[Dixielandjazz] Sweet & quiet

[Charles Suhor]

Amazing and wonderful. When I started playing drums I couldn't have 
imagined bands so amped up that the drummer was the softest player and 
would need mikes to be heard. That's mostly R&B, rock, etc., so I'm 
still miked (only sometimes) with the 17-piece big band--who are also 
miked to the hilt.

Charlie

On Jan 12, 2007, at 1:10 PM, Ministry of Jazz wrote:

> Shalom Jazz Fans,
>
> One of the trade-marks of Doctor Jazz is that we don't play loud. 
> Along with
> this, we generally use no amplification, except for a portable battery
> operated amp for vocals and announcements. We have gotten jobs because 
> of
> this, including a large wedding gig last year. People are pleasantly
> surprised that we can play in a living room and not be too loud for the
> space.
>
> While training the band several years ago, they kept arguing with me 
> that we
> need to buy a sound system, that the quieter instruments, or the 
> vocals,
> can't be heard, yada, yada, yada. When a player complained to me that 
> he
> couldn't hear another player, my answer to him was that he is playing 
> too
> loud. Once I convinced everyone to reduce their volume until they 
> could hear
> all the other players/singers, guess what -- we had balance, and you 
> could
> hear the music and not just the noise, and customers could talk to one
> another if they wanted too, while still enjoying the music.
>
> Sure, if we get an outdoor parade or circus gig, we can play loud when 
> it's
> appropriate. But we don't do loud just to make noise.
>
> Elazar "Momma don't allow no loud music playin' 'round here" Brandt
> Dr. Jazz Dixieland Band
> Tekiya Trumpet Ensemble
> Jerusalem, Israel
> www.israel.net/ministry-of-jazz
> +972-2-679-2537
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Kashishian [mailto:jim at kashprod.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 7:06 PM
> To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Sweet & quiet
>
>
>
> Ted wrote that he prefers his Dixie loud, rather than "sweet & quiet". 
>  That
> came as a response to my mentioning a fancy hotel gig that we had for 
> a few
> years.
>
>
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