[Dixielandjazz] More is Better? Not Necessarily

[Stephen G Barbone]

Best advice I ever got about playing overtime and doing multiple  
encores was from an old pro who said:

"Always leave the audience wanting more."

We often get shouted at for encores. We usually play just one. Then if  
they scream for more, we plead old age. Audiences seem to understand  
that we gave everything we had.

Another tip is to play "The Saints" as an encore. That seems to  
indicate that the concert is over. And, if we sense that we are going  
to get shouted at for an encore, with another band to follow, we end  
the concert a couple of minutes early, and then do the "Saints"  
encore, ending just a minute or 2 overtime.

I think in most cases, where a strict schedule has to be followed, one  
should follow it.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone
www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband