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Brendan,
How lovely !
my husband played tuba once for Bonzo when an original player was taken ill. That was early 70s. in a Richmond jazz gig.
Another of our forum members also played with Bonzo as I recall but I have not seen him recently

That must have been a terrific experience, Jazzgirl. They were a bit before my time but I've just been scanning their Wiki page and one of the band played "tenor sax and various contraptions" - brilliant:-)

Brendan
It was Tom Parkinson who my husband replaced that night.
The tuba was the nearest equivalent to the sousaphone that Tom played.

And one of those contraptions was a theremin - used on "Noises For The Leg" (Keynsham album IIRC).
Saw them at my college ball in 1969 (or was it 1970?) - terrific.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8exiVhIWqu0

Thanks Jazzgirl - loved it:-)

I had no idea tubas were made that large. I remember being dwarfed by tenor sax as a child and changed to an alto but these tubas are next level!

Brendan, the very large instruments in the video are sousaphones. The tuba which my husband played was similar to the one seen with the clown or the man lying down, When he was in a marching band, the tuba was held in a sling to take the weight :)

Ah, got it. - thanks Jazzgirl:-)

I've just been watching some Bonzo vids on YouTube - I had no idea they did "I'm The Urban Spaceman", I definitely remember that!

..... and Monster Mash!! I loved that song as a child 😜

Brendan, on the evening I was with the band, the only number I can remember was "down on jollity farm"! We were all singing along (and quite a few people were a little tipsy)