Right off the streets of New Orleans, Tuba Skinny brings the best in traditional early jazz, blues and swing to audiences around the world. While they’ve become known as world-class interpreters of traditional jazz, over the years they’ve branched out into jug band music, spirituals, country blues, string band music, ragtime, and New Orleans R&B. Their approach is a true reflection of Americana, encompassing the full genealogy of popular American music from an early 20th century perspective.

The band is composed by Shaye Cohn (Cornet), Barnabus Jones (Trombone), Todd Burdick (Tuba), Craig Flory (Clarinet), Gregory Sherman (Guitar and Vocals), Max Bien-Kahn (Banjo), Robin Rapuzzi (Washboard), and Erika Lewis (Vocals and Bass Drum).

This engagement of Tuba Skinny is made possible in part through the Jazz Touring Network program

of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Pro-Art partners with a variety of venues, for accessibility inquiries or general questions, call (276) 376-4520 or email contact@proartva.org. For weather related updates, patrons are encouraged to check proartva.org for real-time information.

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Pro-Art is supported in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as the C. Bascom Slemp Foundation, The University of Virginia’s College at Wise, and Mountain Empire Community College.

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