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 Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:12 am
Right now I am trying to start my own jazz band that is not run by anything but me and my friends. I have 4 songs already picked out and i want the band to be free for song choices and opinions. Are there any tips in dealing with a jazz band, such as where to think of future gigs and how tight the band is etc.. By the way, it is a band like the Brecker Brothers band; Trumpet, Bass, Piano, Drums, Guitar, and Tenor sax.
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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:58 am
Well get a real book and your good on tunes. Otherwise just have some of them write some stuff and get the ball rolling. It gets hard at times to keep groups together but if you find a good place to rehearse and have dedicatd members then you should be fine. Make sure though that you have that spare guy available to call if you need someone to sit in.
Gigs are tricky if your starting out. If you live in a big city it shouldnt be hard to find a small dive or club that you could play in. otherwise get a good setlist together and make a promo with your picture and a cd with some tracks on it to show club owners. Oh and having cards are great if your doing some little to no paying gig and a guy walks up to you and asks if you would be interested in playing in *insert place here*
Good luck and have fun with it!
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Fashionable Conversationalist
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Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 8:30 am
What MH said. Also, it's a good idea to have connections--the more, the better. I suggest making a business card, also. Also make improv a priority as that's a key part of what makes gigs interesting, and it comes in handy when the audience has requests. Check out places you think you'd like to perform, and even better, when they have artists performing to see how you like the sound, stage, lighting, and all that jazz.
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Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:09 pm
One important thing is how tight you guys are. If you have that black hole sound like Tower of Power, where all your horns are dead on tahat note and keep time, you're golden. Its also important taht the drummer and bass stay tight as well. A drummer should be good enough so that if the band sucks, that person can cover them up. But if you guys sound great he'll just be keeping you al in time. Teh bass player should always be in time as well. In the jazz bands that play at the bar here the bassist changes their chords to the soloists key so that if the soloist gets lost when in front, the bassist leads them back.
Another good thing is how much you guys get along. Many bands break up before or after their prime because of arrguments, confrentations, and other crap. Remember what happened to the Beatles with Yogo? (yeah I know they weren't jazz, but they were a big influence on music today still)
Make sure to have funn doing what you guys do, and make some good dough after gigs mrgreen
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