[Dixielandjazz] R: Great Tuba Players

[Jack Mitchell]

David Gannett said

 BY NED, WE INVENTED THE GENRE and play it BETTER than any other musicians 
from anywhere else, because it's our own, home-grown music!

Sorry, David, you ain't right. We've got musicians and bands in Australia 
that are as good, and sometimes better, than many Americans. Bob Barnard and 
his band created a sensation at the Bix  do in Davenport, and there are 
dozens of other excellent locals doing that thing. Some from the past who 
are retired or dead were in world class, such as Frank Coughlan, Ken 
Flannery and John McCarthy. There's no point in listing all the bands and 
musos, as you wouldn't know about any of them anyway. You might get a 
surprise if you listened outside your "box".

Jack Mitchell