tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post1353065447729202217..comments2024-03-21T18:54:06.548-07:00Comments on Old Enough to Know Better: JamSteve Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-45026553095096824102010-10-13T15:31:11.961-07:002010-10-13T15:31:11.961-07:00"Rubato," that's my word.
Nah, man,..."Rubato," that's my word.<br /><br />Nah, man, I didn't lose the beat. It was rubato!Steve Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-12520311782070442772010-10-12T23:26:42.484-07:002010-10-12T23:26:42.484-07:00Have to agree with Mike, playing with other musici...Have to agree with Mike, playing with other musicians is one of the best things about music. In some ways, it's really the beginning of the journey.<br /><br />I understand the apprehension to join up or get up on stage, but I have observed a few things over the years.<br /><br />1. Unless they are planning to go pro or have a snotty "band-leader", most people enjoy having you play along as much as you enjoy playing along with them. This is kind of the happy converse of they're just as afraid of you as you are of them.<br /><br />2. Most people listening have no idea when you fuck up. If you keep going right along and get back in the pocket, most people are none the wiser. Remember, they are NOT musicians. If you start playing jazz it's even better. Oh, that odd flatted harmonic note...I, uh, meant to do that!<br /><br />3. Garage Band is one of the single best tools for recording I've seen in a long time. Absolutely fantastic, and the guitar support in the new version blows me away. It's not professional grade, but close enough that you could probably pass it off to 99% of people. But mostly it lets you throw down practice and click tracks that supercharge your playing. All the best players I have ever seen did a lot of woodshedding with a click track or an old record.heinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06947912297717755561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-40788006566526711852010-10-07T10:26:29.427-07:002010-10-07T10:26:29.427-07:00How about going to an open mic at a local tavern?
...How about going to an open mic at a local tavern?<br /> Put six beers in my gullet and I get up there. Local crowds usually love it. Just take two or three of your best licks and give it a shot. Usually there is a house band to back you up if you want.<br />-- Last Saturday I got invited up to play a set at a party where my friends band was on stage. Pulled off Skynyrds "Simple Man", "Tuesday's Gone" and Hendrixs' "All Along the Watchtower".<br /> With a full band behind me and six beers in me it wasn't half Bad.Dojo Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12057645566330892415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-48868262518429390662010-10-07T09:50:35.142-07:002010-10-07T09:50:35.142-07:00From what I've heard of your playing, you don&...From what I've heard of your playing, you don't need to be too concerned about jamming. And one of the best things about music is playing it with others, particularly others who are better than you are. I should know about this: I've been playing for ten years with three other people who are far, far better than I am. It's a real challenge, and one that I think has increased my skills (at least to some degree). Don't worry about fucking up, just make sure you fuck up creatively. Then you're playing jazz.Mike Byershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15852143008856890963noreply@blogger.com