Jazz Clothes

[kris]

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[michael_bxl]

Have you seen this article from Prez' ?

[Thumpalumpacus]

How's this?



Ignore the reflected arm ...

[snailspace]

Dress to show respect to the music and the audience.

[rabbit]

Gotta cruise the right wheels...

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[Drumbler]

So now that we've established the clothes you wear have something to do with being "jazz" (think grateful dead thread)..

What are some must have items of clothing one should be wearing if they want to be considered more jazz?

I think a sport coat or suit is necessary. Perhaps a tie worn loosely with collar unbuttoned.

[Gitfiddler]

Dress like Miles...He always looked cool, no matter what he wore to the gig.

[christianm77]

In the UK, wear socks with sandals and a washed out jazz festival t shirt.

If you are a contemporary jazz guitarist, you must absolutely wear a wooly hat.

[Boston Joe]

If you are a contemporary jazz guitarist, you must absolutely wear a wooly hat.

Ugh. I hate seeing guys in knit hats in the Summer. Cooking their brains for fashion. (Plus, when the zombie apocalypse happens, they'll get eaten first because their brains are roasted to a delicious golden brown.)

[Alastair]

I'll stick with my fedora. Pork pies are for eating.

[AlsoRan]

So now that we've established the clothes you wear have something to do with being "jazz" (think grateful dead thread)..

What are some must have items of clothing one should be wearing if they want to be considered more jazz?

Around here, they seem to favor dressing up a little, (shirt and tie, maybe a jacket) when playing traditional Jazz. The younger folks seem to prefer long sleeve shirts with the shirt tail out and maybe with sleeves rolled up, while the ladies always seem to wear dresses.

[siler]

Jazz casual works for me.

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Haha amazing picture man

[sgosnell]

As for the 'stache, I still remember a command sergeant-major in the 82d Airborne, who had jumped into Normandy on D-Day, saying in about '72, after 30 years in the Army, "Just as soon as I get old enough, I'm going to grow me a mustache and get me a tattoo". I plan to do so myself, just as soon as I get old enough.

[TF]

Here is a stylish nylon-string player:

[joe2758]

[wagz]

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sorry, i couldn't resist..but god knows i love ted greene..one of the true greats

Shirts optional? I know I'm not a jazz guy, but...

[wagz]

Hmmm. I'm no expert, but I'm thinking that you can wear... just about anything? However, if you wanna stand out, you're probably gonna need to wear one thing: guitar-face!

[TLerch]

yeah but he cleaned up nicely...

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sorry, i couldn't resist..but god knows i love ted greene..one of the true greats


(and a guild guitar man!)

cheers

I have never seen this pic, its really great that you posted it here. I have that guitar now and I had never seen a pic of Ted playing it till now. thanks

[neatomic]

I have never seen this pic, its really great that you posted it here. I have that guitar now and I had never seen a pic of Ted playing it till now. thanks

cool!! so happy the guitar's still in great hands!

cheers

[Eric Rowland]

Cool man...can you dig it?

[339 in june]

I'm trying to guess from the choice of beverage who plays what.

Wine = guitar + bass
Beer = drummer
Tea (or ceoffee) = keys

Am I close ?

If wearing suits and ties, you guys should also agree whether the top button remains fastened or unfastened !

My guess :
Beer : guitar
Wine : bass and drums
Tea : keys

and a pina colada for the singer ?

[Ken Olmstead]

What if it is not tea but coffee? Could be the drummer nursing a hangover from the night before. Don't worry, he will switch to rye and coke before the end of the gig!

[Little Jay]

What if it is not tea but coffee? Could be the drummer nursing a hangover from the night before. Don't worry, he will switch to rye and coke before the end of the gig!

Hahaha, great reactions!

I will reveal the beverages :-)

From left to right:
Bass player drinking coffee (in Europe men don't drink tea in a bar ;-)
Drummer drinking wine
Guitarplayer (me) having a beer
Sax player also a wine

So, close but no cigar

But I will say that it was a gig in a wine bar, so of course the musicians feast on expensive wine that they normally can't afford. Bass player might indeed have nursed a hangover

Sax player and red wine is not a good combination we found out. Fortunately no problems while he was playing, but we had to carry him to the car that night!

[gator811]

Cool man...can you dig it?

Yep -


but not if that's a cravat.........

[pingu]

Here is a stylish nylon-string player:

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