal civil procedure, the application of the consensual encounter doctrine in encounters with law enforcement officials in airports, as well as performing one of the first qualitative studies in the development of aesthetic awareness in children. David has been an active member in the national Federalist Society, and now is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association, the American Immigration Lawyer's Association, the North Carolina Economic Development Association, and the 10th Judicial District Bar. David is admitted to practice in North Carolina, the Eastern District Court of North Carolina, and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Focusing primarily on issues surrounding economic development, his work revolves around managing the details to successfully close commercial land transactions, corporate and municipal land acquisitions, annexation, condemnation, zoning, mergers and acquisitions, corporate formation, nonprofit status recognition, corporate immigration, human resource issues, and litigation at all levels, from trial court to appeals.