Just Came Home From a Jazz Concert!

hearingimpared
hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
edited February 2009 in The Clubhouse
My son's middle school had a Jazz concert . . . 6th, 7th, and 8th graders and they were awesome.

4 Alto Saxes
1 Tenor Sax
1 Barritone Sax
2 Bones
1 Bass Bone
2 Flutes
2 Clarinets
6 Trumpets
1 set of Horse Teeth
2 Bass Guitars
1 Drum Kit
2 Tamborines

They played two big band swing tunes, Bully Bullly, & Twist + Shout.

Live music is great no matter what the age group.

Kinda sounded like my 1.2 TLs.:D
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  • BeRad
    BeRad Posts: 736
    edited February 2009
    Glad you had a good time. Does your son play?

    One of the biggest things I miss from High School was playing in a Jazz band and a Blues Band (Tenor Sax 1 baby!!!). Live is always great, and usually better than recorded (imo), however, I was lucky enough to be given to opportunity to realize how playing live is even better than listening to live.

    (edit for spelling) I am ashamed. :(
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited February 2009
    My son plays the alto sax. He just turned 12. You should hear how good this little guy is. When we first got him the sax he picked it up and started playing songs the school gave him right away.
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  • BeRad
    BeRad Posts: 736
    edited February 2009
    Right on! I'm obviously biased in favor of musicians who play the Sax. Hopefully he sticks with it and doesn't get into that EMO shat! lol The fact that he is catching on so quickly is going to make it that much more enjoyable for him throughout his entire Sax career.

    One thing that helped me with improving solo's and getting the general "feel" (which is what jazz is all about) was just playing along by ear to... well, anything!
    Just think of the heightened appreciation he is going to have for music once he gets older after coming from a jazz/blues background. Especially after becoming used to the 'live' sound. He's going to be begging you for his own SDA's before he's driving. lol.

    My experiences playing with a live jazz/blues/concert band, I can say without a doubt, are the primary reasons for my development in the appreciation for, and and understanding of, all genres of music.

    Oh one thing you could check out if he likes experimenting with his sound:
    My buddy played Alto at the same time I was playing, but he played with a Tenor mouthpiece and built up the cork on the neck to seal it good. It gave a very gritty sound like a mean tenor, but at the Alto pitch.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited February 2009
    BeRad wrote: »
    Oh one thing you could check out if he likes experimenting with his sound:
    My buddy played Alto at the same time I was playing, but he played with a Tenor mouthpiece and built up the cork on the neck to seal it good. It gave a very gritty sound like a mean tenor, but at the Alto pitch.

    Thanks, I'll turn him on to the idea.:)
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,482
    edited February 2009
    Hey Joe! Keep encouraging him man!
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited February 2009
    SCompRacer wrote: »
    Hey Joe! Keep encouraging him man!

    Trust me brother I do. I bring him into the music room and play a lot of sax rich music with him.
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,066
    edited February 2009
    That's great Joe...keep encouraging him. Nothing like having a musican in the house.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,335
    edited February 2009
    Sounds like great fun Joe! I am happy for you and your son! I wish that I could play an instrument. Instead, I play a wicked air guitar!:D
    Carl

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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited February 2009
    Very cool Joe, I will have to hear him play next time I come up.
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited February 2009
    Sounds great Joe. Keep up the good work.
    Michael ;)
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited February 2009
    That's great to hear Joe. That's talent that need to be cherished.
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited February 2009
    The best thing is that the boy doesn't need to be told to practice.
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited February 2009
    Pure love Joe, pure love.
    Michael ;)
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  • xsmi
    xsmi Posts: 1,798
    edited February 2009
    Joe,
    If you can look past the pretty girl on this web site below that is me playing alto in the center. Sax is my life man don't know what I would have done without it and YES live is where its at.

    http://nightsessionbigband.com/

    Oh BTW give him a tenor reed first if he likes the sound then do the mpc thing. That's actually what I hear John Coltrane did when he was a little boy.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited February 2009
    xsmi wrote: »
    Joe,
    If you can look past the pretty girl on this web site below that is me playing alto in the center. Sax is my life man don't know what I would have done without it and YES live is where its at.

    http://nightsessionbigband.com/

    Oh BTW give him a tenor reed first if he likes the sound then do the mpc thing. That's actually what I hear John Coltrane did when he was a little boy.

    Cool picture. Thanks for the advise on the reed. He due for some new reeds so I'll buy him both.
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,679
    edited February 2009
    Good work, Joe, it looks like you and he are doing a fine job.


    One thing, though: in the list of instruments in the ensemble, I failed to see any mention of ....... cowbell. ;)
    Sal Palooza
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited February 2009
    mrbigbluelight wrote: »
    One thing, though: in the list of instruments in the ensemble, I failed to see any mention of ....... cowbell. ;)

    Hahahhaha there may have been one on the drum kit.:cool:
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  • seeclear
    seeclear Posts: 1,242
    edited February 2009
    This is very cool. My daughter just started taking trumpet in middle school. I played from 5th grade through high school. I just picked up a cheap used student horn so we can play together (the daughter is using my old horn). I downloaded some duet music off of the internets that we are going to work on together. This is so fun!

    I also bought a compilation of BS&T tunes (sheet music) that I am going to play along with the recordings.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited February 2009
    That is so cool playing together.

    My son had me print full pages of blank music bars so he can start writing his own music.
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