Thank You Tuba Skinny ... for allowing your music to be posted online for all the world to see. I played a trumpet for 45 years and never did get to hear New Orleans jazz trumpeting until the amazing Ms. Shaye came along ... I love this gals horn work. I play alone in a really remote region of the northern Canadian Rockie mountains ... I busk for the bears. Sometimes they give me that strange buskin' face too when they wander by ... like they wish I would just quit squackin' and die so they could get down to eatin' me !!! Much Love from Canada
I'm hear in Memphis TN. But, Wow! Ms. Lewis actually cought my ears and my eye. I'v never been much a big fan of horns. However I do so enjoy when one joins in and we get to play together. I just love bueaty, and art. The ladies are beautiful, the music is hart warming. That and the guys combined efforts, Man! make the street become more alive. That's that's nice twist of talent. It reminds me of very high quality theater; preformed by first class leading musicians. I was glad to get some of the skinny on the group. Very thankfull for the interviews and all the Tuba Skinny preformances.
Thanks for filming the interview. I really do hope they come to the U.K, I will look forward to that :) Until then, I shall continue to enjoy your excellent videos Digitalalexa. :D
8:40 & 17:16 Miracle indeed! 'Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music. -Jimi Hendrix
The interviewer apparently isn't part of the New Orleans music scene and may not play much himself. Perhaps the interview itself should have been foregone.
musicians do what musicians do, like artists. they just do it, and they can't always explain why. point? enjoy it, don't analyze it. too much analysis gets boring, at least to them. they just wanna play.
I think a better interviewer would have been Opra. She would have asked the questions that Tuba Skinny's Billions of fans all over the world would want to know like: 1. Why are you all the greatest musicians of all time, 2. What does it feel like to be Shaye, why are you so cute, 3. When are you going to play in Las Vegas for years like Elvis did, 4. How do you prefer your Mud bugs, filee gumbo, gator stew, grits, poke salad, possum, armadillo? traditional or AuDente? 5. (and the most important question) - When is Shaye going to marry the Frog and who does he have to go ask for her hand (Father, Mother, Husband?).
I agree, Roy, but it is also possible that this limited interview is all the band members wanted it to be. I think most of them are pretty shy and private. They are happy to let their music speak for them. That is probably a little less true for Erika and Robin, but emphatically true for Shaye and Barnabus.
Predictably, the wannabe armchair critics are in good form haha. Although there were many questions that should have been asked, one mark of a good interviewer is asking questions that have never been asked before in the limited time they had. The question about their preference for sitting or standing while playing, specifically "Does it change the way you play", was one that I always wondered about because the great Jazz musicians of the past who invented American Jazz, typically stood, (accept for drummers and piano players) at least for their solos - seems to be a lost tradition with today's bands and it's a good question. Tuba players then and now stand, playing the Sousaphone, which also allows them to move around with the music, and which was invented by Sousa for parade marching. But Todd's trademark is the tuba and it's heavy to hold, standing, as Erika said. His question about the "social interaction" of New Orleans traditional jazz was very perceptive if you know anything about the history of jazz , and its invention in NOLA, which most of you don't, and its very special history and how it's part of the social fabric of the culture of New Orleans. The question about "how do you get to Tasmania" was legit, despite the patronizing, ridiculous criticism because, since it's an island off the Australian coast you might or might not be able to fly directly there - it might have required a boat after flying to Australia, not....swimming "across the Pacific Ocean with our instruments strapped to our backs" . The question about how they got to make the album in Tasmania gave Erika a chance to give a fascinating explanation. And that was also a great question about the hierarchy of busking locations and the experience of busking in other places. Those were the kinds of questions nobody ever asks musicians. It's interesting because this is how these bands got started and there's a direct contact with their audience on the street that's unique, that's different from the clubs or concerts. Also, I knew TS was a play on the name of "Tuba Fats" Lacen, but I never heard them explain how it started. Do you really "think" most people wouldn't find that fascinating, besides Pops Coffee, of course, who thinks he's god's gift to jazz criticism from 5,000 miles away from the country of its birth.
+Walter Grigat If that's what you call being in "good form", you have a lot to learn . The interviewer was NOT "inept and unprepared", but YOU certainly are. I grew up playing and studying jazz in the country of its birth, in the city where jazz spread to very early and where some of the most famous performances happened and where great recordings were made, NYC, and I've also studied jazz history formally with the great jazz historian Rudi Blesh. To throw out the baby with the bathwater the way you armchair "critics" are doing, including Pops coffee who , arrogantly and self righteously thinks he's god's gift to jazz criticism from 5,000 miles away from the country of its birth, is par for the course for armchair amateur wannabes and contributes NOTHING to anyone's knowledge. There's no such thing a "stupid question", except to those people with limited education and/or knowledge of the subject, What you may find uninteresting I may find very interesting and I think my knowledge of jazz, jazz history and Tuba Skinny is far better than most people on TH-cam who go "ga ga" over Tuba Skinny, as if they invented this great music and are the ONLY great band in NOLA today, nor do they even have a clue WHY they're so good. You also have to remember that this was NOT an interview in front of a knowledgeable jazz audience. His question about the "social interaction" of New Orleans traditional jazz was very perceptive if you know anything about the history of jazz and its creation in NOLA, which most of you don't, and its very special history and how it's part of the social fabric of the culture of New Orleans. The moderator asked Erica, for example, "Can you give me the short story of the Tuba Skinny story", giving Erica the opportunity to explain how they came together, yet Pops Coffee says we didn't learn anything about who they are??? Bullshit. That was an excellent question. But according to him, the questions were "dumb" and "trivial" - duh ! To "criticize" the announcer for simply saying, by way of introduction: "So for those of y'all who have not been part of Ogden After Hours, before, it is a great pleasure to have here...this is an incredible, incredible group of men and women who have dedicated their lives to music.", is an asinine thing to say. If you "think" you're in "good form" saying that, you made my case for me. Ha Ha And then you immediately "correct yourself'???? Make up your mind. LOL. My mind is ALWAYS open to learning. The fact that many other questions could have been asked is no reason to attack the moderator for those he did ask in a very limited amount of time. Jazz musicians never talk that way.
Thank You Tuba Skinny ... for allowing your music to be posted online for all the world to see. I played a trumpet for 45 years and never did get to hear New Orleans jazz trumpeting until the amazing Ms. Shaye came along ... I love this gals horn work. I play alone in a really remote region of the northern Canadian Rockie mountains ... I busk for the bears. Sometimes they give me that strange buskin' face too when they wander by ... like they wish I would just quit squackin' and die so they could get down to eatin' me !!! Much Love from Canada
I'm in love with this band! Come to the UK!
Very interesting I enjoyed this much ... thanks for sharing !!
I would be over joyed to see them, such talent ....
I'm hear in Memphis TN. But, Wow! Ms. Lewis actually cought my ears and my eye. I'v never been much a big fan of horns. However I do so enjoy when one joins in and we get to play together. I just love bueaty, and art. The ladies are beautiful, the music is hart warming. That and the guys combined efforts, Man! make the street become more alive. That's that's nice twist of talent. It reminds me of very high quality theater; preformed by first class leading musicians. I was glad to get some of the skinny on the group. Very thankfull for the interviews and all the Tuba Skinny preformances.
Would love to see you come down to new zealand tuba skinny
thanks to internet, in Ecuador, South America, we can enjoy your talent and love for music
Great music. I wish you came to Germany very soon.
Awesome band great music!
Gotta love tuba skinny!!
Thanks for filming the interview. I really do hope they come to the U.K, I will look forward to that :) Until then, I shall continue to enjoy your excellent videos Digitalalexa. :D
my god does this guy go on
First time I've heard their voices.
Yes you are right the questions are stupid.
8:40 & 17:16 Miracle indeed!
'Music doesn't lie.
If there is something to be changed in this world,
then it can only happen through music. -Jimi Hendrix
greetings 😆😆thank you, this is great interview 😅😊with great answer honest 😊keep smiling with lol politely 😅
lOVE THE GROUP ALL TALENT. bUT THIS INTERVIEW . . erica STUCK IN THE BACK THAs ciold
The moderator is most clumsy.A fantastic opportunity to know these guys but poorly executed.
"Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. Those who can't teach, administrate."
Kory Tideman B.>..>>.>l.
The interviewer apparently isn't part of the New Orleans music scene and may not play much himself. Perhaps the interview itself should have been foregone.
that comment was for Beatriz and Peter Hernandez. You shine when you play
Erica Lewis is not the leader Shayne Cohn is the leader.
Right. But there is no n in her name
Oh lovely to hear Tasmania Australia was used to record this wonderful music. They played in Hobart Tasmania just this week.
hey man he doing his best ok,it's natural just good ole boys an gals,, real sweet no hurry man,, 😆😆😆
If that's his best, then someone else should be doing the interview
musicians do what musicians do, like artists. they just do it, and they can't always explain why. point? enjoy it, don't analyze it. too much analysis gets boring, at least to them. they just wanna play.
I think a better interviewer would have been Opra. She would have asked the questions that Tuba Skinny's Billions of fans all over the world would want to know like: 1. Why are you all the greatest musicians of all time, 2. What does it feel like to be Shaye, why are you so cute, 3. When are you going to play in Las Vegas for years like Elvis did, 4. How do you prefer your Mud bugs, filee gumbo, gator stew, grits, poke salad, possum, armadillo? traditional or AuDente? 5. (and the most important question) - When is Shaye going to marry the Frog and who does he have to go ask for her hand (Father, Mother, Husband?).
What an embarrassing apology for an interview. You can see these guys squirm, when they just want to play, not talk.
Very difficult to hear the words, far too much noise, music wonderful but sound on this interview awful
This (first) announcer is a dud. She talks like a schoolteacher, with the lack of tact easily associated with that profession.
Amazing that the 2 women in the interview are jousting for Mic time with the interviewer. Shay is the leader... but Goddamit Erica is the lead singer.
Competition going on. They're both great! Erika has the voice though...amazing!
pathetic sound, a missed opportunity to learn about these folk.
I agree, Roy, but it is also possible that this limited interview is all the band members wanted it to be. I think most of them are pretty shy and private. They are happy to let their music speak for them. That is probably a little less true for Erika and Robin, but emphatically true for Shaye and Barnabus.
Predictably, the wannabe armchair critics are in good form haha. Although there were many questions that should have been asked, one mark of a good interviewer is asking questions that have never been asked before in the limited time they had. The question about their preference for sitting or standing while playing, specifically "Does it change the way you play", was one that I always wondered about because the great Jazz musicians of the past who invented American Jazz, typically stood, (accept for drummers and piano players) at least for their solos - seems to be a lost tradition with today's bands and it's a good question. Tuba players then and now stand, playing the Sousaphone, which also allows them to move around with the music, and which was invented by Sousa for parade marching. But Todd's trademark is the tuba and it's heavy to hold, standing, as Erika said.
His question about the "social interaction" of New Orleans traditional jazz was very perceptive if you know anything about the history of jazz , and its invention in NOLA, which most of you don't, and its very special history and how it's part of the social fabric of the culture of New Orleans.
The question about "how do you get to Tasmania" was legit, despite the patronizing, ridiculous criticism because, since it's an island off the Australian coast you might or might not be able to fly directly there - it might have required a boat after flying to Australia, not....swimming "across the Pacific Ocean with our instruments strapped to our backs" . The question about how they got to make the album in Tasmania gave Erika a chance to give a fascinating explanation.
And that was also a great question about the hierarchy of busking locations and the experience of busking in other places. Those were the kinds of questions nobody ever asks musicians. It's interesting because this is how these bands got started and there's a direct contact with their audience on the street that's unique, that's different from the clubs or concerts.
Also, I knew TS was a play on the name of "Tuba Fats" Lacen, but I never heard them explain how it started. Do you really "think" most people wouldn't find that fascinating, besides Pops Coffee, of course, who thinks he's god's gift to jazz criticism from 5,000 miles away from the country of its birth.
+Walter Grigat If that's what you call being in "good form", you have a lot to learn . The interviewer was NOT "inept and unprepared", but YOU certainly are. I grew up playing and studying jazz in the country of its birth, in the city where jazz spread to very early and where some of the most famous performances happened and where great recordings were made, NYC, and I've also studied jazz history formally with the great jazz historian Rudi Blesh. To throw out the baby with the bathwater the way you armchair "critics" are doing, including Pops coffee who , arrogantly and self righteously thinks he's god's gift to jazz criticism from 5,000 miles away from the country of its birth, is par for the course for armchair amateur wannabes and contributes NOTHING to anyone's knowledge.
There's no such thing a "stupid question", except to those people with limited education and/or knowledge of the subject, What you may find uninteresting I may find very interesting and I think my knowledge of jazz, jazz history and Tuba Skinny is far better than most people on TH-cam who go "ga ga" over Tuba Skinny, as if they invented this great music and are the ONLY great band in NOLA today, nor do they even have a clue WHY they're so good. You also have to remember that this was NOT an interview in front of a knowledgeable jazz audience.
His question about the "social interaction" of New Orleans traditional jazz was very perceptive if you know anything about the history of jazz and its creation in NOLA, which most of you don't, and its very special history and how it's part of the social fabric of the culture of New Orleans.
The moderator asked Erica, for example, "Can you give me the short story of the Tuba Skinny story", giving Erica the opportunity to explain how they came together, yet Pops Coffee says we didn't learn anything about who they are??? Bullshit. That was an excellent question. But according to him, the questions were "dumb" and "trivial" - duh !
To "criticize" the announcer for simply saying, by way of introduction: "So for those of y'all who have not been part of Ogden After Hours, before, it is a great pleasure to have here...this is an incredible, incredible group of men and women who have dedicated their lives to music.", is an asinine thing to say. If you "think" you're in "good form" saying that, you made my case for me. Ha Ha And then you immediately "correct yourself'???? Make up your mind. LOL. My mind is ALWAYS open to learning. The fact that many other questions could have been asked is no reason to attack the moderator for those he did ask in a very limited amount of time. Jazz musicians never talk that way.
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@@Marathonracer None of that seems to have done you any good
I bet they were all cringing like fuck