It can be hard to find live music on the streets these days when we’ve all got YouTube and Spotify, but the jazz scene is alive and well.
As long as there’s an audience, however big or small, people will play live.
And among some great jazz bands, there’s this one here. This is Tuba Skinny.
They’ve been a band for 10 years and have a couple albums released.
Building their listeners and fanbase wasn’t easy. You’ve got to get out there and show them what you can do, which is exactly what they did.
And one day, the band performed live on the streets when they got something of a surprise collaboration.
Then along came this listener: a little blonde girl, about 3 or 4 years old, maybe younger
Seems like she liked their music a lot more than they thought. She couldn’t help but feel it in her toes, and she needed to release it.
This little girl clearly had a spring in her step, and rhythm in her bones.
She could step and hop almost in sync with the timing that Tuba Skinny was playing at, and people noticed.
“Get that kid to dance class – any dance class – all the dance classes you can find. She has music and rhythm in her bones. What joyousness!” said one of the comments on the video
The band was enjoying her company just as much as the crowd did.
It wasn’t long before some of the band members had trouble hiding their smiles.
The trumpet and clarinet players in particular have some pretty big grins on their faces. I would too.
”Sign that dancer up today. What a little scene stealer. Wonderful fun as always. Thank you one and all.” another commenter wrote
Our little dancer’s got some fans already. Much deserved, don’t you think?
You can see more of Tuba Skinny’s work on their Instagram page. They do live street performances a lot, so you may be able to catch them if you’re in their area.
And as for the little girl, we wish her nothing but all the jazz music and love she can get.