Bill, you are so lucky to get to see top keyboary OMB pros like UD, DNJ, and Fran. In my neck of the woods there seems to be nobody performing out in public doing arranger KB stuff. Maybe I need to take a trip to New Jersey?

Paul,

Several years ago my wife and I drove about 5,000 miles visiting various members of the Synthzone and watching them perform. Also attended the Shreveport, LA Synthzone Jam that DonM put together a couple years in a row. We had a great time, learned a lot from everyone, and met some wonderful performers. I've visited Donny, Uncle Dave and Fran (never saw Fran perform, though) and again, learned a lot from the Three Amigos.

Make the trip - you won't regret it.

Gary

Donny, that's some of the best advice I've read on SZ. One my alltime favorite jazz pianist Bill Evans said "It's much better to spend 30 hours on one tune than to play 30 tunes in one hour.”

I have several huge binders with 1000's of tunes that I can read through and I guess I sound allright. but how entertaining is it to watch a guy with a keyboard reading music? I really just need to buckel down and develope what Scott Yee calls a "Core Repertoire". Rather than having 1000's of songs I read through, I rather have a few dozen that I can play at an effortless level leaving me free to perfrom.

I'm out of here...I gotta practice!

Now you got the idea Paul........stage presence is crucial....Memorize and adlib all your your songs.....look the audience right in the eyes mix it up and give em Hell..!!!

Thanks Scott for pointing that out to everyone. That way their pics will always be available unlike most of the file share sites.

You bet Donny. Great advice.

Tell me I'm not the best looking Cajun Tenor Sax player living in Colorado that you ever did see. Talk about stage presence!!!!! If you don't agree, you're either blind or jealous. Eat your hearts out all you Cajun Sax players living in Colorado. Hey I just did this for a test to try posting a picture. I'm gonna leave it here.

It is a good looking Buescher "400" Tenor with engraving.

The Selmer Sax that I bought in High School for $695 Brand Spanking New in approx 1956- 1958 was stolen out of a club I worked in. On eBay now they are selling from $5000 to $15,000+.

That's why I stole it.

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Gary...we've met many times and for me was ALWAYS a pleasure and ALWAYS a fun time.....life is all about learning from each other.......Fran & Dave are Gods to me .....always there for each other and we always share our experiences which equates to improving what we do musically on stage after all there almost 150 years of experience put together....that alone says volumes....I think it's time for a Maryland JAM?....

Gary, DNJ, Fran, Dave . . . some of my better pupils.