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#247864 - 11/10/08 12:57 PM
What about adding Vibes...?
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Registered: 01/02/04
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Loc: Lexington, Ky, USA
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A little less than half of my live work involves my group, which now consists of my son on bass and my grandson on drums. We work about half of these as a trio, with the "old man" on guitar, piano, etc. Occasionally, we'll do a duo with the C-1 or at the club with a real B-3. The remainder of the work includes other players...sax/flute, flugelhorn, etc.
I saw Chick Corea and Return to Forever do their last show in 1975/6? before their current work this year. They did an electric set first, followed by a totally acoustic set, then a final electric one.
A switch-up might work fine for some of my bigger jobs. I'm thinking about doing a total acoustic set, followed by an electric one, including me on vibes. Now, I know that vibe samples are really good, and that real vibes are a potential pain. But, they're really cool and about as close as I can come to "showmanship".
What do you think? It'd be fun, but is it worth the hassle? I'm talking about a pretty traditional smooth jazz set first (George Benson, David Benoit, vibes, grand piano (digital) and jazz guitar solos), followed by a fusion set. Lot's of times, the first set is done during dinner, and most of the material I do then would work fine acoustically. The money is good, and I have a younger son who moves and sets up equipment and does sound and lights.
What do you think? Worth the hassle?
Russ
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