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The New Orleans “Jazzfest” (aka the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival) or aka "ITEC on the Delta" - or it should be! Hoardes of tuba bands...

The festival started last weekend, and runs this Thursday thru Sunday, with still more shows off-site thru the week and late night jams all over.

http://www.nojazzfest.com/


I'll be down there - playing on Sat, May 2 with the New Orleans Klezmer Allstars (a fun, funky band... the infamous Verizon commercial was written by members of that band) at the New Orleans Sheraton Fais Do-Do stage - 4:25pm. (opposite Bon Jovi - ha ha)

It also looks like that the Fais Do-Do stage has a dedicated webcam...


We are also supposed to hit on Thurs (30) and Fri (1) - info TBA.

Any other tuba players or tubafans around there hit me on Twitter!! (tubajoe)




tJoe

preliminary info on other NoLa Klez Jazzfest week gigs:

Thursday, April 30, Bacchanal Wine and Spirits, 9pm
Friday, May 1, Dragon's Den, 10pm


Bloke!!! -- I'm catching a train 7am Sunday back to NYC as I have some gigs back here early in the week! ... drop me a line and let me know if you are doing any other shows in the area!!

Others, please update as well (both Joes and not Joes! )

Did you catch the lineup of artists? My blues goggles caught these names-

Buddy Guy
John Mayall
Johnny Winter
Robert Cray Band

amongst a plethora of other great artists.

You lucky people in New Orleans.

I have been going almost every year since 1980 (usually just as an audience member) and it IS very tuba friendly! Be sure to look for any group Matt Perrine might be playing in ( Bonerama 5/2, New Orleans Night Crawlers - too late - they already played - maybe a few more? I don't see Tin Men listed)

The food is also a major factor for your enjoys - my favorite is Crawfish Sack and Oyster Patties by Patton's Caterers, but most everything is above "Very Good!"

too many conflicting gigs for me to make it this year, but I always try to make it for at least one weekend.

David Richoux wrote:I have been going almost every year since 1980 (usually just as an audience member) and it IS very tuba friendly! Be sure to look for any group Matt Perrine might be playing in ( Bonerama 5/2, New Orleans Night Crawlers - too late - they already played - maybe a few more? I don't see Tin Men listed)

Tin Men will be at the Lagniappe stage 4:10PM (they listed it as just Alex McMurray!) and Kirk Joseph's Backyard Groove will be at the Jazz and Heritage stage 520 PM today (Thursday)

tubajoe wrote: I'll be down there - playing on Sat, May 2 with the New Orleans Klezmer Allstars (a fun, funky band... the infamous Verizon commercial was written by members of that band) at the New Orleans Sheraton Fais Do-Do stage - 4:25pm. (opposite Bon Jovi - ha ha)
tJoe

I usually zip through the commercials because I use Tivo, but I just happened to see that Verizon commercial last night - Nice tuba feature!

David Richoux wrote:

tubajoe wrote: the infamous Verizon commercial was written by members of that band

I usually zip through the commercials because I use Tivo, but I just happened to see that Verizon commercial last night - Nice tuba feature!

Yeah, that's NoLa tuba player Jon Gross. He sounds great! It was recorded a while ago, but it's being used again. Great PR for the tuba!

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Updated the Dragon's Den time tomorrow... 10pm. Tonite at Baccanal is still at 9.

BTW, I've been here for less than 24 hours and it seems there is tuba stuff going on ALL over this city. Even in addition to Jazzfest... Kirk Joseph is on a riverboat tonite, a student of Robert Nunez' is doing a tuba concerto with the orchestra tomorrow, and I met a great player from France, pumping out the trad on the F tuba on the street today (with a huge sound!)

All good...

We're proud of Joe and Tubajoe. Two tubenetters who can cut it. The people of New Orleans are in for a treat. Wish you guys a fun time.
We play Lake Charles. La. on Saturday for the Contraband Days festival. I hope the crowds, both locals and tourists, are as appreciative of tubas as the wonderful bunch in New Orleans. They know what you are doing for them because they hear tubas a lot and they love it.

If they have Steinway in Economy Hall, what do they then have in the non-discounted halls?

K