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September 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 ...
August 2011
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Dear Mr. P.C.: I've been a professional jazz pianist for more than 20 years and have enjoyed many healthy, long-term relationships with musicians playing other instruments. Recently I played my first gig with another pianist, and I really enjoyed it and can't stop thinking about it. Does this make me gay? Bi-Instrumentally Curious
July 2011
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Dear Mr. P.C.: F# or Gb? Jim L. Dear Jim: Sharp is more than; flat is less than. Sharps revel in shameless excess; flats suffer in dire need. How can we promote justice and equality? In the Accidental Community the gold standard is, of course, the circle of ...
June 2011
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Dear Mr. P.C.: I just finished playing a gig on an army base. I thought it was going to be a social function for the soldiers. But it turned out to be a warfare convention called “BattleCom 2011." In the exhibit hall, vendors were selling lasers for nighttime shooting accuracy, flak jackets, and ...
May 2011
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Dear Mr. P.C.: Getting lost: Is it the end of the world? Tom, Austin Dear Tom: Hardly. Think about it: The “form" and “changes" are really just artificial barriers between the song you're playing and the song within you. While you're painstakingly navigating the harmonic maze, music is welling ...
April 2011
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Dear Mr. P.C.: A friend of mine books a successful outdoor music series featuring crowd-pleasing groups like rock cover bands. He called me up and told me that there was a problem: crowds had grown too large, forcing the city to hire extra police and trash collectors. Because of the city's budget crisis, ...
March 2011
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Dear Mr. PC: What is the appropriate punishment for blue-hairs caught streaming out of the venue before The Bad Plus have actually finished their set? It's so inconsiderate and should be punished severely. Greg Dear Greg: What is this Bad Plus? Do they play swing music, or ...
February 2011
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Dear Mr. P.C.:People say that when you see a panhandler at the end of a freeway off ramp, you shouldn't give him money. How is that different from a jazz musician with a tip jar? Brent Jensen, Boise Dear Brent: Ha! A trick question! You want me to cite ...
January 2011
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Dear Mr. P.C: What do you call a trombonist whose girlfriend breaks up with him? Evan Holmes Dear Evan: Ha, ha--I love a good joke! People accuse my P.C. brethren, sisters and me of being humorless, but it couldn't be further from the truth. I totally know the “punch line" ...
Best of 2010
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Mr. P.C. Picks His Favorite Columns from 2010 Dear Mr. P.C.:What's with the joke, “More cowbell"? I got to watch a jazz recording session, and the musicians kept saying it to the engineer, then everyone would laugh. Does jazz even use a cowbell? David T., New Orleans Dear David:
