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 Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 9:21 pm
I like both big band and small ensemble settings. You can't really compare them though. Big Band is really just pop music in a swing setting. It has Jazz elements, but I don't really think of it as "Jazz". It's Big Band. Jazz is small ensemble with highly improvisational elements. Totally different animal.
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Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:04 pm
i love big band music...i know combos are a lot of work(i played it one) but to get 25 people intune with each other is a lot harder than tuning 5 people together. also i just like the feel of big band music better...especially big band swing
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 7:29 pm
Both are great, But i would go for big band, I love the sound of big band jazz!!!
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Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 10:15 pm
Eidolonios I like both big band and small ensemble settings. You can't really compare them though. Big Band is really just pop music in a swing setting. It has Jazz elements, but I don't really think of it as "Jazz". It's Big Band. Jazz is small ensemble with highly improvisational elements. Totally different animal. I have to disagree. During the Big Band era in the 30s, they were very poppy, I'll grant you that. But big bands have evolved since then, and I've seen big bands play classic small combo repertoire-- bebop tunes like "Evidence" and such. I've seen bandleaders run around, whispering things into the musicians ears, and getting them to make up whole arrangements on the spot. And playing in a big band doesn't relieve you of collective improvisation and communicating with other musicians. If anything, I have to open up my ears more when I play with a big band, since it can get quite noisy and it becomes more difficult to pick out individual players, and to tell who's communicating with me and who's not.
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 2:27 pm
i love the sound of a big jazz band, partly because the solos can drag on a bit long, but also because it's more fun to play with and become close to a lot of people.
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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:33 pm
Nothing in this world is better than a full Big Band sound. Full 18 people.
4 T-bones ( one a bass trombone)
4 Trumpets
2 Altos
2 Tenors
1 Bari
1 Piano
1 Drum
1 Stand Up Bass
1 Guitar
1 Vibraphone
As much as I love playing in Combos, it gets boring after a while.
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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 10:57 am
In our tryouts for big band, there were 4 or 5 tenors who auditioned besides me! surprised Since I was already 1st tenor, I stayed, and my friend stayed on 2nd tenor. This really good kid tried out and impressed our coach, so he gets to share 2nd tenor with my friend. It's just... band is not the same since we lost our lead alto and trumpet player, plus our pianist, who all graduated and moved on to college. The alto player picked Michigan over UCLA, the trumpet player chose Curtis over Juliard, and the pianist is trying to get into Berkeley School of Jazz in Boston (he's currently at SF State).
Yesterday I got into jazz combo on tenor, and we're playing some cool latin jazz tunes there. My friend got in on trumpet, and he improved a ton over the summer. 3nodding
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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 5:43 pm
King Of The Ska Nothing in this world is better than a full Big Band sound. Full 18 people. 4 T-bones ( one a bass trombone) 4 Trumpets 2 Altos 2 Tenors 1 Bari 1 Piano 1 Drum 1 Stand Up Bass 1 Guitar 1 Vibraphone As much as I love playing in Combos, it gets boring after a while. Amen 3nodding
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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:07 pm
I believe both combos and big bands are wonderful, in their own ways.
Big bands seem more limited, because if you're following the chart itself, everone in the band and the composer have different ways of interpreting the piece. It could end up sloppy and not-quite-together. But with those tunes, you're going to be given new ideas to work with, and you'll be experiencing the amazing classics. The awesome soli-sections are catchy, too.
In combos on the other hand, depending on the people you're playing with, you could end being like close siblings or quite the opposite. You'll have a chance at playing songs in your own styles, figuring out new tricks, and develop much more as a soloist. Playing in small groups helps the musicians in the group open their ears and listen to what they're playin', which could end in the rhythm section clicking and backing-up the soloist much better than they could have without the experience (of working in such a tightly-knit group).
Really, it's good to be acquainted with both big bands and combos.
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