Tuba Skinny
Tuba Skinny
Tuba Skinny is an American street band based in New Orleans, Louisiana, known for their performances of early jazz, ragtime, and blues music of the 1920s and 1930s. In contrast to many pre-revival and revival traditional bands, the ensemble seeks to emulate the sound of jazz in the days before phonographs became widely available. The band's instrumentation includes cornet, clarinet, trombone, tuba, tenor banjo, guitar, frottoir, and vocals. As a busking band, the group has performed on city streets and at music festivals around the world, including Mexico, Sweden, Australia, Italy, France, Switzerland, and Spain.
About This Event
" - Ofbeat Magazine For over a decade Tuba Skinny has grown steadily in popularity, releasing twelve albums and touring all over the world. They've attracted a wide variety of fans - young and old, neophytes and niche-enthusiasts with the strength of their musicianship and the scope of their jazz and American roots music catalog. While they've become known as world-class interpreters of traditional jazz, over the years they've branched out into jug band music, spirituals, country blues, string band music, ragtime, and New Orleans R&B.
Their approach is a true refection of Americana, encompassing the full genealogy of popular American music from an early 20th century perspective. The band is composed by Shaye Cohn (Cornet), Barnabus Jones (Trombone), Todd Burdick (Tuba), Craig Flory (Clarinet), Gregory Sherman (Guitar and Vocals), Max Bien-Kahn (Banjo), Robin Rapuzzi (Washboard), and Erika Lewis (Vocals and Bass
Rose & Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center
Ft Lauderdale, Florida