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October 2012
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Dear Mr. P.C.:Now that so many people have smart phones, there's no more conversation with my band mates on our breaks. Each guy just starts texting, or surfing the net, or playing his favorite app. It used to be that “the hang" was one of the best things about gigs, but now ...
September 2012
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Dear Mr. P.C.:Will there ever be a unanimous decision within the jazz world on who is and who is not “burning"?Are there different levels of “burned"? Gregg BC Dear Greg:“Burning," “smoking," “on fire...." It's all so different from the Cool Jazz of the Fifties! What has caused ...
August 2012
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Dear Mr. P.C.:At the end of my gig, the bandleader told me that my playing is “timeless." Is that good? Drummer in Doubt Dear DID:Does he pay you by the hour? If so, he may be trying to pull a quick one on you. Think about it: If you've ...
July 2012
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Dear Mr. P.C.:Does it really help to announce your gigs on Facebook? Ron Arnold Dear Ron:Absolutely! In a strictly therapeutic sense, of course. It's a positive, celebratory affirmation of who you are, and what you do. “Ron Arnold," you proclaim in boldface, a hand-picked profile picture removing ...
June 2012
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Dear Mr. P.C.:When people use big words to describe their music, is that supposed to make it better? Like I know a bassist who says he's “contextualizing" his music. Why does he do that? Bassist Uses Lofty Language Dear BULL: He's practicing Grantspeak, of course. A few decades ...
May 2012
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Dear Mr. P.C.: I am a jazz vocalist. When I am on a gig, is it OK to request that the bassist play arco on a solo, or should that be entirely up to his discretion? I hope you can help me. I don't want to make a dumb singer mistake here. ...
April 2012
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Dear Mr. P.C.:I've noticed that when a lot of the younger groups rearrange a standard or pop song, they take out a beat here and there. It keeps me off guard and if I don't count I lose track of the downbeat. But that's fine. What I'm wondering is: Where do those beats go? ...
March 2012
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Dear Mr. P.C.:A big guy came up to me on my solo piano gig and asked for the theme from Goodfellas. When I told him I didn't know it, he yelled “Know it next time!" and walked away pretty angry. Should I fear for my life? Tim, Memphis Dear Tim:
February 2012
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Dear Mr. P.C.:I'm pretty new as a jazz listener, but there's already something I don't get. People say jazz is supposed to be all about surprise. But I keep hearing this same formula: They play the melody, then the melody instrument takes a solo, then the piano solos, then the bass solos, and then ...
January 2012
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Dear Mr. P.C.: I'll be playing “Mr. Magic," or “Just the Two of Us," and a musician will say to me “I'm calling the Jazz Police." Who are the Jazz Police? “G" Is Good! Dear GIG:You've forced me to confess: I hate policemen/policewomen! Why? Not just because they're pepper-spraying ...
