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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
by Mr. P.C.
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
by Mr. P.C.
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 ...
Mr. P.C.'s Best of 2011
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Dear Mr. P.C.:Jazz is a finite resource, right? So when people write long compositions or take long solos, aren't they stripping the planet? What will be left for our children and grandchildren? Saxophonists Against Future Exploitation Dear SAFE:Of course there are the jazz depletion deniers who say ...
November 2011
by Mr. P.C.
Dear Mr. P.C.: I'm playing tuba with a banjo band. How long should I allow the banjo players to try and tune before I grab their expensive firewood...er..banjo, and tune it for them? Steve Dear Steve: Let's turn this around: How would you feel if a banjo player grabbed ...
October 2011
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Dear Mr. P.C.:On my steady gig, I'll be trying really hard to play well. You know, being in the moment, trying to come up with ideas I've never played before, treating jazz with total respect. Right in the middle of all that I'll hear the drums start to sound like something is wrong. When ...
