[Dixielandjazz] Sound

[Marek Boym]

i might have mentioned it already, but I'll go on anyway.
One of the best ever jazz shows I've attended (and the number is large
- after all, I've had over 50 years to do so) was one on the roof of
the Simta (The Alley, in English) Cafe in old Jaffa back in 1984.
That year, there was a brass band festival in Tel-Aviv, and one of the
bands was The Barrelhouse Brass Band from Frankfurt, Germany.  Its
nucleus was the excellent Barrelhouse Jazz Band, less its pianist and
double bass players, but augmented for that gig by players from other
Frankfurt jazz bands.
On the night in question, the group played a jazz programme for
listeners.  After a number or two by the whole band, it broke into
smaller units, to give us a sample of the many Frankfurt bands whose
members participated, with a short "history" of traditional jazz: New
Orleans, Dixieland, "Charleston movement" (that's what Reimer von
Essen said), etc.  But, even if the "history" was not all that
accurate, music was excellent throughout - and completely accoustic,
other that annoncements and vocals.  So lovely!
Cheers,
Marek
P.S.
If you have the chance, give the "Barrelhouse" and the "Jazz Classics"
a listen - they are among the best in their genre.

On 11/09/2007, Robert S. Ringwald <robert at ringwald.com> wrote:
> So often sound is not needed at a venue.  I have seen bands standing around
> and starting 15 minutes late because the sound men are not ready.
>
> In truth, if the band would have played without the sound system, they would
> have sounded much better.
>
> We recently did a Library concert in a hot (sound-wise) room.  I used one
> mic for singing and talking to the audience.  Other than that, we played
> completely acoustic.  There were 300 people in the audience.
>
> During the concert, when I pointed out to the audience that we were totally
> acoustic, we got a big round of applause.  The audience loved hearing us
> with a natural sound instead of through a P.A. which we obviously did not
> need.
>
> So often this is the case but even a lot of bands don't realize it.
>
> At a Sacramento Jazz Jubilee about 15-years ago, a band from Sweden were
> performing in a tent.  The sound was so loud that even though I could not go
> into the tent, I could not get within 50-feet of the tent opening.
>
> When I talked to the sound man about it, he said that the band insisted on
> having the sound that loud.
>
> Totally ridiculous...
>
> --Bob Ringwald K6YBV
> 530/642-9551
> 916/806-9551 Cell
> www.ringwald.com
> Fulton Street Jazz Band
>
>
>
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