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We see a lot of discussion about tuba greats of the past, but who are the must listen to Tuba players out there playing currently and what are your favorite examples of their playing. It's great to remember great players of the past and learn from their example, but perhaps we could do more to promote and support players that are playing currently.

Here in Europe, Les Neish, Sergio Carolino, and Roland Szentpali are all hotter than... There are others too obvs but these guys are working at one hell of a level.

bloke wrote:To me (possibly to some others) most tuba solos (sorry, but: literature and performances) are a bit tedious.

I (mostly) enjoy listening to really good players making really good orchestras, quintets, and jazz bands sound even better.

I have never really enjoyed playing tuba as a solo instrument. I prefer it in an ensemble... Sorry to derail the thread...

bloke wrote:To me (possibly to some others) most tuba solos (sorry, but: literature and performances) are a bit tedious.

I (mostly) enjoy listening to really good players making really good orchestras, quintets, and jazz bands sound even better.

+1

bloke wrote:To me (possibly to some others) most tuba solos (sorry, but: literature and performances) are a bit tedious.

I (mostly) enjoy listening to really good players making really good orchestras, quintets, and jazz bands sound even better.

What he said

Owen Slade (plays on most of the UK recorded soundtracks)

Must be one of the best in the world!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Daellenbach

Here's a guy who has been famous since I was wet behind the ears, and recorded beaucoup albums, and played his butt off year by year every way you could want.

Ben Thomson, Royal Opera House, on trial for the LSO. Great ensemble player. May well still be a LSO Live Stream of Mahler 2 recently.

+1 for Owen Slade, and Robin Haggart at the Liverpool Philharmonic. Robin was on the Lucerne Mahler 2 with Abbado.

Andy Duncan with the BBC Scottish, formerly Halle.

And of course, James Gourlay is as good as ever still.

If I may chip in with an euph player I really like, its Anthony Caillet, a frensh man. There is a wounderful recording of Cafe, Piazolla, with pianist Miki Fujii.

On the tuba side I have a great liking to danish Jens Bjørn Larsen playing Tango Jalosie, Jakob Gade.

Thanks for the suggestions so far, I'll have to check these players out.

Honestly a huge influence on my playing via listening is Warren Deck. His sound and clarity is incredible and I have never heard another tuba player sound anything like he did.

Mike Sanders...... doing exactly what Bloke says... Making the St. Louis Symphony rock for almost three decades now....

This guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDOt_CnE6-c" target="_blank

Andreas Martin Hofmeir - recordings of the Duda Concertos
Thomas Leleu - "In The Mood For Tuba" (LOL that name) it's good.
Perry Hoogendijk - Quicksilver

North America:

Yes, Jeff Anderson seems to be an underrated orchestral player. So, any recent SFS recordings.

Shoutout to Craig Knox on the Shosty 5 with the Grammy. Steven Campbell with the Minnesota Orchestra nomination on the Mahler. If you're into opera Dave Kirk wit dat Wozzeck...

marccromme wrote:If I may chip in with an euph player I really like, its Anthony Caillet, a frensh man. There is a wounderful recording of Cafe, Piazolla, with pianist Miki Fujii.

Count me as a fan as well. Video here:

http://www.anthonycaillet.com/en/media/videos" target="_blank

https://youtu.be/UIs1JDcOQ9o" target="_blank
This guy plays really good. And there are bunch of them in Hungary,playing tuba virtuosic. I like Sergio Carolino, he is for me, The Paganini on tuba. I also like Yasuhito Sugiyama from the Cleveland Orchestra. Carol Jantsch plays wonderful and very virtuosic. Gene Pokorny, Roger Bobo, Alan Baer... I love the way these guys play music .

For pure, gorgeous sound, I like Jim Self and Mike Roylance.

Alessandro Fossi. I really admire his playing from a sound and musicality perspective (it makes me think of a great singer)

He has lots of recordings on youtube and a few cd's.

Orchestral players:

Gene Pokorny
Chris Olka
Mike Roylance

Francois Thuillier
Matt Perrine
Jon Sass
Sergio Carolino
Kirk Joseph
Philip Frazier
Øystein Baadsvik
James Gourlay
Matt Owen
DJ Tuba (Michael Parker)
DJ_Electrotuba
Roland Szentpali
Bob Stewart
Joe Exley
John Altieri (Red Baraat)
Jim Self
Joanna Ross Hersey
Gene Pokorny
Mike Roylance
Chris Olka
Aaron Tindall
Andreas Hoffmeir

I know I missed more.