Re: [Harp-L] Live performance

[icemanle@xxxxxxx]

 The live performances that seem to be reaching large groups of older people these days are the 60's rock cover shows. I used to consider this type of live music "beneath me" when called for gigs of this type. However, my whole attitude changed after doing sound for a summer free concert series in St. Augustine Beach every Wed night in the outdoor pavilion on the beach last year. Bands doing old rock tunes made everyone very happy and filled the dance floor. My favorite band is called "The Falling Bones" specializing in old Rolling Stones music. The musicians in this band specialize in recreating the sound and arrangements of these wonderful oldies. Rick Levy is the leader. He also books some of those revival shows and was musical director for Herman's Hermits. His love of this era really shines through when he plays out.

 


 

 

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From: Garry <harp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sun, Jan 10, 2010 6:52 pm
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Live performance


Bill wrote: 
>  It makes you think what's the matter with people, are they so > conditioned by their sanitized jazz chill-out CDs and the ubiquitous > Kind of Blue playing quietly in the background that when they hear raw > BeBop played hard and fast it just freaks them out -wierd, if you'll > excuse a quaint English expression, it's all just upside down and arse > about face'.  
ohhhhh...now i get it.  all those times i started playing and 
everybody got up and left, i thought i was playing badly. 
turns out i was just playing jazz. 
 
i feel much better now. 
 
-- We make a living from what we get, but we make a life from what we give. 
- Kathy Moser 
 
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