[Dixielandjazz] any improvising helps that i can use with my band

[Ministry of Jazz]

Shalom Kirk,

I had a trumpet player like this when I first started my band. Classically
trained, he was a decent player, but he couldn't play anything that wasn't
written. I once told him, "Look, just play a couple of eighth notes now and
then instead of the quarter notes." He thought that was a great idea, and
proceeded to erase some of the quarter notes from his music and write in 2
eighths instead. Unfortunately, I couldn't break him out of classical mode,
and he didn't last with the band.

There is a book, something like "Ambersol", that teaches improvisation. I've
never used it, so I can't speak for it's effectiveness. But maybe it will
help.

Elazar
Doctor Jazz Dixieland Band
Jerusalem, Israel
www.doctorjazz.co.il
+972-2-679-2537


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does anyone have any improvising helps that I can use with my band. I have a
trumpet who is so square that anytime I bring up improvising he bitches and
moans. And before I get ride of him, I want to do one last stance to help
him overcome his fear. Also does anyone have C and B flat lead sheets that I
can use also, with chord symbols on it. I do not want arrangements anymore
to work off from.Kirk