Tuba Skinny stands out as one of the most exciting traditional jazz groups playing today, mixing favorite trad jazz standards up with a rootsy setlist including string band music, ragtime, spirituals, New Orleans R&B, and their original tunes, which can be heard on the album “Magnolia Stroll.” Tuba Skinny was formed by a group of buskers in New Orleans’ French Quarter; they gravitated towards a tall, skinny guy (Todd Burdick) playing tuba. Of course, he became Tuba Skinny and his Tiny Men, (to differentiate between the great New Orleans legend, Anthony “Tuba Fats” Lacen) which was shortened to Tuba Skinny. The group has issued several recordings, toured the world, and was the 2023 recipient of the Arhoolie Foundation Award, which honors artists who “carry on and uplift roots and regional musical styles.”