Tuba, banjo, flute and even bagpipes have all found their places in jazz over the years. How good they sound might surprise you. This week on The New Jazz Archive, it's stories and sounds from the world of unconventional jazz instruments. We’ll sit down for a conversation with jazz tuba pioneer Howard Johnson, and explore how banjo shaped the sound of early jazz. And we’ll take a look at how flute worked its way from the jazz margins to the jazz mainstream, and explore the life and music of Rufus Harley—jazz bagpiper. That plus music by Oscar Pettiford, Toots Thielemans, Dorothy Ashby and Richard Galliano, this week on The New Jazz Archive.
Weird Jazz Instruments
