Appreciating Shaye Cohn of Tuba Skinny

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  • Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
  • The book 'Tuba Skinny and Shaye Cohn' by Pops Coffee (updated for 2024)
    is now available from Amazon, both as a paperback and as an eBook.

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  • @dalenichols9211
    @dalenichols9211 Рік тому +13

    Thank you very much for this background information about Shaye Cohn. I greatly appreciated your video.

  • @danielschechter8130
    @danielschechter8130 Рік тому +14

    Shaye is the absolute best! And she makes Tuba Skinny the absolute best. We are so lucky to have her and them.

  • @MarkWYoung-ky4uc
    @MarkWYoung-ky4uc Рік тому +19

    Shaye has my utmost respect.

    • @alfching2499
      @alfching2499 Рік тому

      Trads been around for years
      Acker Bilks Paramount Jazz Band were top of the tree at it in 1958-59 give him Humph Littleton etc a listen from them times and you'll hear they were keeping the flag flying for New Orleans

  • @davidmccabe4041
    @davidmccabe4041 Рік тому +18

    4 years ago when my wife of 53 years died of breast cancer I was living alone and came across tuba skinny on utube. What a joy came into my life followed by many happy hours watching and listening to their music. Thank you Shay and the band....you have filled a void in my life. David McCabe Dublin ireland
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    • @davidcox7578
      @davidcox7578 Рік тому

      Yes, their music soothes my damaged and lonely heart also.

  • @davidbaker2859
    @davidbaker2859 6 місяців тому +10

    Shaye is an amazingly talented musician, surrounded by a perfect blend of talent.She is a great leader who humbly guides this magnificent group.Lotsa love from Australia.

  • @juergfuerer1219
    @juergfuerer1219 Рік тому +11

    Shaye is a genius musician,i love her!

  • @markt1387
    @markt1387 3 місяці тому +10

    Shaye is a musical genius, composer, bandleader, beautiful humble lady and has stolen my heart ❤😊🎉

  • @turtlebarnessr0248
    @turtlebarnessr0248 Рік тому +11

    I found Tuba Skinny quite by accident. Now I watch them every chance I get.

  • @wayne00k
    @wayne00k Рік тому +9

    Shay Cohn is a rare gem in jazz music. I hope to see them raise a statue of her in NOLA.
    And of course Cheers to the whole band!

  • @BradfordtheEclectic
    @BradfordtheEclectic Рік тому +10

    Since the 70s, I listened to Preservation Hall for authentic NOLA Jazz. When Tuba Skinny came about, I was blown away; so gifted, professional, so joyfully inspiring.
    Tuba Skinny is already historically important for what they're doing to continue this music tradition and ensure that it's alive and well for future generations.

  • @davidbouvier8895
    @davidbouvier8895 7 місяців тому +9

    I love what Tuba Skinny does. They treat traditional New Orleans style jazz without parody but with the respect it deserves. I think Shaye, in addition to being a very talented musician, must also be a fine human being.

  • @daddo2413
    @daddo2413 Рік тому +7

    I hope Tuba Skinny will continue on and on. They have a wonderful formula, which is well described here. They are the best thing going nowadays.

  • @Dream244
    @Dream244 5 місяців тому +6

    Share is a great musician, wonderful talent, and SO DARN CUTE. ❤

  • @russell3380
    @russell3380 Рік тому +7

    I love her band, hats off to her and them. Happy Thanksgiving.

  • @brianwalker7323
    @brianwalker7323 Рік тому +8

    Shaye is a marvel.

  • @frankquevedo3453
    @frankquevedo3453 6 місяців тому +5

    All very true! Nonetheless just watching and listening to the WHOLE BAND. Is an absolute pleasure!

  • @Buasop
    @Buasop Рік тому +6

    I've lived in New Orleans for 6 years now and I'm still waiting for her to play a wrong note on her coronet. Shaye is an amazing musician

  • @MrBornfisher
    @MrBornfisher Рік тому +7

    That was wonderful. Thanks for the informative video.

    • @PopsCoffee
      @PopsCoffee  Рік тому

      ...and thank you for the kind words.

  • @tpobrienjr
    @tpobrienjr Рік тому +6

    Shaye is an incredible, amazing talented lady.

  • @NinaKeilin
    @NinaKeilin Рік тому +6

    You are interviewing yourself this is hilarious.

  • @cristakaye6142
    @cristakaye6142 Рік тому +9

    Shaye is a monster musician.

  • @billstewart5421
    @billstewart5421 4 місяці тому +4

    Watching Shaye with Tuba Skinny is such a treat and extreme pleasure!!!

  • @gregmock6808
    @gregmock6808 Рік тому +5

    She's an american treasure. Great bandleader. She still plays piano and violin....she plays violin on Erika's country projects as well. She's a real wealth of Americana and musicology. I think she's a brilliant Coronetist. She plays great music and is connected to a band like a conductor would be.

  • @isleno101
    @isleno101 Рік тому +12

    Lol. Enjoyed that very much, Pops. I'm sure it must have been fun making it. Thanks. Have never met nor seen Shaye in person but I get the impression that not only is she a fine musician, but also seems to have a pleasant personality. Thanks again for the video. It was fun and interesting.

    • @PopsCoffee
      @PopsCoffee  Рік тому +1

      Agreed about Shaye. Thanks, Edwin.

  • @n8xu
    @n8xu Рік тому +6

    Pops a excellent tribute to a fantastic musician…thank you.

  • @bikerbobschoppers
    @bikerbobschoppers Рік тому +7

    She has a great band.

    • @rotunda57
      @rotunda57 Рік тому

      It's the bestest band what am!

  • @ninjajackdv
    @ninjajackdv Рік тому +5

    One of the most delightful treasures I've enjoyed via this internet, an absolute joy to listen to and also admire ! Kudos to her virtuosity and historical musicology ! Thank you also Pops ! :)

    • @PopsCoffee
      @PopsCoffee  Рік тому +1

      Glad to have you in the club, David.

  • @williamSmith-fv5hi
    @williamSmith-fv5hi Рік тому +5

    I am a fan of Shaye's enjoying every aspect of her life, music, band, and individuality as only Shaye can be. She is a one of a kind "GREAT". Listening in Mechanicsville, VA

  • @dwdavis5977
    @dwdavis5977 Рік тому +6

    Thanks for this!

  • @Funknfritter
    @Funknfritter Рік тому +5

    shaye is (IMO) one of the best trumpet players out there right now.

  • @edwardmanfredi121
    @edwardmanfredi121 Рік тому +4

    Always enjoy listening to her and Tuba Skinny. Great arrangements and exceptional talent ! I just wish that the times I visited NOLA, I would have bumped into them !

  • @gsco82
    @gsco82 Рік тому +4

    Great interview and Pops Coffee has made a very good description of Shaye's role in Tuba Skinny. She is an excellent band leader as well as a very talented musician.

  • @seabrookthemagnificent9580
    @seabrookthemagnificent9580 Рік тому +5

    Hilarious seeing Pops discuss things with Mr. Coffee.

  • @dabprod
    @dabprod Рік тому +5

    She truly is unique. Love her music.

  • @alexanderjohns1588
    @alexanderjohns1588 Рік тому +5

    A joy to hear and a joy to watch her enthusiasm and dedication to the music. Thank you ‘both’ of you.

  • @lindacolaprete7324
    @lindacolaprete7324 Рік тому +5

    She is Marvelous!!!!

  • @robertmccormack5626
    @robertmccormack5626 Місяць тому +2

    She’s absolutely great !!!

  • @brendamello2202
    @brendamello2202 Рік тому +5

    I loved this concept. Two Pops for the price of one! I certainly agree with everything you said about Shaye . Her skills as both musician and composer are incredible. A true master of her arts...........................

    • @PopsCoffee
      @PopsCoffee  Рік тому +2

      Specially gratifying to have your support, brenda mello. I'm intending a similar but separate video dealing with Shaye's skills as a composer - probably for December 2.

  • @erjoy1
    @erjoy1 Рік тому +4

    She`s A Super All Around Musicien.

  • @berndreufsteck7577
    @berndreufsteck7577 Рік тому +4

    Thank you very much for this fantastic video with its explanations about Shaye, her family and Tuba Skinny 👍 Now I have a little idea about the person "Pops" behind hundreds of excellent comments 😍

    • @PopsCoffee
      @PopsCoffee  Рік тому +1

      Thank you, Bernd, for your kind comments.

  • @williamsantangelo
    @williamsantangelo Рік тому +3

    Thank You Shaye for the great great music 🎵 that you and the Tuba Skinny have put together! Forever endeded to the bands aceivments and your accomplishments and guidance! With so much Love A Fan!! Happy Thanksgiving to all of the Tuba Skinny Folks! Respect!

  • @Realgrande
    @Realgrande Рік тому +9

    My instinctual impressions (as a musician myself) is that Shaye is somewhat shy and introverted; the perfect genius musician that tunes out all the background noise of the audience and is so obsessed with her perfoming that no matter what is going on around her it is all about the enjoyment of doing the best she can. In my opinion the other band members are also great musicians but one cannot help but focus on Shaye as the primary master of the scenario. The band does not seek fame and fortune or paint their hair all sorts of colors with wild outits to mask the fact that those other performers are lacking in musicianship and need to compensate. She doesn't have to show off with super high pitched notes or double/triple tounging (Flight of the Bumblebee by Harry James for example). They are unpretentious and such everyday normal folks that if you pass them on the streets you will miss the fact that you are in the presence of greatness.

    • @PopsCoffee
      @PopsCoffee  Рік тому +3

      Thanks. You are so right in all details. On my visits to New Orleans several years ago, incidentally, it really did pain me that so many people in the streets passed by them, unaware, as you say, that they were 'in the presence of greatness'.

  • @giocatoretriste
    @giocatoretriste Рік тому +5

    Now this is a fan!!!

  • @anthonycrystal33
    @anthonycrystal33 Рік тому +3

    Love Shaye! Great vibes, awesome musician/bandleader, soulful performer!

  • @onehot57
    @onehot57 Рік тому +4

    Great one person interview! 😂 and of course you can’t beat Tuba Skinny!

  • @howardleach5340
    @howardleach5340 Рік тому +4

    So wonderful to have an in depth portrait of Shaye. Every word of praise is true. It must be said that everything has already been spoken at various times by various people at the wonder that is Shaye Cohn. It is however a joy to me to have all her many talents so sensibly discussed at one time.

    • @PopsCoffee
      @PopsCoffee  Рік тому

      Thank you for the very kind words, Howard. Watch out for my next chat (probably on December 2) about Shaye's talents as a composer.

  • @barbaragobus8272
    @barbaragobus8272 Рік тому +4

    It is a pleasure to watch Shaye as well as listen to her on the cornet. Her improvisations

  • @pwcrabb5766
    @pwcrabb5766 Рік тому +5

    Well done panagyric to a fabulously talented lady

    • @tragelafos
      @tragelafos Рік тому

      @ PW Crabb the word is "panegyric " my friend

    • @axeleast8632
      @axeleast8632 Рік тому

      @@tragelafos Gyroscopic might be more appropriate.

  • @Hithere-ek4qt
    @Hithere-ek4qt 11 місяців тому +5

    Thank you for an enjoyable and informative video.
    I especially like the fact you don’t have some irritating background music taking away from the dialogue/monologue

    • @PopsCoffee
      @PopsCoffee  11 місяців тому

      Thank you. I too often find background music irritating.

    • @Steve_K2
      @Steve_K2 8 місяців тому

      "Pet peeve" is much too mild to describe it for me. Glad to know I'm not the only one.

  • @trig6712
    @trig6712 Рік тому +4

    excellent thank you both

  • @regdor8187
    @regdor8187 Рік тому +4

    Talk about talking to yourself !!

    • @PopsCoffee
      @PopsCoffee  Рік тому +3

      At my age, I do it all the time!

  • @frankgrima
    @frankgrima Рік тому +3

    Thanks I enjoy listening to her band and always wondered about Shay Cohn background she is very talented.

  • @bofink5377
    @bofink5377 Рік тому +3

    Thanks to Shaye the whole band and each in the them are able to improvise to gether or as a soloist. Also the bas horn has now joined the improvisers. Bravo Bravo.

  • @davidcox7578
    @davidcox7578 Рік тому +3

    a gifted, musician who skillfully leads others similarly gifted tho uniquely individual resulting in a musical whole that is greater than the sum of the parts. I LOVE TUBA SKINNY.✡

  • @karengriffinalonso2755
    @karengriffinalonso2755 Рік тому +3

    Excellent narrative, thank you. I’ve read your book too, which I thought was fascinating, very informative and enjoyable. I only stumbled across Tuba Skinny earlier this year. Such an awesome and outstanding group of musicians. Shaye is such a star; a force to be reckoned with. Just wish I’d found them during lockdown; it would have made life so much more fun!

    • @PopsCoffee
      @PopsCoffee  Рік тому

      Thanks, Karen. I'm glad you've discovered them. I did so when a friend recommended one of their videos to me about nine years ago. It had the same effect on me that you are feeling.

  • @barryjacobs8524
    @barryjacobs8524 Рік тому +3

    Tuba Skinny what a great band. Shaye is brilliant. They are always feeding off one another. I love hearing them play!❤😊

  • @melodixie
    @melodixie Рік тому +3

    Difficult not to fall in love with Shaye ( and with Tuba Skinny incidentally ).

  • @stangetty8166
    @stangetty8166 Рік тому +3

    Pops Wow! This was great insight, on this fascinating lady, it’s amazing how talented
    Shaye Cohen really is, from classical 🎹🎹
    to 🎻 and the 🎺….(coronet)
    Music runs in the family, and I’ve noted
    a comment about Al Cohen, her Grandad
    who was a great 🎷player!
    Pops, the bit about remembering hundreds
    of tunes, and getting the arrangements
    spot on, is something you take for granted.
    As I’ve no knowledge of either playing instruments or reading music, your
    rundown of what their doing is although
    baffling 🤔too me, I enjoy the way you
    break things up, personally I enjoy
    listening away, and if you get a 🐝( buzz)
    out of whose performing, no matter the
    genre of music, that’s half the battle!
    Pops, Thank you for posting this on,
    and it must have been a 🐝( buzz ) for
    you, getting interviewed, by your twin
    brother😂 PS I’ll be looking out for
    Shaye, giving out her orders, in her
    own 🍬 way! Cheers Pops👍
    That song was Brilliant one!

    • @PopsCoffee
      @PopsCoffee  Рік тому +1

      Thanks for your terrific response, Stan. There will be a similar video about Shaye as a composer in a fortnight's time. I hope you will watch that, too.

    • @stangetty8166
      @stangetty8166 Рік тому +1

      @@PopsCoffee Wild 🐴🎠🐴wont stop
      me tuning in( pardon the pun) 👍😂

  • @juhanisaarelainen7357
    @juhanisaarelainen7357 4 місяці тому +2

    Mr. Pops words were hundred percent facts,. You feel it even on the other side of the GLOBE

  • @SwoleMyndzQuizPumps
    @SwoleMyndzQuizPumps Місяць тому +1

    This is a sequential playlist of the videos mentioned in Pops' Tuba Skinny book that readers can use while reading it. Great book! ua-cam.com/play/PL6usVMCiRL7fnZsk7u_20oqv0EGW8i_tI.html&si=pFFYNqKn5xb7nBu-

    • @PopsCoffee
      @PopsCoffee  Місяць тому

      Wow! Terrific. Thank you very much. It must have taken you a good deal of work to produce.

  • @mxgr194
    @mxgr194 Рік тому +6

    I'm a big fan. Shaye is a brilliant talent and a pleasure to watch.

  • @williamnethercott4364
    @williamnethercott4364 Рік тому +3

    Fine cornet player, wonderful band!

  • @scottchadbourne4759
    @scottchadbourne4759 Рік тому +2

    Shaye Cohn is absolutely truly remarkable and brilliant in her multi- talents and her directing. I love her concise yet subtle gestures.

  • @gordonbainbridge8371
    @gordonbainbridge8371 Рік тому +2

    Fine work, Ivan. This "interview" is witty, informative and entertaining!

  • @tomlubas1512
    @tomlubas1512 Рік тому +4

    Exactly!

  • @VladimirLukovRussianHistory
    @VladimirLukovRussianHistory Рік тому +2

    Thank you for your story! I'd like to add that she's for all, and all are for her!

  • @jazzingrandad
    @jazzingrandad Рік тому +3

    Brilliant Pops, thanks for that

    • @PopsCoffee
      @PopsCoffee  Рік тому

      Glad to have your support, Andy. I hope you are keeping active and creative too.

  • @Jerry-y2w
    @Jerry-y2w 7 місяців тому +3

    Is she humble. ❤

    • @PopsCoffee
      @PopsCoffee  7 місяців тому +1

      Definitely. Shaye is modest and even, I think, a little shy.

  • @tomhorn6156
    @tomhorn6156 Рік тому +3

    Thanks.

  • @jeanclaudemeyer9188
    @jeanclaudemeyer9188 Рік тому +2

    Merci pour ce beau portrait de Shaye Cohn... Voici une artiste complète qui reste simple et même parfois trop modeste. Ses soli sont toujours d'une très belle logique. Et au piano elle "dégage" un max! Et sa direction du groupe est à la fois subtile et intelligente. Tuba Skinny s'est hissé au sommet! Bravo!

    • @PopsCoffee
      @PopsCoffee  Рік тому +1

      Merci, Jean Claude. Vous exprimez parfaitement mes sentiments.

  • @conradowestcastillowest2398
    @conradowestcastillowest2398 Рік тому +1

    Ella es única. Ella, tiene una espontaneidad para ejecutar música, que a todos nos maravilla.

  • @popeyesailor9571
    @popeyesailor9571 Рік тому +1

    as a drum and bugle corps alumni in percussion I thought she played in one but am impressed she is self taught as i am on drumset. Bravo!

  • @williamgunter6801
    @williamgunter6801 Рік тому +1

    All of the best elements. Shaye and the others are the best in their class of musicians, and collectively are the best in the business.😊😊😊👍

  • @Steve_K2
    @Steve_K2 8 місяців тому +1

    This was so good! Many thanks.

  • @valentinespanol3231
    @valentinespanol3231 Рік тому +1

    MIS RESPETOS A ÉSA GRAN MUJER, Q LLEVA EN EL ALMA LA MÚSICA, 🌹🌹🌹👌👍

  • @james4948
    @james4948 Рік тому +1

    The wikipedia entry for Tuba Skinny supplies an extensive history of the band.

    • @PopsCoffee
      @PopsCoffee  Рік тому +4

      Yes; and it cites items from my books.

    • @axeleast8632
      @axeleast8632 Рік тому +1

      @@PopsCoffee Books that are cited usually cite other books. Your books are intriguingly different in that respect.

  • @otiliasalinas1605
    @otiliasalinas1605 9 місяців тому +1

    Love her.

  • @MikeFerguson-yq2jh
    @MikeFerguson-yq2jh 3 місяці тому +3

    Great interview pops!

  • @francescogiglio814
    @francescogiglio814 Рік тому +1

    Shaye è un'artista immensa.

  • @chrisheaps123
    @chrisheaps123 Рік тому

    Hi Pops, do you know of any transcriptions of Shaye Cohn's playing from any of their albums? I haven't found any yet. So I'm learning by ear which I know is beneficial in the long run but I want to speed things up as it's a time consuming process. I'm a returning player and there's lots of Miles & Chet transcriptions available (which is great) but not so many from the New Orleans Trad genre that I've seen.

    • @PopsCoffee
      @PopsCoffee  Рік тому

      Alas, no, Chris. Like you, I try things by ear and set them down on manuscript paper - an extremely slow process - but I am not very good at it. A few years ago, there was someone in Slovenia who attempted a couple of tunes but I have heard nothing of him since. Peter Petrovič was his name.

  • @robertduis6730
    @robertduis6730 Рік тому

    Super IVAN ..... the way you follow / analise / support / promote Shaye Cohn with her TUBA SKINNY.

    • @PopsCoffee
      @PopsCoffee  Рік тому

      Thanks very much, Robert. I am particularly pleased that you - a cornet-playing bandleader - appreciated my effort.

    • @robertduis6730
      @robertduis6730 Рік тому +1

      @@PopsCoffee Ivan .... I admire the way you have interest, knowledge and pleasure in the MUSIC we both love that much.