[Dixielandjazz] Dixielandjazz Digest, Vol 163, Issue 3
Ken Mathieson
ken at kenmath.free-online.co.uk
Mon Jul 4 08:11:45 EDT 2016
Hi Marek,
The banjoist's name is Bev Knight, not King. Best not to upset her!
Cheers,
Ken
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> 1. swing dancer's party (Jim Kashishian)
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> 3. FW: swing dancer's party (Jim Kashishian)
> 4. Re: Traveling in UK and Scotland first two weeks of August
> (jgfairman) (Bert Thompson)
> 5. Re: gigs (Paul Kurtz Jr)
> 6. Re: swing dancer's party (Marek Boym)
> 7. Re: Traveling in UK and Scotland first two weeks of August
> (jgfairman) (Marek Boym)
> 8. (no subject) (Marek Boym)
> 9. Diplomats of Jazz (Marek Boym)
> 10. Diplomats of Jazz (Marek Boym)
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> Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2016 18:12:29 +0200
> From: "Jim Kashishian" <jim at kashprod.com>
> To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
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> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] swing dancer's party
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> We've have just played a second Swing Dancer's Party, both in the last two
> weeks. Jam packed dance club (about 200), mainly kids in their 20's. We
> played from 11pm to 1pm. I've put two short videos up on our Facebook
> page.... Canal Street Jazz Band, if anyone wishes to see/hear a bit of the
> action. There's a 3rd video just below those two that was taken a few years
> back at the same dance place....older crowd & not doing all the Swing stuff.
>
>
> Just been contacted for another gig at the end of September, so hopefully
> this will roll into being another branch of possibilities for our band.
> Playing for dancing creates new restrictions of course, mainly on tempos &
> duration of our songs. A bit more strain on me, the one in the band that
> chooses the songs & tempos. Still, it's great to see the kids enjoying the
> music.
>
> Jim
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> Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2016 19:10:04 +0200
> From: "Jim Kashishian" <jim at kashprod.com>
> To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] gigs
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> Fellow djml poster Marek and I were having a private discussion about my
> recent trip to Armenia. I mentioned that at a cocktail party we attended
> (my wife, my son & I) that there was a modern jazz group playing, but with a
> twist to it, as they had someone playing a "tar", a traditional Armenian
> instrument (stringed with a type of gord as a sound chamber). It was a very
> interesting blend of two types of music, and the musicians were beyond
> belief! Excellent!
>
> Since it was a company (clients & employees) event...cocktails & stand-up
> dinner, you can imagine that no one paid attention at all to the musicians.
> I applauded every song, and a few followed my example.
>
> Marek asked me how musicians put up with those situations. Having played
> many, many such events myself, I can answer how I handle it. Maybe others
> willl have some comments to make.
>
> I find that not having to "please the audience"....knowing that you are only
> background music, can be somewhat liberating. You can play tunes you want
> to play, even try out new tunes if you have a few lead sheets already in
> place. So, the whole gig can actually be fun if you try to have fun with
> your mates on the stage.
>
> Granted it is not the same as geting a tremendous roar of applause that you
> might get at a concert or club. However, I try to get what I can out of
> each gig. Since no one is really listening closely, you can try new things
> on the ensemble, and reach out a bit on your solos. Mostly, I've had a good
> time at those kind of gigs.
>
> I try not to fall into the "oh, well, at least it pays the bills" attitude,
> because I don't want my music to ever come to just that. That doesn't mean
> I don't appreciate a good paying gig, and company gigs are usually just
> that!
>
> It is nice, though, when you see at least a small amount of people enjoying
> the music, and that is why, when I'm part of the audience at that type of
> gig, I try to give a bit of applause.
>
> Jim
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> Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2016 19:11:46 +0200
> From: "Jim Kashishian" <jim at kashprod.com>
> To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
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> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] FW: swing dancer's party
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> I wrote earlier:
>
>> We played from 11pm to 1pm.
> Of course I meant 11pm to 1am!!!
>
> Jim
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> Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2016 17:54:13 GMT
> From: "Bert Thompson" <dr_bert at juno.com>
> To: jgfairman at sbcglobal.net
> Cc: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Traveling in UK and Scotland first two
> weeks of August (jgfairman)
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> If you are in Edinburgh on a Friday, you might check out the Edinburgh Jazz & Jive Club:
>
> http://www.edinburghjazz.com/
>
> Click on What's On for the calendar-- band(s) appear each Friday night. There is also a dance floor.
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Bert Thompson
>
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> From: Paul Kurtz Jr <phktrumpet at gmail.com>
> To: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] gigs
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> Jim, I do honestly apply the ?as long as I get paid, I?m fine with whatever people want to do,? comments to playing. But, maybe I apply them in a little different manner.
>
> If I?m getting paid for playing, I hold myself to a high standard of effort, attention, work,and make sure I do an excellent job. Now, in fairness, I apply that also to my volunteer efforts, too. The difference is, if it?s a volunteer effort and people don?t want to listen, they won?t see me again if I have anything to say about it. But, if they?re paying me to do a professional job, I?ll show up tonight, tomorrow, the next day, and whatever.
>
> Of course, there?s another aspect of this that I?ve talked about on DJML and on the TPIN (Trumpet Player?s International Network) to help people combat discouragement. I was playing a gig and listening to a man talk through the entire first half of the program. What shocked me was the fact that he came up during intermission, promptly talked about everything I?d played, told me about great trumpeters he?d seen playing the same music, and told me technically things I?d done that sounded good and like those players. I had no idea he was paying that kind of attention. As a blind person, I?ve had to have multiple tracks for my brain and my ears for years, but I wasn?t expecting this guy to have the same acuity. From then till now, I?ve remembered that and always played like everybody was listening fully. I?ll do that for the duration.
> Paul Kurtz Jacksonville, FL
>> On Jul 3, 2016, at 1:10 PM, Jim Kashishian <jim at kashprod.com> wrote:
>>
>> Fellow djml poster Marek and I were having a private discussion about my recent trip to Armenia. I mentioned that at a cocktail party we attended (my wife, my son & I) that there was a modern jazz group playing, but with a twist to it, as they had someone playing a "tar", a traditional Armenian instrument (stringed with a type of gord as a sound chamber). It was a very interesting blend of two types of music, and the musicians were beyond belief! Excellent!
>>
>> Since it was a company (clients & employees) event...cocktails & stand-up dinner, you can imagine that no one paid attention at all to the musicians. I applauded every song, and a few followed my example.
>>
>> Marek asked me how musicians put up with those situations. Having played many, many such events myself, I can answer how I handle it. Maybe others willl have some comments to make.
>>
>> I find that not having to "please the audience"....knowing that you are only background music, can be somewhat liberating. You can play tunes you want to play, even try out new tunes if you have a few lead sheets already in place. So, the whole gig can actually be fun if you try to have fun with your mates on the stage.
>>
>> Granted it is not the same as geting a tremendous roar of applause that you might get at a concert or club. However, I try to get what I can out of each gig. Since no one is really listening closely, you can try new things on the ensemble, and reach out a bit on your solos. Mostly, I've had a good time at those kind of gigs.
>>
>> I try not to fall into the "oh, well, at least it pays the bills" attitude, because I don't want my music to ever come to just that. That doesn't mean I don't appreciate a good paying gig, and company gigs are usually just that!
>>
>> It is nice, though, when you see at least a small amount of people enjoying the music, and that is why, when I'm part of the audience at that type of gig, I try to give a bit of applause.
>>
>> Jim
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> Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2016 23:56:13 +0300
> From: Marek Boym <marekboym at gmail.com>
> To: Jim Kashishian <jim at kashprod.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] swing dancer's party
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> Good going, Jim!
> More bands should do it! After all, the revival also started with playing
> jazz for dancers, hitherto used to swing.
> I was in the UK in 1964 and was flabbergasted to see dancers in all the
> jazz clubs I visited. The more prestigious ones had their dance floors
> behind the chairs for listeners, others had them in front of the
> bandstand. But all catered to dancers.
> Now another generation of dancers is discovering jazz, and that brings
> about a spate of young bands. A circle, but hardly vicious!
> Cheers
> (And cheers for the pious monks who brew great beer in Belgian and Dutch
> monasteries)
>
> On 3 July 2016 at 19:12, Jim Kashishian <jim at kashprod.com> wrote:
>
>> We've have just played a second Swing Dancer's Party, both in the last two
>> weeks. Jam packed dance club (about 200), mainly kids in their 20's. We
>> played from 11pm to 1pm. I've put two short videos up on our Facebook
>> page.... Canal Street Jazz Band, if anyone wishes to see/hear a bit of the
>> action. There's a 3rd video just below those two that was taken a few
>> years back at the same dance place....older crowd & not doing all the Swing
>> stuff.
>>
>> Just been contacted for another gig at the end of September, so hopefully
>> this will roll into being another branch of possibilities for our band. Playing
>> for dancing creates new restrictions of course, mainly on tempos & duration
>> of our songs. A bit more strain on me, the one in the band that chooses
>> the songs & tempos. Still, it's great to see the kids enjoying the music.
>>
>> Jim
>>
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> Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2016 00:14:36 +0300
> From: Marek Boym <marekboym at gmail.com>
> To: Bert Thompson <dr_bert at juno.com>
> Cc: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Traveling in UK and Scotland first two
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> Gee,
> Reading the listings makes me wish I were there!
> I have never heard of some of the bands, but some I know and the Diplomats
> of Jazz has been a personal favorite since I first heard the band back in
> 1992. Jim Petrie is among my favourite British cornet players, and has
> been since I first heard him in Geelen, The Netherlands, in 1991 (he was
> with the Climax Jazz Band of Edinburgh). Very distinctive sound.
> Cheers!
>
> On 3 July 2016 at 20:54, Bert Thompson <dr_bert at juno.com> wrote:
>
>> If you are in Edinburgh on a Friday, you might check out the Edinburgh
>> Jazz & Jive Club:
>>
>> http://www.edinburghjazz.com/
>>
>> Click on What's On for the calendar-- band(s) appear each Friday night.
>> There is also a dance floor.
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>> Bert Thompson
>>
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> Diplomats of Jazz
> https://youtu.be/cCUi6ynyB_M?t=143
> I don't know how old it is, but there is some good music here! judging by
> the forceful playing it's Beverly King on banjo, but she is not seen ob the
> screen.
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> From: Marek Boym <marekboym at gmail.com>
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> Another Dipomats' video, this time 0 from 2008.
> Enjoy!
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> From: Marek Boym <marekboym at gmail.com>
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> I am afraid that I forgot to give the URL im my previous.
> So here 't'is!
> https://youtu.be/RMDPH24G9_c?t=29
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