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Artist: Drums & Tuba
Drums & Tuba tapped a variety of musical traditions and experimentation to forge its eclectic identity. The New York-based trio carried its message home by combining rock, Afro-beat, jazz, punk, electronica, New Orleans brass band traditions, and funk into a heady mix of grooves and song-structured instrumental music. Drums & Tuba, consisting of... [+] Read More
Artist: Tuba Meisters
Artist: TTU Alumni Tuba Ensemble
Artist: TubaGuitarra&Bateria
Artist: European Tuba Quartet
Artist: Gerhard Meinl's Tuba Sextet
Artist: Miles Davis & Tuba Band
Artist: Tuba Fats' Chosen Few Brass Band
Artist: Will Houchin
Singer, songwriter, tuba player from prescott. [+] Read More
Artist: Jim Self
Tuba player in post-bop and some swing. Not dependent on technique, accents lush textures instead of speed. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Howard Johnson
One of the top tuba soloists since the early '60s, Howard Johnson is a very versatile player who not only plays tuba and baritone but other reeds and trumpet. He moved to New York in 1963, where he worked with Charles Mingus (1964-1966), Hank Crawford, and Archie Shepp. In 1966, he started a 20-year off-and-on association with Gil Evans.... [+] Read More
Artist: Bob Stewart
A virtuoso tuba player, Bob Stewart's solos explore his instrument's full range and show its ability to serve as both lead and support within the jazz ensemble. He rivals Howard Johnson in terms of demonstrating depth, facility, and imagination on tuba. Stewart began playing trumpet at ten, and studied trumpet and tuba at the Philadelphia... [+] Read More
Artist: Jimmy Powell
Discographical crime scene investigator Tom Lord lists a tuba player named Jim Powell and another named Jimmy Powell, both of whom are indicated as having begun recording careers in 1955; Jim Powell was active for four years and for four records, while Jimmy Powell is credited with solely the 1955 recording date. That was the year that jazz... [+] Read More
Artist: June Cole
The female vocalist June Cole, who has appeared on recordings with artists such as Horace Andy and Gregory Isaacs, should not be confused with the early jazz tuba player and bassist of the same name, a male. ~ Eugene Chadbourne, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Eddie Johnson
Neither the tenor saxophonist based in Chicago, nor the pianist and leader of Eddie Johnson's Crackerjacks, this musician doubled on trombone and tuba in the '30s and '40s, playing in the bands of Jimmy Mundy and Benny Carter, among others. There is also a trumpeter of the same name, not related. ~ Eugene Chadbourne, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Bill Clark
Following any roll call of musicians named Bill Clark, a spot will certainly be set aside for a tuba player. That news should be of comfort at least to the mothers of children who aspire to be tuba players, since they are inevitably worried that there will be no work available for their offspring. The Bill Clark who plays tuba is associated with... [+] Read More
Artist: Willie J. Davis
Tuba player Willie J. Davis was a requirement in order for saxophonist and arranger Frank Foster to create all Twelve Shades of Black displayed on that 1978 album, one of three sessions Davis has been credited with during the late '70s. ~ Eugene Chadbourne, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Travelin' Light
Formed in 1991, Travelin' Light is co-led by Frank Vignola (doubling on banjo and acoustic guitar) and the fluent tuba player Sam Pilafian. With occasional guest stars (including Ken Peplowski), Travelin' Light has recorded several swinging and often-witty sets for Concord and Telarc. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Cyrus St. Clair
One of the top tuba players of the 1920's, Cyrus St. Clair is best-known for his association with Clarence Williams' many recording groups. St. Clair's father and uncle were also tuba players. Although he began playing cornet locally as a child, he eventually switched to tuba. After moving to New York around 1925, St. Clair had stints with... [+] Read More
Artist: Billy Barber
Even tuba players who don't need a haircut will remember this Barber. While the tuba was a normal part of the rhythm section in the beginning eras of jazz, by the time Bill Barber took an interest in the music it was the string bass that was
holding down the harmonic roots and interlocking with the drums to create that swing thing. Meanwhile,... [+] Read More
Artist: Sam Pilafian
A virtuoso on tuba, Sam Pilafian grew up in Miami. He has been a student of the instrument his entire life, receiving fellowships at Dartmouth and Tanglewood. In 1971, he received the attention of Leonard Bernstein and played at the world premier of Bernstein's "Mass" at Kennedy Center in Washington. Pilafian is also a founding member of the... [+] Read More
Artist: Chink Martin
Chink Martin was a fixture in New Orleans for many decades. He started out on guitar before switching to tuba. Martin started playing professionally with Papa Jack Laine's Reliance Brass Band around 1910. He freelanced locally and then went north in 1923 to play and record with the New Orleans Rhythm Kings. Martin soon returned home, working... [+] Read More
Artist: New Jazz Wizards
The original Jazz Wizards was a recording group led by pianist Richard M. Jones in the mid-1920's. The New Jazz Wizards was put together by drummer Pam Pameijer to perform works by classic jazz composers. For its first recorded project, the music of Richard M. Jones, the band consisted of cornetists Peter Ecklund, clarinetist Reinmer von Essen,... [+] Read More
Artist: Bob Corwin
Not much is known about the Bob Corwin who played tuba on several Elvis Presley soundtracks in the mid '60s, a distinctive credit in itself even without biographical fodder. It does not seem to be the jazz pianist of the same name, although some brave researchers think it might be his brother, the one mentioned by several biographers as a... [+] Read More
Artist: Dick Lammi
Dick Lammi was a fine rhythm player in Dixieland settings, pushing the soloists with his tuba and bass playing. He actually started out on violin and then banjo, freelancing in the Pacific Northwest on the latter instrument during the latter half of the 1920's. Lammi mostly played bass during a fiveyear stretch in Portland, Oregon and then,... [+] Read More
