[Dixielandjazz] Re: Conductors (was The Music Business Changes Constantly)

[Steve Barbone]

Maybe they'll start taking bennies if they have to bus to gigs. :-) VBG.

My classical trombone player (Glenn Dodson 28 years Principal Trombone, 
Philadelphia Symphony before he joined Barbone Street) says they do 
indeed make a difference. He served under Ormandy, Mehta, Swallisch and 
a few others. Imagine them on the bus with Buddy Rich.

Just back from a gig. Thought I'd be battling Hurricane Charlie, but it 
kind of fizzled out before it reached our area.

Cheers,
Steve

TCASHWIGG at aol.com wrote: (polite snips)

> In a message dated 8/14/04 6:05:26 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
> nancyink at ulink.net writes:
>
>> Okay, enough already with the conductor jokes, my friends.
>> Talk about multitasking! If you've never seen the conductor's score book,
>> you'll notice that the facing pages are filled with all the instruments'
>> parts--and in relatively tiny print!--while the musicians only need 
>> to know
>> and follow along with their own part.
>
> Now Surely you don't think he is reading those parts?  
>
> But going back to the mention of orchestras saving money by riding a bus
> instead of flying, I immediately envisioned a bunch of classical musicians
> suddenly turning to jazz and blues (at least the poets and "true artists"
> among them.) (Tongue pressed firmly in cheek.)
>
> You mean going back to their Roots?  touring on a bus with a bunch of 
> musicians of any kind is an interesting experience,  I did a ten day 
> tour with the Bolshoi Ballet and orchestra in Sicily back in 1990,  
> They acted just like Jazzers and Blusers .