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April 2012
by Mr. P.C.
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
by Mr. P.C.
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
by Mr. P.C.
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
by Mr. P.C.
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
by Mr. P.C.
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 ...
September 2011
by Mr. P.C.
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
by Mr. P.C.
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
by Mr. P.C.
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 ...
