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Try not to laugh too much when I say - there is such a thing as overthinking it.
This is a good question, and particularly pertinent for casual occasions like jam sessions. I go to jazz jam sessions frequently, mostly open jams held several times a month at various local...
I mean there's loud and swinging and then there's soft and swinging, and then there's not swinging which is always bad.
Not for everyone. There was a well known pianist. Wide range and a visionary take on harmony. He had a drummer he worked with for a while who had his own drumming agenda and recordings of that trio...
Apparently the russian Boston cover band (forget the name) plays bigger shows than the real band.
Is there an opportunity to talk with the group and talk about this? Yes, it's an opportunity for everyone to learn group dynamics (on many levels) but it's also, ideally, the chance to explore...
i love playing loud and i love loud drummers if they swing hard. everybody used to play so much louder. lester probably had a tone as huge as a house. roy haynes ftw! ...
Yes. I realise your last post was in jest, hence my "haha"!
Ok, I acknowledge your absurdist restriction and therefore cannot give an answer. It might be a tough world, but it's not a binary one.
When a pianist or drummer hits so effing hard & loud, I just can't play. I freeze, I tense up, I can't audiate, I make mistakes, etc. I literally cannot play any of my lines, and I sound like a...
This thread needs a third option. Tradition or originality: why not both, or neither? How about something else?
Although being in stunning condition and besides the nut width issue, what I do not like at all is the position of the strap button at the neck.
Be -bop Ch.Parker's melody with short impro. Barbados: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RlaZ3Dpy7c
Beautiful arrangement, maestro, bravo. One little suggestion, please come up with a better ending to the tune, that one was a bit anti-climactic. Bravo:smile-new:
I think I'm a sensitive little snowflake of a...
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