[Dixielandjazz] Music Man in Galilee (again!)
Bob Romans
cellblk7@attbi.com
Fri, 15 Nov 2002 11:44:03 -0600
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Shalom, Elazar!!
When are you coming to California to sit in with Cell Block 7??? Let me =
know, so I can make sure my lip is workin' good!!
Bob Romans
Cell Block 7
Jazz Band
1617 Lakeshore Dr.,
Lodi, California, 95242
Phone.....209-368-3255
Cell...209-747-1148
Fax...209-368-3255
WebPages..click below
www.cellblockseven2002.net
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-----Original Message-----
From: Elazar Brandt <jazzmin@actcom.net.il>
To: Dixie Jazz Mail List <Dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
Date: Friday, November 15, 2002 12:38 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Music Man in Galilee (again!)
Shalom Jazz fans!
Believe it or not, a year has come and gone since I pulled the brass =
band stunt at our last folk music retreat. Last week we had the second =
annual event, and I was invited to take another stab at something =
interesting with my brass horns. This time I had a workshop on the =
schedule. So I cooked up a new scheme to try to top last year's. Here's =
how it went.
I arranged about 5 parts for the song (anyone know the title of =
this?) that goes "Well you blow in here, and the music goes round and =
round, and it comes out here". I did it in Bb, and worked the =
arrangement so each player only has to learn a short riff that repeats =
over and over again throughout the song, and when you put them together, =
the tubas are playing 1 and 3 and everyone else is on 2 and 4 making =
chords. I played and sang the melody myself. On the bridge (the B part =
of AABA), I just had them all play quarter notes on the G minor chord, =
then go back to the riffs for the final A phrase. We started by vamping =
on the riff parts, and did the song twice, once vocal and once with me =
on trumpet playing melody.
I rented a little square backed Chevy Corsa, and somehow loaded it =
with 2 tubas, a bone, a baritone, 3 trumpets, a washboard and a banjo, =
and 2 people plus luggage. Unloading the car should have been part of =
the act. It was something!
At the workshop, we started by letting people try to get notes out of =
the horns. After finding 6 people who could produce notes, I passed out =
the sheet music (quarter notes and rests with the fingering for each =
note printed under it), sang each part for the players, and got them to =
get the notes out of their horns. Then we started putting it together. =
We had about 1 1/2 hours altogether. Believe it or not, by 4 or 5 times =
through the piece, it started to sound like music. So we committed to do =
it on stage in the main program that evening.
At showtime, I opened with a couple banjo/vocal numbers, then got the =
brass band on stage. The 7-piece band plus 2 washboards was impressive, =
and the players were enthusiastic. And we went for it. Some of them =
actually got their parts out. Others mostly blatted nondescript notes, =
but at least in tempo and on the right beats. So there was enough there =
for me to sing and play over. And we did it. This time, no other =
musicians were in the mix to carry the tune. Only me, with the 6 players =
on horns and 2 on washboard who until that day had never played before. =
The audience bought it, and it was a great opening for an evening of =
folk music, some amateur and some pro.
The clincher was that the director of the national folk music festival =
was there, and invited me to do the routine there this spring. I am =
learning a little more each time, and I think I have a better chance =
next time of getting real music out of such a crew. My objective is to =
show people how easily they can get started playing a horn, and I hope =
to flush some new students out of the audiences. I am considering making =
this part of my jazz band show, but taking one person out of the =
audience and showing him or her what to do right on the stage, then =
having them do a number with the band.
So, for those who read this far, my question is, has anyone else ever =
tried something this stupid... I mean... daring? Have you had any =
success with the bit working, and/or with recruiting new students as a =
result? I'd be interested in any suggestions anyone might have... =
Alright, you wise guys, but I'm going to keep doing the bit anyway!
In other news, I updated our website recently with some new pix and =
now there is an MP3 file of one of the tracks we've recorded toward =
making a demo CD. It's still a little rough, but if anyone is curious =
about what we sound like, there is finally a sample. Next week I'll have =
pictures of the brass band thing, but no sound sample, sorry. The world =
is not ready for it yet! Also there isn't enough free space on my site.
That's the news for now. Keep on jazzin'. Bob Romans, you created a =
monster when you helped me get started on that trumpet. Thanks!
Elazar
Chief Brass Guy
Ministry of Jazz
Crazy Rhythm Band
Jerusalem, Israel
<www.israel.net/ministry-of-jazz>
Tel: +972-2-679-2537=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>When are you coming to California to =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bob Romans<BR>Cell Block 7<BR>Jazz =
Band<BR>1617=20
Lakeshore Dr.,<BR>Lodi, California,=20
95242<BR>Phone.....209-368-3255<BR>Cell...209-747-1148<BR>Fax...209-368-3=
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><B>-----Original =
Message-----</B><BR><B>From:=20
</B>Elazar Brandt <<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:jazzmin@actcom.net.il">jazzmin@actcom.net.il</A>><BR><B=
>To:=20
</B>Dixie Jazz Mail List <<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:Dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com">Dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet=
.com</A>><BR><B>Date:=20
</B>Friday, November 15, 2002 12:38 PM<BR><B>Subject: =
</B>[Dixielandjazz]=20
Music Man in Galilee (again!)<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D320275217-15112002><FONT size=3D2>Shalom Jazz=20
fans!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D320275217-15112002><FONT =
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D320275217-15112002><FONT size=3D2>Believe it or =
not, a year has=20
come and gone since I pulled the brass band stunt at our =
last folk=20
music retreat. Last week we had the second annual event, and I was =
invited to=20
take another stab at something interesting with my brass horns. This =
time I=20
had a workshop on the schedule. So I cooked up a new scheme to try to =
top last=20
year's. Here's how it went.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D320275217-15112002><FONT =
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D320275217-15112002><FONT size=3D2>I arranged =
about 5=20
parts for the song (anyone know the title of this?) that goes "Well =
you blow=20
in here, and the music goes round and round, and it comes out here". I =
did it=20
in Bb, and worked the arrangement so each player only has to learn a =
short=20
riff that repeats over and over again throughout the song, and when =
you put=20
them together, the tubas are playing 1 and 3 and everyone else is on 2 =
and 4=20
making chords. I played and sang the melody myself. On the bridge (the =
B part=20
of AABA), I just had them all play quarter notes on the G minor chord, =
then go=20
back to the riffs for the final A phrase. We started by vamping on the =
riff=20
parts, and did the song twice, once vocal and once with me on trumpet =
playing=20
melody.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D320275217-15112002><FONT =
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D320275217-15112002><FONT size=3D2>I rented a little =
square=20
backed Chevy Corsa, and somehow loaded it with 2 tubas, a bone, a =
baritone, 3=20
trumpets, a washboard and a banjo, and 2 people plus luggage. =
Unloading=20
the car should have been part of the act. It was=20
something!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D320275217-15112002><FONT =
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D320275217-15112002><FONT size=3D2>At the workshop, =
we started=20
by letting people try to get notes out of the horns. After finding 6 =
people=20
who could produce notes, I passed out the sheet music (quarter notes =
and rests=20
with the fingering for each note printed under it), sang each part for =
the=20
players, and got them to get the notes out of their horns. Then we =
started=20
putting it together. We had about 1 1/2 hours altogether. Believe it =
or not,=20
by 4 or 5 times through the piece, it started to sound like music. So =
we=20
committed to do it on stage in the main program that=20
evening.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D320275217-15112002><FONT =
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D320275217-15112002><FONT size=3D2>At showtime, I =
opened with a=20
couple banjo/vocal numbers, then got the brass band on stage. The =
7-piece band=20
plus 2 washboards was impressive, and the players were enthusiastic. =
And we=20
went for it. Some of them actually got their parts out. Others mostly =
blatted=20
nondescript notes, but at least in tempo and on the right beats. So =
there was=20
enough there for me to sing and play over. And we did it. This time, =
no other=20
musicians were in the mix to carry the tune. Only me, with the 6 =
players=20
on horns and 2 on washboard who until that day had never played =
before. The=20
audience bought it, and it was a great opening for an evening of folk =
music,=20
some amateur and some pro.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D320275217-15112002><FONT =
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D320275217-15112002><FONT size=3D2>The clincher was =
that the=20
director of the national folk music festival was there, and invited me =
to do=20
the routine there this spring. I am learning a little more each time, =
and I=20
think I have a better chance next time of getting real music out of =
such a=20
crew. My objective is to show people how easily they can get started =
playing a=20
horn, and I hope to flush some new students out of the audiences. I am =
considering making this part of my jazz band show, but taking one =
person out=20
of the audience and showing him or her what to do right on the stage, =
then=20
having them do a number with the band.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D320275217-15112002><FONT =
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><SPAN class=3D320275217-15112002>So, for those who =
read this=20
far, my question is, has anyone else ever tried something this =
stupid... I=20
mean... daring? Have you had any success with the bit working, and/or =
with=20
recruiting new students as a result?</SPAN> <SPAN=20
class=3D320275217-15112002>I'd be interested in any suggestions anyone =
might=20
have... Alright, you wise guys, but I'm going to keep doing the bit=20
anyway!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D320275217-15112002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><SPAN class=3D320275217-15112002>In other news, I =
updated our=20
website recently with some new pix and now there is an MP3 file of one =
of the=20
tracks we've recorded toward making a demo CD. It's still a little =
rough, but=20
if anyone is curious about what we sound like, there is finally a =
sample. Next=20
week I'll have pictures of the brass band thing, but no sound sample, =
sorry.=20
The world is not ready for it yet! Also there isn't enough free space =
on my=20
site.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D320275217-15112002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><SPAN class=3D320275217-15112002>That's the news =
for now. Keep=20
on jazzin'. Bob Romans, you created a monster when you helped me get =
started=20
on that trumpet. Thanks!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D320275217-15112002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D320275217-15112002>Elazar</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D320275217-15112002></SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
size=3D2><SPAN class=3D320275217-15112002><FONT size=3D2>Chief Brass =
Guy<BR>Ministry=20
of Jazz</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><SPAN class=3D320275217-15112002><FONT =
size=3D2>Crazy Rhythm=20
Band<BR>Jerusalem, =
Israel<BR><www.israel.net/ministry-of-jazz><BR>Tel:=20
+972-2-679-2537</FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></SPAN></FONT></BODY></HTML>
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