On a hot, humid afternoon, Bob Stewart has called a rehearsal at his Harlem apartment. Six musicians are in a circle in the living room — on one side, trumpet and trombone; on the other, cello, viola ...

Soloist Hans Nickel is a weapon of brass destruction in this unbelievably adept performance. As a member of the lower brass, the tuba is often under-appreciated and rarely gets big solo moments like ...

Considering jazz is an art form that mostly makes it up as it goes along, it's ironically appropriate that printed records—i.e., data—from the days of its birth are decidedly sparse. We know, at least ...

Dr L Subramaniam learnt to play the violin from his father and guru Prof V Lakshminarayana Iyer, who died in 1990. Dr L Subramaniam learnt to play the violin from his father and guru Prof V ...

Edward Ross Goldstein, a tuba player who became an authority on the brass instrument and performed at thousands of events, died of glioblastoma Friday at Gilchrist Hospice Towson. The Pikesville ...

On a hot, humid afternoon, Bob Stewart has called a rehearsal at his Harlem apartment. Six musicians are in a circle in the living room — on one side, trumpet and trombone; on the other, cello, viola ...

On a new record called Connections: Mind the Gap, tuba player Bob Stewart sums up his career with a showcase of the instrument's versatility. On a hot, humid afternoon, Bob Stewart has called a ...