Tubist Bob Bauchens has died

Bob Bauchens, a tubist who played at Your Father’s Mustache in the 1970s and would go on to found ARTRA Artist Management passed away on September 27th. Based in Chicago he played tuba with the Lyric Opera Orchestra, the Chicago Brass Quintet, and the 1920s-themed jazz band the Buffalo Shufflers. He was with each group for decades. He organized The Orchestra of Illinois which was the predecessor of today’s Chicago Philharmonic. But his proudest role was shaping the careers of other performers. He appears on several albums, primarily classical, but the Buffalo Shufflers did release an LP titled Let the Chips Fall Where They May.