Non tuba influences to your individual sound concept...

[rascaljim]

Luciano Pavarotti

[tubacdk]

Dave Washburn - LA Freelance trumpeter - wonderfully relaxed, even, lyrical sound (trumpet solos on Apollo 13, for example).

Edgar Meyer - double bass player that you HAVE to hear if you haven't before. He has a lightness, fun and dancing quality to his playing that absolutely defies the size of the instrument.

Bryn Terfel - Welsh bass-baritone singer - EVERYTHING he sings is interesting. His tone, diction and phrasing make it so that you can't tune out what he's doing.

just a few.

[joshwirt]

Luciano Pavarotti
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Edgar Meyer
Yo-Yo Ma
Jacqueline Du Pre
Mstislav Rostropovich
Charlie Vernon
James Markey
Ray Mase
Allen Vizzutti
Dennis Brain
Alfred Brendel
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Aretha Franklin
Eva Cassidy
KT Tunstall
Keb' Mo'
Buddy Rich
Jaco Pastorius

[ZNC Dandy]

Thanks for the response so far everyone. Its been very interesting to read the responses. I think i've picked up some new things to listen to. Keep it up everyone!