Reunited, and it feels so good. That’s the memorable chorus from a late-1970s Peaches and Herb hit. And while the song probably doesn’t translate well on the sousaphone, for Tacoma’s Pat Van Haren, a ...
FILE - In this May 6, 2012, file photo, Ben Jaffe, tuba player and director of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band hugs George Wein, founder of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, as well as the ...
EL MONTE – It’s the case of the missing tuba. Well, actually it’s a sousaphone, an instrument used by marching bands. One was stolen from Arroyo High School’s band room over the summer. Arroyo band ...
FILE - In this May 6, 2012, file photo, Ben Jaffe, tuba player and director of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band hugs George Wein, founder of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, as well as the ...
Fans may rave about the tuba players in the UC Berkeley Marching Band. Technically, though, they’re playing sousaphones — and the Cal Band calls them “basses.” Whatever you call them, though, those ...
Big black and white letters that spelled out "Preservation Hall New Orleans" made the jazz band's sousaphone hard to miss. That was, at least, until it went missing. "If you're trying to identify the ...