The band Tuba Skinny (name inspired, perhaps tongue-in-cheek, by a local musician billed as Tuba Fats) was formed as a loose New Orleans street band
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
We knew Tuba Skinny had a following but we weren’t prepared for a standing room only crowd! I never saw so many joyous, boppin’ people
A new release from Frog and Henry feels as real and exciting to me as taking home a fresh pile of 78s. Started as a
The 2019 Jazz Jubilee by the Sea was a real blow-out. World-renowned New Orleans busking-band Tuba Skinny made their first-ever West Coast festival appearance. In
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
Tuba Skinny’s latest CD entitled Some Kind-a-Shake, contains 14 tracks and is remarkable for four reasons. First, it was recorded at The Living Room Studio
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
Shaye Cohn is best known for her work with Tuba Skinny, and Tuba Skinny is known for YouTube videos, but the band has released eleven
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
Why, Again, New Orleans? An intriguing question in social history is why creative explosions happen when and where they do. What was it about Switzerland
Pops Coffee turned his focus to traditional jazz in his early 50s but he pursued learning with such vehemence that thirty-odd years later he has
If you don’t know who Pops Coffee is you’ve been missing out. Since 2013 he has maintained a wonderful blog chronicling the album releases, shows,
