Tuba Skinny | 12th July 2026 | SUNDAY SPECIAL

All the way from New Orleans, right here in De Beauvoir Town!

For a festival deeply inspired by the city of New Orleans, this is a real treat :)

For over a decade, Tuba Skinny has grown steadily in popularity, releasing twelve albums and touring all over the world. They’ve attracted a wide variety of fans, young and old, neophytes and niche-enthusiasts, with the strength of their musicianship and the scope of their jazz and American roots music catalogue.
The band is composed of 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).

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.

No matter how well-known they’ve become or how high-profile their gigs have gotten, Tuba Skinny has always returned to the streets. “We continue to play in the street because it’s a public space,” says Shaye. “We get to play for everyone: old, young, rich, poor, people from all walks of life. It keeps things interesting because it’s organic and unpredictable.”

"Musically, Tuba Skinny mines a rich seam of traditional jazz and blues from the '20s and '30s. And, while it's evident the band treasures the sense of history evoked by these vintage tunes, the players' natural exuberance makes the music feel irresistibly alive.” - Melbourne Music Festival

“If jazz is the bread, then the blues is the butter for Tuba Skinny.” - Offbeat Magazine

Date: 12th July
Venue: East and South East Asian Community Centre
Timings: 1.30pm - 4.30pm (Music starts at 2.30pm)
De Beauvoir Jazz Festival is an independent, neighbourhood-scale jazz festival in East London, building something distinctive at the intersection of music, place and community. Experience three extraordinary days of world-class music across 10+ intimate venues in De Beauvoir Town (& within Hackney and Islington) this July 10-12, 2026.
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Info: World-class interpreters of traditional jazz, Tuba Skinny are here all the way from the city that inspired our festival, the city of New Orleans. Their approach is a true reflection of Americana, encompassing the full genealogy of popular American music from an early 20th-century perspective.

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