[Dixielandjazz] Another unusual instrument for making jazz - not a bagpipe ; -)

[David Richoux]

Hi all,

  I just got this link from a friend (and former jazz DJ at KFJC) -  
he is a "famous expert" at making balloon hat sculpture, and he also  
invented (or at least perfected) the "Balloon Bass."

This Youtube is about someone he met from Portland, OR - Stan Wood -  
he plays a stretched rubber band with his mouth and makes it sound  
like a blend of sax and trumpet! You just have to check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKUrjLG7wGg

Dave Richoux
(more on the Balloon Bass & hats:
http://balloonbass.com/
http://www.balloonhat.com )