Phil W Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Trying out a jam with a keyboard/piano player tomorrow with a view to a trio (he already has a drummer). Apparently he has been through a few bassists and none have fit the bill. Says they're influenced by The Bad Plus and EST. Interesting choice of tunes: Thelonius Monk tunes, Beyonce, Bjork, Aphex Twin, Soulive...we'll probably do some originals too. Could be a really good to have a trio, a lot of sonic flexibility and easier to book and rehearse. I'll let you know how it goes. Only problem we're finding is the prohibitive cost of rehearsal studios round here. It doesn't figure when most bands in London are not making money that studios would charge so much! I'm looking into alternative spaces like community halls and the like. With Luna Kalamata we had members who worked at a local university so we could work there and with LV Project the club where we worked let us rehearse there in the afternoon. Going to have to think this thing through. Certainly makes having drumkit-less bands that can rehearse in a living room an attractive idea. http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Good luck with it Phil. Oh, and please don't ask for name suggestions. Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted September 9, 2010 Author Share Posted September 9, 2010 LOL! http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul K Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Aw, it's just jazz. Your practice is done at home....alone. One living room rehearsal for arrangement/tempo/who plays the melody purposes. Read the chart, book the gig. Listen to what the other players are playing. And a fog machine. Gotta have a fog machine. Things are just the way they are, and they're only going to get worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted September 9, 2010 Author Share Posted September 9, 2010 : ) http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted September 9, 2010 Author Share Posted September 9, 2010 That's always been my attitude in the past but we really need a full rehearsal for them to audition me. http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul K Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 make them pay for the room..... Things are just the way they are, and they're only going to get worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted September 9, 2010 Author Share Posted September 9, 2010 Oh, they're going to do that! I'm just trying to avoid them having to pay £90! http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Yeah, every jazz group I've ever been in has rehearsed in a home, except for the jazz fusion group which was a bit louder. :-) As for names, you may be the first group to find use for one of my many unused band names of yore: "Thelonious Punk". :-) Unfortunately, a quick Google search shows that several other people have thought of it too, in the intervening years. :-( Eugenio Upright, 60th Anniversary P-Bass, USA Geddy Lee J-Bass, Yamaha BBP35, D'angelico SS Bari, EXL1, Select Strat, 70th Anniversary Esquire, LP 57, Eastman T486, T64, Ibanez PM2, Hammond XK4, Moog Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Are you out of your other bands, now, Phil, because of the CTS recuperation? You'll do great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Will- Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Congrats... and good luck with it... I'd let you practice in my basement but I'm on the wrong side of the big pond... Music has no boundaries. It is yours to discover, to enjoy, to draw from and to pass on to others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove Mama Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 How about Jam Hub? Queen of the Quarter Note "Think like a drummer, not like a singer, and play much less." -- Michele C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraub Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 How about Jam Hub? +1 I also think this gadget looks potentially acceptable. At least the Sweetwater catalog tells me so. Peace, wraub I'm a lot more like I am now than I was when I got here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo-London Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Sounds like a really good opportunity. EST and Bad Plus are both great bands. You need to work out early on if they need a fairly straight player or do they want someone with attitude because Bad Plus are more attitudous than most Jazzers plus they do modern pop/rock covers, which is a great way for Jazz to get a wider audience. Davo "We will make you bob your head whether you want to or not". - David Sisk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted September 10, 2010 Author Share Posted September 10, 2010 Yeah, I had a chat with the leader and it's the latter, hence the Beyonce, Bjork and Aphex Twin covers. I agree, a neat way for jazz to 'connect'. http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddiePlaysBass Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Good luck with it, Phil! Don't understand why someone with your chops still needs to audition but if that's the way it is then that's the way it is "I'm a work in progress." Micky Barnes The Ross Brown Shirt World Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 If you're looking for other contemporary trio ideas beyond Bad Plus and EST, check out Robert Glasper's trio. I love his last 2 releases, Double Booked and In My Element. Tunes are very approachable, some sound informed by Keith Jarrett's Belonging/My Song period. On Double Booked, he does the first 1/2 with his trio, the second 1/2 with his hip-hop unit "the Experiment". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 The Bad Plus and EST Cool stuff. Maybe we should dump our guitar player and try something like this. After another night spent being "wallpaper" music again last night, we're all pretty frustrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted September 11, 2010 Author Share Posted September 11, 2010 We had the first rehearsal at the keyboard players house - just bass and keyboards...everything gelled well....this is going to be good! Used the Wal with some use of the OC-2 and envelope filter. Some swinging Monk tunes, some contemporary updates on jazz and some jazzy updates on contemporary tunes. Mark, I love Robert Glasper's music. I agree - some fine, fine music there! David, well I was trying out them while they tried out me. Luckily the music, the people and the sounds gelled fabulously! Update: http://philwbass.wordpress.com/2010/09/09/ideas-for-places-to-rehearse/#comment-702 http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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