Tuba Fats, born Anthony Lacen on September 15, 1950 in New Orleans, is an icon of brass band players. From the defunct Gibson Brass Band to Doc Paulin’s brass band to the Fairview, the Olympia, the Onward, the Eureka and the Chosen Few, Tuba Fats has provided the bottom notes for virtually every performing brass band ensemble in New Orleans. Most afternoons, he plays in Jackson Square. Fortunately for us, a recent deluge temporarily prevented this activity, ...