“A Promise Derailed.” Such of phrase could easily have been etched on Ray Draper’s tombstone to describe the tubaist’s trials in life and music. Killed in a botched robbery at the tragic age of 42 his ...

Intra-I, the second album by tuba player and London jazz star Theon Cross is many things — a deeply personal exploration of self, a remarkable achievement in the possibility of sound, and also the ...

Andy Sorensen dressed his sousaphone up as Santa Clause. He's been performing at Anchorage TubaChristmas for 15 years. (Rhonda McBride/KNBA) The sounds that came from the Anchorage Performing Arts ...

Let’s face it — the tuba isn’t exactly a sexy instrument. When one thinks tuba, some of the images generated are polka, old men (especially old men wearing black knee-high socks and bad plaid shorts) ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. So you want to buy a tuba. Or you’re thinking of buying a ...

Let’s face it–the tuba isn’t exactly a sexy instrument. When one thinks tuba, among the images generated are: polka, old men (detail: old men wearing black knee-high socks and bad plaid shorts), and ...