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

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

My original post was very specifically aimed at Elizabeth's request for a low-pressure jazz jam for neophyte players, which is why I mentioned the hallway jams.

Comparing this with whatever happened in the past was not my purpose. 

THIS YEAR at SPAH we're doing all we can to offer an experience that:

--builds a sense of sharing and community

-- offers individuals the opportunity to express themselves and shine in a safe, welcoming atmosphere.

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] the Jazz Jam setting at SPAH 2009
To: winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx
Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 1:23 PM



 

Winslow,
 
Your original posting stated:
 
<<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.>>
 
I didn't read anything about a live jazz trio, small PA, etc in this
posting.
 
If you are perpetuating the spirit and ideas that Golden Age brought to
SPAH, that's great. It just wasn't evident from your description pasted
above.
 

In a message dated 6/3/2009 2:20:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx writes:
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

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