[Dixielandjazz] Sticking it to the schdule.

[Marek Boym]

Back in 1972 I attended a "Giants of Jazz" concert at the Mann
Auditorium in Tel-Aviv: Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Kay Winding,
Monk, Al McKibbon and Art Blakey - all seasoned pros.  Luckily, I
attended the matinee.  They did not end on time.  Frantic stage
managers started running around, waving at the band like crazy - to no
avail!  The band was extatic, and would not stop playing!  By the time
the evening show was scheduled to start, we were still in - listening
to one of the best performances of my life!  I wonder whether the
early evening show's audience enjoyed the show - these people were
very nervous still standing by the door at the time teir show should
have been on for over 15 minutes.

A similar thing happened at a Buddy Tate-Benny waters show at the
Edinburgh Jazz Festival in 1984 - the band felt real good and kept
playing long past its scheduled time, to the great chagrine of stage
hands (but causing us great happiness).  Again - seasoned pros!
Cheers
Support live jazz!

On 14/09/2007, Bill Allen <ballen at deltapathology.com> wrote:
> I've seen bands given the "last song" warning, and, as soon as that last
> song ends, an announcer immediately comes on and says, "Let's hear it for
> the ___________ Band" and pulls the plug.
>
> I've had a bigger problem with being rushed during sound check - I've
> learned to STAND MY GROUND and not begin until I'm confident every member of
> the band has has a good sound check.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lowell Busching" <verbose at daktel.com>
> To: "Mr. Bill" <ballen at deltapathology.com>
> Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 2:48 PM
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Sticking it to the schdule.
>
>
> >   A slight modification to the thread subject.
> >
> > With Steve commenting on using stage managers, I am sure he read in
> > Stan's post how at the Sweet and Hot festival, Stan and I in our room
> > act as the stage manager, as well as the actual Room manager. Between us
> > the groups get plenty of 5 and 10 minute warnings. It does normally work
> > well as Bob says in Sacramento also, if in the larger venues the band
> > can see the signs from the back. The only "mistake" is that the person
> > holding the sign or making the signal, seldom comes up to the stage
> > where near sighted leaders can see them.  Stage fright I guess, which is
> > why the sound people at least at some venues cue them also. Occasionally
> > conflicts of interest, but minor.
> >
> > Despite the generally "conscientious" band leaders, even at 10 AM when
> > the crack schedulers have had them playing also the LAST set of the
> > previous evening, they sometimes are not totally aware of how much time
> > they have left. Some sort of stage manager, (attractive young ladies
> > like Steve always seems to get or not) are a necessity.  Unfortunately
> > in our case "we" are usually quite elderly men.  Some bands have all the
> > luck.  Some don't.
> >
> >   Bob Ringwald adds:
> >
> > At the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee, we  have over 100 bands with 33 stages
> > going from 10:00 AM to aprox 11:00 PM for 3 days and 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
> > on Mondays.
> >
> > The times in 34 years that we have had trouble with bands going overtime
> > could be counted on one hand
> >
> > snip.
> >
> >
> > The problem is, who's counting?  Actually quite true. Most sites do keep
> > to close schedules at the Jubilee because people ARE assigned to try and
> > see that they stick to a schedule.  Those festivals that trust only the
> > musicians to police themselves, might have problems. They are into the
> > music, not the time quite often.  Trying to squeeze their whole program
> > in. Most like to be reminded. Some consider us a pain in the a**.
> >
> > Bob says.
> >
> > The bands are very conscientious.  They know that if they play overtime,
> > it takes time away from the next band.
> >
> > snip
> >
> > Some individual musicians do not always think of that, however.
> >
> > Bob Says:
> >
> > Someone is given the job to warn the bands when they have 10-minutes.
> > It all works like clockwork.
> >
> >
> > snip
> >
> >
> > As well it should. Synchronize your watches.
> >
> >
> >
> > -Mad dog
> >
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