Rain held off at New Orleans Jazz Fest on Thursday morning, letting sousaphone star Kirk Joseph share his New Orleans roots with fans at the Acura Stage. A founding member of the Dirty Dozen Brass ...

Be on the lookout for a wraparound tuba: Someone has stolen the signature sousaphone belonging to Preservation Hall in New Orleans. Creative director and musician Ben Jaffe wrote about it on the ...

In February, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band in New Orleans had a rare Italian-made sousaphone stolen. Now, thanks to an anonymous tipster, it's back in the band's possession.

Sousaphone returned to Preservation Hall. By Kerry Minor; Mar 13, 2018 ... — A distinctive wraparound tuba that was stolen last month from the Preservation Hall Jazz Band in New Orleans is ...

Mark Rapp Group At The Jazz Corner . view slideshow. Courtesy Gloria Krolak. By Gloria Krolak February 20, 2025 View read count. I try to stand still but I've just got to move. —Todd Edmunds, ...

When jazz began there after WWI, the tuba supplied the rhythmic bottom. As the music spread to Chicago, ... They played with a muscular funk that was largely propelled by Kirk Joseph's sousaphone.

Even O’Brien’s instrument, an antique sousaphone, was a gift from her local jazz community and has been used by many Kansas City musicians over the years.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Be on the lookout for a wraparound tuba: Someone has stolen the signature sousaphone belonging to Preservation Hall in New Orleans. Creative director and musician Ben Jaffe ...

In February, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band in New Orleans had a rare Italian-made sousaphone stolen. Now, thanks to an anonymous tipster, it's back in the band's possession.

Be on the lookout for a wraparound tuba: Someone has stolen the signature sousaphone belonging to Preservation Hall in New Orleans. Creative director and musician Ben Jaffe wrote about it on the ...