Saw him Boston pop mr rogers

Sal is great, and so is Sam! Seriously, I wish there were a lot more recordings I could find of Sam Pilafian, hes just super good!

It is truly unfortunate that Sam has passed a while ago. But this guy is a true beast at this instrument!

RIP sam pilafian, I'm lonely.

サムピラフィアン氏 ご冥福をお祈りします

RIP Sam. It was a highlight of my life working with you just that one weekend.

Does he still teach at Miami

ive met both pat and sam, and have studied euph with sam for a little. and pat conducts the salt river brass, i play in sonic brass, and salt river is our parent group. pat is such a great guy look up pat sheridan bon bons for more amazing tuba playing

Just forced to re-watch "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". End of story.

I have the most extensive range (relative to instrument) of any of the brass at my school on literally any trombone, baritone, or euphonium I play. I can play higher than some of the trumpets even when I'm playing my marching euph and they have their trumpet.

Can't wait to study with him at Miami in the fall :)

Kind of awesome that he's going to down in Miami next year!!! :)))))

inspiring video

The man wrote a freaking book dedicated to the advancement of brass fundamentals (especially tone). I think he knows what he is doing. Plus, he has been teaching and performing longer than the average college student has been alive.

@PhanRegSop Flutter-tonguing isn't too fun on marching euph. I had to do it in last year's marching show in my high school band. It's wasn't hard, nor did it sound bad, but it was weird for some reason.

it's the shitty mic in the camera folks, man is an absolute monster of a player with a gorgeous tone, and well you can at least hear his technical ability and range on this crappy recording. Just a ridiculous player, and had influenced countless brass players.

Why are there so many negative comments toward Sam Pilafian...? Let's hear you play better/teach better. Look the guy up.

If you're saying Sam isn't worth listening to, you're out of your mind. This is him checking stuff out. He's an amazing player with gorgeous sound and technique. Yeah Pat Sheridan is just as amazing, but it's like saying you're a ford or chevy guy. Better to say these two guys are great.

super

@dylbobtboner Don't forget he is playing on a MARCHING euph. Can't give him too much grief for that high note.

Very lucky to have this gentleman as my professor

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Love marching the YOOOOOOOOOOOOF.

Haha 1:51 Tuba shredding!

That's how to put a tuba through its paces........obviously a great tubist. Sam Pilafian.....of course!

Perro lo que queda de pilafian!!!!!...esta mas viejo que domingo maza zabala el que era presidente del bcv!!!!....mas viejo que rafael caldera!!!...eso es lo malo de la musica,hace que uno envejezca muy rapido!!

that is Jupiter 584 CC tuba

But it sounded spitty, flubbery, not like a normal tongue roll. Oh well..

@PhanRegSop play and pretend you are rolling an "r" with your tongue.

Sal is the man, and a great musician too. Haha. He is good people, and an amazing trumpet player that I think, put Poncho on the map with his solos. When are we going to hear "Sal Cracchiolo and His Big Band" tour the world.

what is a Jupiter? sorry I'm new to all this. i started playing baritone august 2009 and I'm going to play tuba next year! :D :D

im going to play the tuba next year!!! i cant wait!!! :D :D

yep looks like a jupiter euphonium, and that IS a jupiter sousaphone

flutter tounging it sounds like- and using different valve combos on the same note

HOW DID HE DO THAT? 2:00 just sloppy buzzing? Prolly cant do that on trumpet =(

That's a sweet looking tuba... Never thought I'd enjoy listening to a true pro mess around on a tuba.

His sound doesn't have a lot of "core", but that's his sound. Like or don't, I dig it. After hundreds of years of pretty much the same standard for proper trombone tone, some change is cool. I play bass for instance, which has changed a LOT over it's short existance for the better.

I know no one's going to believe me and then they'll give me thumbs down because they don't think it's possible, but my instructor knows Pat and he's coming to our school. I'm really excited to meet him :D

They're about the same. They are just at a level of talent where its near impossible to determine whose better.

Lol I met Pat down at the California Allstate Band Convention thing. Most amazing tuba player ever. And I think Sam was also there but Pat blew us all away

Could you hear how he started resonating the low tones better as he warmed up to the reworked horn? searching for that sweet spot. I busk a tuba for a living and enjoy listening to this guy fart around more than a regular composition.Interesting how he's streching it out , testing it's limits like a test pilot.

fantastic, wish I could find some recordings of his own

sal is the man

i got to play his horn at the tmea convention- i don't know if it was this one- but he was playing the other one like all day- this guy is amazing!

University faculty? Patrick has to be one of the best, if not THE best, tuba player in the world...he just came to my highschool last wednesday.

yep, a jupiter marching euph i think

AWESOME!