Re: [Harp-L] harp and sax on stage - how to share the sandbox?

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i tell the sax i'm going 1st, and at the end of my solo i'll sustain a note, and he can play the same note, and i'll back off and he can go from there....always works and sounds great!
---- Robert Hale <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> Fellow harpers,
> 
> How do you cooperate with horn players at a jam?
> 
> 1) take turns with solos (easiest and most obvious)
> 2) harmonize in thirds on the fly (depends on ears)
> 3) Call/Response with each other
> 4) trade fours (round robin)
> 5) be willing to lay out
> 
> I seem to have more success with guitars and keys, than with horns.
> Most seem to be on their own path, linear, free-form, and not as much
> connected to the tune and groove.
> What's different? How can I encourage it on stage?
> 
> Robert Hale
> Serious Honkage in Arizona
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