Recording tubas have a bell (the large open end) that’s bent forward for easier microphone placement. Helicons and marching tubas are designed to be rested on the shoulder, so are often used by musicians in marching and cavalry groups. The sousaphone, named for famous composer and ...
“Staff member at the University of Oregon band here. We had a desperate repair need while in Raleigh for NCAA tournament, and after over 10 calls to local universities, we finally got a recommendation for Big Note. Billy drove his van over to our hotel and fixed our sousaphone on site....
McMurray called it "America's premier guitar, sousaphone, and washboard trio"—was well-recorded at the Nappy Dugout (after the Funkadelic song), in New Orleans, by Mike Napolitano. The album includes a sousaphone-led version of Georges Bizet's "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle," from...
Castille Family & the Sharecroppers Cajun Band, Fi Roddie Romero & the Hub City Allstars, Midnite Dis- Yi Yi & the Mandingo Warriors, Jimmy Robinson, The turbers, Kirk Joseph & the Sousaphone Symphony Pa- Rocks of Harmony, Connie & Dwight with the St. rade honoring Anthony "Tuba Fats"...
Mantovani provides his usual rock-steady backing on the upright bass, also playing sousaphone, maracas, and jug on selected tracks. Igor Prado provides stellar electric guitar support on “Million Years Blues,” backing Slim’s harmonica. I always enjoy a well-done set of traditional blues, and...
The sousaphone he was playing was so neat – it must have been his grandfather’s or father’s because it looked old and beaten up, but it played amazing sounds! On our last morning, we ate breakfast at Stanley’s on Jackson Square. There were definitely a lot of tourists, but we wal...
The group is comprised of Jill Rothstein, vocals, compositions, set design; Matt Rothstein, vocals, saxophone, arrangements; Tom Aiken, piano, keyboard, melodica; Jacob Turner, guitar; Steve Baird, vocals, bass, sousaphone; and Alex Aspinall, percussion. ...