Maybe you could just talk to the owner of the venue to clarify expectations. Is it a jazz jam or an open mic? Is it more important to sell drinks to anybody and their friend who wants to sing, or is...
"Blake is a great player but an ardent opponent of amplification. “If it comes through a wire it’s electric”. Did that include mics, Norman?"
I'm sure Norman used mics - that why he and Tony...
Congrats, Kris, you just lived this old joke
Q: How do you know a chick singer is at the door?
A: She can't find the key and doesn't know when to come in.
Yep, apologies for this totally...
Just a passionate and wonderful version by one of Jack's best friends, Jeff Barone.
Jeff and Jack's history and relationship was something everyone in life should be lucky enough to have.
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My one "flattop," Carvin AC375. Primarily designed to be plugged in, but with a solid Koa top it works surprisingly well acoustically. I've used it unplugged in smaller public situations. Plugged...
I could be wrong, but I think it's Figured Bass.
A '6-4 chord' is 2nd inversion of a triad. Think of a bass note, then play one note a perfect 4th above it and another note a 6th above it. The...
You did them for a cool rhythm changes video. I bought the pdf.
what does “This sits around so we’ll put in a 6/4” mean? I see Bb/F F7. But 6/4 in Bb I would think G/Eb and in F it’s D/Bb.
Swing has been something that is an evolutionary concept, feel and relationship to the beat.
Personally I see a continuum from Bix Beiderbeck, Armstrong (by the way I know some people made the same...
Jack.Wilkins birthday tribute- "My Foolish Heart" by Jeff...
Yesterday, 11:17 PM in The Players