Roots Tuba Solo

[killershark095]

WHY on EVERY TUBA OR SOUSAPHONE video there is ALWAYS a debate on what the hell a tuba or sousaphone is?! SHEESH

[Welder7809]

There's a big difference between a tuba and a sousaphone. The pitch range varies, and the timbre (pronounced "tambre", but spelled "timbre) is different. That guy plays a sousaphone, and he is so right for that band. I love him. I don't care if he's black, white or green. That guy can play. Stop all the racist stuff. He's a damn good musician.

[DerikWright]

its a sousaphone, the tamber is different, his tone is different cuz its a different style, listen to some louisiana brass band, learn the history of the horn @Themustangturtledude

[juiceical]

Well it does sound racist mustang. What does the sound have to do with color of his skin. I guess all non blacks play with perfect pitch.

[Themustangturtledude]

Sounds disgusting not to be racist but it seems that every black Sousa player always acts retarded and puffs their cheeks really bad that makes them go super flat

[Spectonimous]

Dude a beast on that tuba.

[Aesicar]

@flipperboy The sousaphone is just a marching tuba they sound the same

[makahuro]

@Aesicar actually the sousaphone is quite thinner/sharper than a concert tuba. but yes it is sort of a tuba.

[14k4life]

Im diggin that shit real talk

[quakers95]

@sethmusic The only fucking reason you are saying that is because YOU no fucking musical talent at all and YOU are just jealous of how much musical talent HE has and what you wish YOU had, your probably one of those people who tries SO hard at being good at playing an instrument but can't cause YOU JUST SUCK AT LIFE, PERIOD.

[sintlathmusic]

And a sousaphone is a type of tuba...

[3notrub]

play that bass funky now!

[Djangoblackbird]

Did anybody also consider that this was recorded on a handheld camera and is probably not of the best sound quality?

I'm also pretty sure Questlove and the gang know what a "traditional" tuba sound is like (Questo especially), but that's not what they're after. They're looking for someone with a great rhythmic pocket (which TGjr certainly has). There'd be no point in getting somebody like Carol Jantsch to do this, because that's not her forte.

[SkaEuph]

I didn't know someone's face could get that big.

[michaelkane123]

@MultiSuperPuto ahem... a jazz sousaphone does not exist, and this is barely jazz.



[xdinas1898]

verry good

[NPC919]

Look at those cheeks puff D:

[KaraMayonakaSora]

@NPC919 Ahhhhhh, I saw that too.

My face hurt for him. ;_;

[sethmusic]

any bandmaster would have thrown that sousashit out of the band. blasting, toneless gibberish........hey, at least he has shitty rhythm.

[JoeJoeTater]

As someone who is currently playing a tuba in a rock band, I find this really inspiring.

[Juggernaut04PiNu]

I have a BME and MM and I still wish I had his gig. He is playing for that style... Although it is not Fountains of Rome or the Ride ask yourself this... Can you do what he does and make money?

Keep blowin'

[toofpick151]

@Juggernaut04PiNu Agreed. Funk and hip hop is different than the Vaughn Williams lol.

[LakeCountyRaver]

Have any of you stopped to think maybe that's the sound they wanted? And overblowing is a common mistake with many tuba players (not including me, I was taught the way that DOESN'T blow your lips as fast.) It's a brassy in your face tone that's used a lot. It fits the song and the roots. I mean would you want to have a concert tone with this music? No, it's their style.

[bloodvein3]

im a tuba player and i actually loved this. hate me if you want, but i think it sounds good.

[MonkeyManBlues]

@bloodvein3 I am with you brother! Tone isn't always everything.

[valveslide]

I love it. He´s badass...

[TheFatComunist]

He sounds like a bari sax with a cold....

[flipperboy]

i cant believe noone mentioned that this is a sousaphone

[mrx2925]

@flipperboy im so tired of everyone who thinks they're Shirlock Holmes for knowing the name for the sousaphone. being that i currently play both instruments, i can tell you that they are the same fucking thing. Same fingerings, same key, same mouthpieces. If someone wants to save a few letters by calling it a tuba, thats exactly what it is. You dont need to act like a rocket scientist by calling someone out on something so inane

[bigjobys]

@flipperboy enit bro i was just about to put that untill i saw your comment, Teach um bro

[MultiEvdawg]

sad that you think that represents tuba..its a horrible display..overblowing the brass..and not even in tune..showes a lack in music awareness

[MonkeyManBlues]

@MultiEvdawg ...and yet he's making money, playing gigs, and has screaming crows cheering for him. Hmmm, maybe technical aspects aren't everything!

[impec]

@MultiEvdawg Okokokok Mister GOD of Music, for your info it's not a tuba but a SOUSAPHONE !!! Stupidass, learn the name of the instrument first then come and talk shit... ROFLMAO !

[manolly]

It sounds like these noises didn't come out of the tuba... O_o

[dieguez999]

its sounds like everyone on commenting is a stuck up lil brat that has no flavor when they play music

every obdy had thier style and this ets him apart and he is getting buck on stage and all of you guys just wished you guys had the balls to make an instrument of that caliper just pop like that

mad props to the man :D

[71196jmg]

this is sicknasty. oops, did i say sicknasty? i meant sick and nasty

[mgsdini95]

anyone know the name of this song??

[babidipu]

what about those cheek?

[Razonyoftheshadows]

everything but the tuba player is worth watching

[HalSamuel]

I literally can't imagine a more tasty Tuba riff.

[habbosuks439]

not to be racist but all of the sousaphone players i see or i know are black i dont have a problem with dat though

[akkiunderling]

This guy puffs like a bitch....

[MrFelixagosto]

WTF! a tuba, now that's trying to be creative and end up as an asshole.

[cpjackson79]

Dude, it's apples and oranges comparing students to what this guy is doing.  It's a completely different context.

[GlobalKamoS]

Tubista e um Lixo Pow

[belugafishgod]

Look to the right and find "Adam Burns tuba solo" Listen to it. Then you will see a little elementary school kid blow this guy away. This childs tone is a BILLION times better.....it is totally a relief to go from this video to that one. A total contrast of crappy tone to good tone. Of course there is a major difference in volume and acoustics....but that is no excuse. As I tell my tuba students...More OOM and less PAA.

[belugafishgod]

This tone and style may work for the kind of gig he is playing here but in most circles this is a crappy tuba tone. This is what not to do. I see someone mentioning Dizzy Gilespie but there is a huge difference between Dizzy and this player. Dizzy's Got a great tone and is hailed as a master. This tuba player shows skill in some areas...but tone isn't one of them. I'd say he's an average high school tuba player or its equivalent. Listen to just about any tuba video on you tube 4 better tone.

[ChuCkyKiLLER001]

I was expecting him to use a 4 valve tuba/sousaphone but hey it's all good!

[cpjackson79]

For the cheek-puffing critics,

See: Dizzy Gillespie

[GasolineAndNails]

@cpjackson79 i am literally so tired of this remark. I'm sure one could learn to sound good playing a piano with their toes, but it's not the easiest and most efficient way to do it. nobody tries to puff their cheeks to sound like dizzy and NOBODY who puffs their cheeks do actually sound like dizzy. puffing cheeks = bad. I am a brass multi-instrumentalist and a music major. fight me.

[akkiunderling]

@cpjackson79 Jazz musicians have amazing rhythm, but worse tone. On the other end of the spectrum, classical musicians have great tone, but rhythm is the biggest issue for them. There is a trade-off when you go down one road.

[ColonelFrank07]

@akkiunderling almost all jazz musicians are also classical or orchestral performers....unless they are specifically sax, typically

[jzer21]

@ColonelFrank07

Today, many jazz sax performers have some classical sax background too. Particularly the younger ones.

[caswellt12]

id like to see any of the people hating on him play this. hes putting so much air through that horn. sooooo much

[jbohlenucok]

thats good playing, he not playing in an orchestra. hes playing for the roots. hes having more fun than we are. technically its a sousaphone, it plays exactly the same. you can call it a damn tuba

[Popoldabboy]

I think this is a sousaphone guys, not a tuba.

[robteehan]

i think he kicks ass and i don't care if he puffs his damn cheeks. what is this, high school band class? if it sounds good it's not wrong.

[Krevbot]

@robteehan That's the problem is he sounds like ass. His tone is that of a hair dryer. It's like saying Kenny G is good for promoting the saxophone.

[valveslide]

Anybody who knows about tuba playing will tell you this guy´s good. Tuba Good!

Whether you puff your cheeks or stick the mouthpiece where it aint supposed to go, if yr good, yr good! Rock it out TGJ!

[juanvaldez100]

dont puff yur cheeks

[SELICUR]

2-2

[basehornking08]

i know him personally

[bigboy44123]

damn bra, u c da cheeks on dat mug?

[CplJoebot]

Whether or not he "puffs his cheeks", has any kind of "tone" or any other crap like that...

...are you going to argue with the success he and The Roots have? He's obviously doing something right to get that success in his field.

[CplJoebot]

The audience is obviously LOVING the show. What more do you need?

[KameronID]

Dizz Gillepsie puffed his cheeks.

[Kdoeskie]

RELAX!!!! its hip hop not no gandpa ish!!!

[zuantuba]

One day you will get a facail dystonia..i'm serious..don't force like what you do anymore...

[jerkshirtsanon]

Look at those big ol' cheeks...

[MegaTraviz]

yeah it's because he is doing it wrong he don't suppose to puff he's cheeks!!!

[TheShadowglance]

EXACTLY what i was thinking!!! thank you for agreeing with me haha im a tuba player and im 15 and it bothers me haha

[jerkshirtsanon]

For what he's doing, it doesn't make a difference... Good tone is obviously not the objective here.

He's just moving as much air as he can... He isn't really doing much wrong...

[TheShadowglance]

either way, if you puff your cheeks you can't have as good a tone as you need, and it's harder to push the air

i dont care if he's fast if he can't have good posture.... soooo stop acting like a kid

and move on... it was an opinion lol

sooooooo yeah

[Bamballin]

Non musicians think that means your really good.. lol he could just be doin it for show

[littledrewboo]

i puff my cheeks and i sound fine.

[MegaTraviz]

like that???? wow O_o well all the teachers that i have tell me not to do it and personally i think i sound better i have more stability when i don't puff my chicks!!!

[littledrewboo]

its all good,it doesnt mean one is right and one is wrong, we just do what works for us personally.

[GasolineAndNails]

@littledrewboo no, you don't sound fine. what you've done is learned how to walk with one leg. if you kick that habbit your tone will improve exponentially.

[ibanezguitarplayer88]

if you want to see a real tuba player, checkout Øystein Baadsvik

[Tutmun]

That is were it is at!

[jocobo99]

garbage tuba player

[MonkeyManBlues]

@jocobo99 ...and yet he's got gigs, recordings, and making lots of money. How are you doing?

[samtheroach]

man...I'd love to have this gig though.

[bbt4980]

yo this my cuzzo he's not a finesse player he jus plays 2 get tha job done......n plus he gettin dat paper so idk y yall tryna play him 4real he doin tha damn thang

[The83rdTrombonist]

It's not bad. I 'd figure he'd do much more though especially for a "solo".

[bassplaya1992]

not that impressive

his tone sucks BTW

[MCordon1]

horrible tone. And you should rarely puff your cheeks, only for low stuff.

[Jimmytuba08]

He's doin' alright for the genre of music he's playin'. He shouldn't be puffing his cheeks at all. In fact, it's detrimental to puff your cheeks at all in any register.

[Harvey142009]

why does this guy play sousaphone?

[jbrid13]

Whats the name of the song?

[tubafreak33]

I wouldnt consider this a solo. Just sounds like a stacatto repetative bass line witha bad forced tone. Bad representation of what a sousaphone is capable of. Get some high chops, or play around with multiphonics and start multiple tounging. now go represent the tuba family better!

[neoslasher09]

Uuh sir Tuba Gooding does represent Tuba players to the fullest. This video may not represent it but I've seen the roots three times live and given the BROAD range of musical styles they go through in a roughly 3 hour show, I'd say that he is how we say "representing" to the utmost. Know what you're talking about before you talk young'in. But in all fairness I hear you, when you know music you don't want instruments to be misrepresented. Fair enough.

[williebeaty]

my tuba teachers gets me every time i puff my cheeks..

[bobmgeesleftfoot]

that aint a tuba its a suzzaphone

[jazzman1914]

Man same difference!!!!!!!!!!

[stevenstreets3]

not if you got a bone chip in your left collarbone from an attempted mugging.

( not smart to mess with tuba players)

My souzaphone days are over on the street musicians health plan. I had hoped to get back into a service band, but that cost me my musical gung ho. so i throw the upright in my duffle bag,hop on the bike and off to work we go. I did that while the collarbone was fresh broke and a broken rib too, busking for the pain meds. I like the way this cat works it

[LovelyAsia215]

His name is Damon Bryson from Philadelphia.

[rgjanssen08]

don't your cheeks hurt from puffing like that. lock it up dude.

[jazzman1914]

It doesn't matter for him. He is a professional making lots of money. He can pretty much play how he wants. Students however do not get that privilege. LOL

[saxmasta]

that what I was thinkin, but he is gonna eff up his cheeks/ears one day if he keeps doin that.

[neoslasher09]

Dizzy Gillespie puffed his cheeks too folks, it doesn't matter what kind of technique you use if you practice it for years lol. It isn't the approved method but every now and then someone comes along and does their own thing.

[zuantuba]

Dizzy has the great melodic line though...

[bbt4980]

dats my cuzzo

[NFFConthePitch]

His name is Damon Bryson, Went to see them last night, They were amazing :)

[marekmiller]

just got back from roots' concert in Warsaw, Poland. This sasophone is a bad-ass addition to their music.

No better band live.

[frogdeck]

yeah, they definitely killed it at that one in Warsaw. I love the idea of including sousaphone in the lineup- it's such a great hip hop instrument, with deep thudding bass, making you think of the golden hip hop era, and also harking back to the marching jazz bands of New Orleans. And finally it's spectacular as hell.

[krj2009]

whoa! never seen one that big

[neoslasher09]

Tuba Gooding rippin' it. I could watch these guys live every night if it wasn't for the fact that I would go deaf.

[memknock6699]

Man concert was sick i got a few up myself check'em