[Dixielandjazz] FW: audience applause and noise

[Robert S. Ringwald]

I like Victor Borga's comment when he looked out at a sparse audience.  I 
paraphrase:

"We have a lot of very rich people in the audience tonight.  I see that 
everyone bought 3-seats.

--Bob Ringwald


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Kashishian" <jim at kashprod.com>
To: "Bob Ringwald" <robert at ringwald.com>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 1:58 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] FW: audience applause and noise


>
>>applause? noise? Gee Whiz!  We play fun good natured good time jazz.
> Tom Loeb
>
> Someone else got carried away and mentioned all kinds of bodily noises,
> etc., that could disrupt a jazz affair. That's going too far, I believe. 
> We
> are discussing more about the churchy silence of a classical concert vs 
> jazz
> functions, and jazz functions tend to be a bit more casual, thank 
> goodness!
>
> Most bands that play proper concerts in proper concert halls will agree 
> that
> the silence is equal to that of a classical concert, at least when you 
> walk
> out onto the stage.  First thing I try to do is break the ice, and get a
> little laughter.  Maybe the concert is on a long weekend or during an
> important football game, so the patter will go something like "so none of
> you could afford to go away this weekend, either?"....or "afford to buy a 
> tv
> set, either?"
>
> You won't find that kind of audience connection in the classical world
> outside of the Albert Hall concerts they do in the U.K. at a special time 
> of
> the year.
>
> I certainly don't want to ever get too serious about myself, in my music 
> or
> in my business, or in my person.  I see people every day on the streets 
> with
> long faces.  Not for me!
>
> Tom said it: "We play fun good natured good time jazz".
>
> Jim
>
>
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