[Dixielandjazz] Playimg Concerts with subs

[Marek Boym]

Hello,
I am not a musician, but my experience has shown that subs often
enliven working bands, which sometimes fall back into routine.  Not
always, but often.  Of course, the musicians must be at least as good
as those whom they replace, and must know the tunes.  It's very much
as with sit-ins.
Cheers

On 21 July 2011 22:45, Stephen G Barbone <barbonestreet at earthlink.net> wrote:
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> On Jul 21, 2011, at 3:04 PM, Larry Walton Entertainment wrote:
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>> It depends on what kind of arrangements you are using.  If charts then
>> find some good readers.  If intricate head charts then less to not very
>> successful.  If a more free flowing jazz with tunes most musicians know then
>> probably no problem and very successful.  Just find musicians that know
>> jazz.
>
> Ours are all head arrangements. For things like breaks, or volume changes we
> simply signal and for key changes, we simply point up or down, or if not a
>  one step change, then I holler out the change. Most of the musicians in my
> group of calls know the usual 250 or so standard Dixieland tunes, and
> another 250 or so American Songbook tunes so for us, it is not much of a
> problem to put a tune list together.
>
> In essence, we are a Condon Style, soloist oriented, Dixieland Band.
> Tonight's gig is a one hour concert with about 10 tunes. For a new client
> and venue. Therefore no problem to put together a show they will appreciate.
>
> Personally, I am not much of a reader anymore. I am in the school of those
> who thinks reading inhibits creativity. So when we learn a new tune, we
> simply read it once or twice, and then put away the lead sheets and commit
> the melody and chord changes to memory.
>
> I do the same thing as a sideman in Tex Wyndham's local band and he has a
> book of almost 1500 tunes. On gigs, the only people reading are the piano
> and banjo and they are simply reading chord charts. Thankful;ly then, piano
> and banjo play the same chords. The rest of us ear it or have memorized the
> chords. On about 2/3rds of his book, Tex knows the lead line cold. If we
> play a really obscure tune, he'll get out the piano sheet music from his
> collection in order to read the lead. Sometimes having to sight transpose
> into the  key he plays it in.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
> www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
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