The kids and teachers featured in "48 Hours Presents: The Whole Gritty City" have all lost someone to violence in New Orleans - a city with one of the highest murder rates in the country. But they all find refuge, purpose and joy in the band room.
A beginning trumpeter, 11-year-old Jaron Williams, known as Bear, is trumpet section leader for The Roots of Music
Marching Crusaders.
The Whole Gritty City: Photos and video