Funk bass on sousaphone!?!

[avast_bass]

thats awesome

check out the young blood brass band also!

 

[unbecoming]

that's awesome! sousaphones rule. there should be more playing of 'em. their shape alone is enough to drool on. check this out: http://pickyguide.com/musical_instruments/sousaphones_guide.html

 

[emblymouse]

thats awesome

check out the young blood brass band also!

They are from my hometown, Madison Wi. This band is incredible, do check them out!

 

[Benjamin Strange]

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band plays every Tuesday at the Maple Leaf Bar 3 blocks from my house. I drop in from time to time to check it out; they are always smoking. Great band, great tuba player.

 

[beggar98]

I studied jazz at Loyola in New Orleans, and there were a few "triplers" there who played bass guitar, double bass and tuba. For a session guy in New Orleans, its pretty much expected that you can do all three.

Its interesting to note that tuba and sousaphone holding down the low end in New Orleans Brass Band type music pre-dates the electric bass by a few decades. Funk bass was not invented on four strings, but three valves. George Porter Jr. of the Meters has said that his style grew from imitating the tuba players he heard.

If you like this stuff, you should also check out The Rebirth Brass Band, The Soul Rebels Brass Band, and anything by Bo Dollis' Mardi Gras Indians.

And while my favorite city is on my mind, lets not forget that it is far from recovered. There are countless charities that are trying to do good work, but its getting harder as the spotlight fades. The best thing anyone can do to help bring New Orleans back is to go there on your vacations. Eat at the restaurants, stay in the hotels, and absolutely check out the Dirty Dozen at the Maple Leaf! Remember, Jazz Fest is right around the corner!

edit: Here's a link to the Jazz Fest page, with full line-up.

 

[Benjamin Strange]

I studied jazz at Loyola in New Orleans, and there were a few "triplers" there who played bass guitar, double bass and tuba. For a session guy in New Orleans, its pretty much expected that you can do all three.

Its interesting to note that tuba and sousaphone holding down the low end in New Orleans Brass Band type music pre-dates the electric bass by a few decades. Funk bass was not invented on four strings, but three valves. George Porter Jr. of the Meters has said that his style grew from imitating the tuba players he heard.

If you like this stuff, you should also check out The Rebirth Brass Band, The Soul Rebels Brass Band, and anything by Bo Dollis' Mardi Gras Indians.

And while my favorite city is on my mind, lets not forget that it is far from recovered. There are countless charities that are trying to do good work, but its getting harder as the spotlight fades. The best thing anyone can do to help bring New Orleans back is to go there on your vacations. Eat at the restaurants, stay in the hotels, and absolutely check out the Dirty Dozen at the Maple Leaf! Remember, Jazz Fest is right around the corner!

edit: Here's a link to the Jazz Fest page, with full line-up.

Don't forget to come by the Strange residence for a game of pool.

 

[Sterling_Bass]

That was awesome. He really knows how to groove.

 

[Monkey]

A few years ago, a friend turned me onto a funk/hip-hop brass band called Coolbone. I don't remember who the tuba player was, but he was amazing. He was incredibly funky, and it turned me on so much that I went to a local pawn shop and bought a fiberglass sousaphone that was hanging from the ceiling, covered in dust. The guy at the shop said no one had touched it in over 20 years!

I played French horn as a young man and can hold my own with most brass instruments, so I could play it with a little practice. I haven't played it in a while, and this thread has inspired me.... I need to dust off the old tuba!

 

[Blunt]

There is a local band in Newcastle Australia with a sousa who plays amazing funk lines . Called Rehab.