[Dixielandjazz] talking on stage

[Ivor Jones]

Right on Jack,

There's more to calling yourself a 'professional musician', it's being a 
professional entertainer when an audience is involved, We are, or should be 
ENTERTAINERS, and it shows disrespect to both the audience and your fellow 
musicians. It also shows arrogance. As a band we might not be the greatest 
although we do have some fine musicians playing with us, and I'm certainly 
not one of those, but we do know how to be professional entertainers. We go 
the Kenny Ball route to the letter.

All the best gang,

Ivor




To: "iVOR jONES" <BANJONES at sapo.pt>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2007 2:21 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] talking on stage


>I WOULD AGREE WITH THOSE WHO SAY A LITTLE TALK IS SOMETIMES NECESSARY TO 
>SIGNAL KEY CHANGES ETC.,BUT DISCUSSING WHAT YOU ARE DOING ON THE W/END AND 
>OTHER DRIVEL IS A NO-NO.  THERE WAS A GREAT BAND IN OZ  A FEW YEARS BACK 
>THAT HAD THREE IN THE FRONT LINE. WHENEVER ONE TOOK A SOLO, THE OTHER TWO 
>ALWAYS TALKED. THE KENNY BALL BAND WAS /IS ONE OF THE BEST SHOW BANDS 
>AROUND. WHENEVER THE SOLOIST PLAYS, THE OTHER TWO ON THE FRONT LINE LOOK AT 
>THE SOLOIST,THUS DIRECTING THE AUDIENCE ATTENTION TO THE SOLOIST. ANOTHER 
>NO-NO FOR BANDS IS FOR EACH MUSICIAN TAKING A SOLO DURING A VOCALISTS ' 
>NUMBER. THAT KEEPS THE VOCALIST HANGING AROUND FOR FIVE MINUTES TO SING THE 
>CLOSING CHORUS.   LOOKS TERRIBLE FROM THE AUDIENCE.   THUS ENDETH THE 
>LESSON....CHEERS   JACK WIARD
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