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from an article by Colin Hunter in The Record, Kitchener, Ontario, August 14, 2006:

One: The number of tubas played at the festival. As blues festivals go, one tuba is a lot of tubas.

The ungainly instrument was handled by Janos Mazura of Hungarian ensemble Someday Baby, who wowed crowds with a set that blended the sounds of blues, jazz, oom-pah polka and a really weird LSD trip.

Huh?

When I lived up in Boston, there was this really awesome band the played at a jazz club (Ryles in Inman Square). It was basically a Dixieland instrumentation - Clr(Sax), Tpt, Tbn, Banjo, Drums.

In addition to the older trad jazz, these guys played some modern stuff - the tuba player learned to walk bass lines, on everything from Blues to Bop. The band had a fabulous group sound, a ton of personality.

When I heard 'em, they had just gotten back from Europe (been there for a coupla months). They played on the streets by day, hotel restaurants for dinner (and a cover) at night, stayed in hostels, and came back to the US about $10 grand wealthier.

Moral of that story - learn to walk a bass line.

Ungainly my butt

I get real tired of hearing about people who are hell bent on ignoring the tuba as a viable part of ensembles... especially big bands. Leave the amps at home and take a tuba. That's what I say. Arrrrgghhh!

Steve Marcus wrote:from an article by Colin Hunter in The Record, Kitchener, Ontario, August 14, 2006:

One: The number of tubas played at the festival. As blues festivals go, one tuba is a lot of tubas.

The ungainly instrument was handled by Janos Mazura of Hungarian ensemble Someday Baby, who wowed crowds with a set that blended the sounds of blues, jazz, oom-pah polka and a really weird LSD trip.

Huh?

As Ron White says, "You can't fix stupid."

Dennis K. wrote:When I lived up in Boston, there was this really awesome band the played at a jazz club (Ryles in Inman Square). [snip]

I have a square named after me?



Honored,

Obviously, this person has never heard Andy and the DPT...