Well... a great day for tuba biz! I got the Musician's Union magazine AFM and low and behold - Jim Self with tuba on the front & back cover. He has the cover story of the March edition. Title - Taking Low Brass To High Art. Very nice article on Jim - tuba life and instruments. Cool pictures as well... including his custom made Cimbasso and his own invention the Fluba (for jazz performance). Looks like a giant flugelhorn.
Then, later in the magazine, audition announcements for tuba Milwaukee Symphony, and tuba Utah Symphony. (I'm sure there are at least 5-6 folks out there ready for a real job!)
The back cover is a full picture of Jim featured on a Yamaha ad.
Now I haven't seen a spread like this since Roger Bobo had his feature story in the Instrumentalist!! Jaco on the cover of Down Beat was a biggie for me as well but he... don't play da iron bass!
ahh! The Tuba IS BACK!
Tim Jackson
only playin the ones I can still lift.
Too Much Tuba
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Re: To Much Tuba
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Re: Too Much Tuba
No such thing as too much tuba!
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Old (early 1900s?) Alexander BBb proto-163
1976 Sonora (B&S 101) 4-rotor BBb
1964 Conn 20J/21J BBb (one body, both bells)
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Old (early 1900s?) Alexander BBb proto-163
1976 Sonora (B&S 101) 4-rotor BBb
1964 Conn 20J/21J BBb (one body, both bells)
~1904 York 3P BBb Helicon
Old Alex Comp.F, in shop