Robin Rapuzzi is the percussionist for the New Orleans based traditional jazz band Tuba Skinny. He has also appeared with a number of other bands. Our Discography for him is an ongoing project. If you know of albums he has worked on that aren’t on our list please let us know about them.
Since its inception in 2009, as a jazz band (formerly known as the “Dead Man Street Orchestra” playing old time string mountain music) busking on
When an iconic female vocalist steps up to front the world’s spunkiest, funkiest trad-jazz combo, musical fireworks soon ensue. The icon is jug-band veteran Maria
It’s a strange year in New Orleans. The last time Mardi Gras was officially cancelled was 1979. That year the police union was on strike
It is immediately obvious why Tuba Skinny has been invited to the Newport Jazz Festival. (August 22nd. … and if not this year, we pray
Tuba Skinny has released about an album a year over their now eleven year history. They were scheduled to record number eleven this April until
During the summer of 2018 Tuba Skinny had the unique opportunity to perform as part of the Ashton Brothers circus in the Netherlands. We performed
I’m breaking some of my own rules in sharing this album with you. For one I’ve no certainty that this band will be around for
Writing about a new Tuba Skinny album presents a “Rolling Stones” problem. Everyone already knows about the band so there is nothing left to do
Robin Rapuzzi is best known for his work with Tuba Skinny, and Tuba Skinny is most known for Youtube videos, but the band has released
Ce Biguine! by Charlie Halloran When I’m preparing for a review I often write the artist for a comment. If I’m lucky I get a
Everyone knows all the cool kids are in band, but if you needed proof this album is it. 24 or more active musicians from New
I was introduced to Tuba Skinny in 2010 through videos uploaded by YouTube pioneers Al and Judy Alexander. The Alexanders, whose YouTube channel is digitalalexa,
Frog and Henry consider themselves a New Orleans based band, and they have fine reasons to do so. As a collective, they’ve included members from Tuba
An intriguing question in social history is why creative explosions happen when and where they do. What was it about Switzerland during the Great War
