spike

I saw him Friday night, over 2 hours of pure groove. Nearly all funky stuff, he only did the one Ray Charles number. If you're worried about your head you could always stay in the bar area where its quieter and you still get a good view. I say go, you don't want to miss him.

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='489633' date='May 16 2009, 10:57 AM']One of the Jazzes I've noodled on and had problems with is the Aerodyne. Anyone know if the Aerodyne's unusually narrow or strangely profiled? I can't find any helpful info on the Fender site -- it just says it's a "C" shape, as opposed to the "Modern C" shape of the American Standard or the "Thin C" shape of the Geddy.[/quote] I've got an Aerodyne and a newish MIA Jazz and the necks feel the same to me. Having said that, I can adjust the action on the Jazz more to my liking than I can on the Aerodyne. Maybe it's something to do with the graphite reinforcement in the MIA neck.

First two gig weekend for me for some time. Friday night was a May ball at a rugby club, marquee with 250 guests who were all up for having a good time so the dancefloor was crowded throughout. Mustang Sally and Valerie were our most popular songs :wacko: Free food and bar tab for the band and we got paid well, all in all a good night. Saturday was a local pub gig and was just as enjoyable even though we only ended up with £20 each, when there are 9 of you in the band pub money doesn't go very far. This was the first gig I can remember for about 10 years where I didn't play Mustang Sally Still played Valerie though

My 9 piece band normally sets up in about 90 minutes. That's 45 minutes to set up the PA, lights, backline and do a line check. 20 minutes waiting for the singers to arrive. 10 minutes to go and find the horn section who have got bored waiting for the singers to arrive and have wandered off. 12 minutes for singers to check their makeup and do any last minute important text messaging. 3 minutes for soundcheck.

Good luck CK, I'm sure it will all work out fine.

+1 I blame the EEC

Since the council have advised the complainant to keep a diary it might be an idea for you to keep a diary too, especially if you think they are complaining about occasions when you haven't been making a noise.

[quote name='MacDaddy' post='463905' date='Apr 16 2009, 01:26 PM']Popular music as we know it today, is a regression in terms of musical evolution. The tonalities, harmonies, rhythmic devices, were all going strong 500 years ago. Popular music, has not progressed music in any way. To talk about how talented popular musicians are today is almost laughable if you compare them to musicians from the Baroque period.[/quote] "It's been a long time since Baroque and Roll"

Sunburst & tortoiseshell, can't be beat!

Sunburst!!

I voted Jazz because I don't get on with the Precision neck. Jazzes look nicer too.

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='455507' date='Apr 6 2009, 02:42 PM']AAAAAAAARGH! If you want to know about jazz, stay away from jam sessions that play Canteloupe Island, Watermelon Man, Chameleon, C Jam Blues and So What! Sorry, Spike, I know what you are saying is probably true but these jam sessions are, in my experience, rarely attended by anyone that can actually play any credible jazz. Its a tragedy but most good players would either be gigging or practising at home. These tunes are horrible (I actually refuse to play the first two - ever - and the others are rarely allowed out). They are seen by many as a great introduction to jazz but they are enough to put anyone off, particularly when played by people with bad time, no technique and no credible vocabulary. I too often see people at these sessions who have not yet dealt witht he fundamentals of their instruments and who are, to all intents and purposes, delusional. Just imagine. If you were interested in seeing what jazz was about and went to one of these sessions as your forst experience; you would be put off it for life. Find something more worthy of your time. As for suggestions of what to listen to: look for my GOD, I LOVE JAZZ thread here. There are 100s of suggestions, from me and others.[/quote] That's fair enough but we've all got to start somewhere. I know the tunes I mentioned might be the 'Smoke On The Water' of the jazz world to you more experienced guys but I still think they are a good way in. I don't think any of the jams I've been to have been as tragic as you've portrayed but maybe I've been lucky!

I've just started playing jazz in the past year or so, so here's some advice from someone who's only a little further along the road than you are. As other have said, listen to as much jazz as possible. Miles Davis' Kind Of Blue is a good starting point. Find out if there are any regular jazz jam nights in your area and go along to listen. You'll probably find there are several tunes that get played regularly that are easy enough for a jazz beginner to learn. At my local jam they are Watermelon Man, Chameleon, Cantaloupe Island (all Herbie Hancock), So What (Miles Davis from Kind Of Blue), C Jam Blues (Duke Ellington?). I have found the Jamey Aebersold jazz playalong books to be very useful. Book one is a jazz primer and book 54 'Maiden Voyage' has several easy standards including Watermelon Man and Cantaloupe Island. They are designed for all instruments including bass.

Turn up on time and just be yourself. As tBBC said, remember you're auditioning them as much as they're auditioning you. Good luck!

I'm currently working my way through Ed Friedland's Building Walking Bass Lines as part of my foray into jazz.

The Supremes - Baby Love The Supremes - Stop In The Name Of Love The Supremes - Come See About Me Joss Stone - Super Duper Love Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite and to learn.... Smokey Robinson - Tears Of A Clown The Capitols - Cool Jerk Big set revamp coming up.

Soul band, mainly 60s Stax & Motown. We play weddings, functions and the occasional pub gig. I love it.

The Beat's version of Tears Of A Clown

What a great idea! Shame they don't do a Jamerson or a Lemmy

[quote name='51m0n' post='420062' date='Feb 26 2009, 01:36 PM'][Gil Scott-Heron: The Television Will Not Be Televised[/quote] Shouldn't that be The Television Will Not Be Revolutionised?

Warm and round with a bit of thud. As little treble as I can get away with.

[quote name='thedontcarebear' post='419804' date='Feb 26 2009, 08:13 AM']Lettuce![/quote] Excellent band, modern raw funk Also worth checking out are Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings or pretty much anything on Dap-Tone records. Has someone mentioned that it's all about the One?

Mixed feelings about my gig on Saturday. We played at a small bar in Dunstable, first time we've played there and the first time we've done a pub gig for over a year. Normally we play functions but we like to play pubs so that family, friends and potential clients can come and see us. The very bad bit - We used the house PA and had feedback problems all night, so the vocals were never as loud as they needed to be. I never really settled into the gig because I was constantly adjusting the PA between songs. We didn't sound anywhere near as good as we could have done and that frustrated all of us. The good bits - The place was packed, both with friends and regulars and they all enjoyed us and we did two encores. The owner reckoned it was the best night he has had band wise and wants us to come back and we had a couple enquiries about functions too. The very good bit - Three different people that I'd never met before came up to me afterwards and told me how good my bass playing was. I'm used to being ignored most of the time so that was a great ego boost.

I nominate Chuck Rainey

If it was me I wouldn't even consider going back there a third time.