From Offbeat Magazine:

We just received the sad news that long-time Preservation Hall trumpeter and vocalistJohn Brunious, Jr. died last night of apparent natural causes, at his home in Florida, where he'd been residing since Hurricane Katrina, in which he not only lost everything, but spent time at the notorious New Orleans Convention Center. Brunious said : "We're not going to let a hurricane stop our music. This music is too important to the musicians and people of New Orleans, and to the people of the world. This music is our treasure and we want to share it." He was finally transported to Arkansas, and settled in Florida. Brunious is the son of jazz musician John Brunious, Sr. and father of trumpeter Wendell Brunious: another example of how New Orleans musical traditions and talent is passed from generation to generation here in the city. At press time, neither memorial nor funeral plans had been announced.