With a new piece in Waxwing coming out soon, here’s a link to a write-up I did last year on the brilliant New Orleans street band Tuba Skinny. They’re a band combining the old and the new, keeping nearly forgotten tunes alive by using Internet videos of their street performances to attract a new audience.
Give it a read here–Tuba Skinny: What’s Old is New Again
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I really enjoy these posts. As an old Tuba Player, I can remember the days of playing and entertaining. There may be more to life than making music happen, but I have not found it yet.