Re: [Harp-L] the Jazz Jam setting at SPAH 2009

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

Iceman asks:

>What happened to the Jazz Club setting?
>
>I remember a small stage w/PA, a back up jazz band (stand up bass, drum,
>pianist), acoustic piano (tuned) - even a Yamaha Grand, seats in front of
>the stage and MC Randy - either in a private room or in an area of the hotel
>that was open and conducive to a Jazz Club, during the "Golden Age of SPAH"
>years.

We're still doing the jazz club setting in the Diamond Age.

We'll have a jazz trio of drums, bass, and piano (electronic keyboard, actually - rental, moving, etc., of a real piano is beyond budgetary consideration, at least this year) with a small PA. Randy Singer will act as organizer, host, and general greeter and cheerleader.

This year, as last year, it will be in the bar, near the hotel restaurant, on the edge of the artificial lake in the center of the hotel complex. There will be plenty of seating available and an open dance floor, if I remember correctly from the January site visit.

Winslow

Winslow Yerxa

Author, Harmonica For Dummies ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5

--- On Wed, 6/3/09, IcemanLE@xxxxxxx <IcemanLE@xxxxxxx> wrote:

From: IcemanLE@xxxxxxx <IcemanLE@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Jazz Jams at SPAH 2009 - and not just jazz
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 9:33 AM

What happened to the Jazz Club setting?

I remember a small stage w/PA, a back up jazz band (stand up bass, drum,
pianist), acoustic piano (tuned) - even a Yamaha Grand, seats in front of
the stage and MC Randy - either in a private room or in an area of the hotel
that was open and conducive to a Jazz Club, during the "Golden Age of SPAH"
years.


In a message dated 6/3/2009 11:06:06 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx writes:

In a separate post, Randy Singer mentions that he will be using
Band-in-a-Box for his hallway jazz jams.

OK, so a hallway jam isn't the same as a nightclub with a live band in
front of an audience. But is a nice low-pressure opportunity to get your feet
wet in the ocean of jazz improvisation.

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