Big Stone Gap, VA – Right off the streets of New Orleans, Tuba Skinny brings the best in traditional early jazz, blues and swing to audiences around the world. While they’ve become known as world-class interpreters of traditional jazz, over the years they’ve branched out into jug band music, spirituals, country blues, string band music, ragtime, and New Orleans R&B. Their approach is a true reflection of Americana, encompassing the full genealogy of popular American music from an early 20th century perspective.
Tuba Skinny will play the Goodloe Center at Mountain Empire Community College on Tuesday, February 24th 2026 at 7 p.m. in conjunction with Pro-Art’s W. Campbell Edmonds Concert Series and the Town of Big Stone Gap. A talkback will follow the performance. Tickets are $15 at the door. Children and students get in free! For more information and to make reservations, please visit proartva.org.
No matter how well known they’ve become or how high profile their gigs have gotten, Tuba Skinny has always returned to the streets. “We continue to play in the street because it’s a public space,” says cornetist Shaye. “We get to play for everyone: old, young, rich, poor, people from all walks of life. It keeps things interesting because it’s organic and unpredictable.”
You can still get tickets to the 49th Pro-Art season! The season offers an array of dance, from ballet and street to flamenco and Native American traditional, musical experiences that weave across genre, highlighting blues, jazz, beatboxing, old-time, Celtic and classical, the famed Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, and theater and cultural programs to expand the palate and open the mind. Explore the season and reserve tickets at proartva.org. Season tickets can be purchased online, in person at any show, or by calling (276) 376-4520. Pro-Art is committed to making the arts accessible to everyone, if price is a barrier of entry to you, please contact us for available resources.
Pro-Art partners with a variety of venues, for accessibility inquiries or general questions, call (276) 376-4520 or email contact@proartva.org. For weather related updates, patrons are encouraged to check proartva.org for real-time information.
This engagement of Tuba Skinny is made possible in part through the Jazz Touring Network program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. The performance is additionally supported in part by the Town of Big Stone Gap. Pro-Art is supported in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as the C. Bascom Slemp Foundation, The University of Virginia’s College at Wise, and Mountain Empire Community College.
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