Ken
Tuba
Tuba
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Ken Tuba |
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| Born: | 1937 |
| Where: | Detroit, Michigan |
| Grew Up: | Detroit |
| Ancestry: | Germany, Ireland, Scotland |
| College: | Empire State College of SUNY. Bachelor of Music |
| Also Lived: | New York City |
| Occupation: | Actor and singer on Broadway, television and in the movies and continued his career when he moved to the Valley. |
| Family: | Married to Patti, who teaches piano and is writing a series of instructional books "Midi for Kids". Their daughter Laurel works in New York City as a movie/TV sound boom operator. |
| Interests: | Tennis, skiing, ice skating, camping and fishing |
Ken first began to play the trumpet in 5th grade, but he also has many other talents. He took up singing in high school along with learning to play the piano. After school he started the guitar, added the double bass at the age of 63 and both the trombone and the tuba just two years later. He was introduced to DFNHB in 1996 and we have had the benefit of many of his musical and acting skills in the band. He currently is playing the tuba.
He is an active member of the Kiwanis Club of Carefree and also a member of the Desert Foothills Theater.