Author Topic: Next gig at Birmingham Symphony Hall (Read 445 times)

jazzyvee · « **on:** June 26, 2011, 08:15:27 AM »

I have my next bass playing gig coming up next month at the Birmingham Symphony Hall. They have a jazz club there on a Friday evening so we are booked to do that.
The set list will be made up of, Stanley Clarke, Return to Forever, Jeff Lorber, Marcus Miller, Victor Bailey, Billy Cobham, Lenny White.

It's also free so if you are local and wanna pop along that would be great.

Alembic Weapons of choice for the gig. Europa 5 and SC Deluxe. F1-X, SF-1

Jazzyvee

jacko · « **Reply #1 on:** June 27, 2011, 07:20:08 AM »

hope it's a great gig Jazzy.

Graeme

jazzyvee · « **Reply #2 on:** June 27, 2011, 10:58:50 AM »

Thanks for the good wishes Jacko.
set list
Soldier ( Stanley Clarke)
Stratos ( Billy Cobham)
Gogo (Yellow Jackets)
Sailing ( Lenny White)
Sourceress (RTF)
Enchanted Way (Jeff Lorber)
Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy ( RtF ) wish me luck hehehe
Blast ( Marcus Miller)
Bruce Lee (Marcus Miller)
What is Hip? ( Marcus Miller version )
Sweet Tooth (Victor Bailey/Lenny White)
Samba (Jeff Lorber Fusion)
Burn Brightly (Jeff Lorber)
Your Amazing Grace (Marcus Miller)

Jazzyvee

artswork99 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 27, 2011, 01:10:53 PM »

Sweet set list! I'd like to see this. Have a great gig Jazzyvee! Best, Art

rustyg61 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 27, 2011, 05:57:23 PM »

That's an impressive set list Jazzyvee! Wish I could be there to hear you perform it!

bigredbass · « **Reply #5 on:** June 27, 2011, 10:26:23 PM »

What a handsome man, with impeccable taste in basses. . . . . now, who the hell is this mysterious Delano Mills ? ? ? ? I must admit he has a fabulous website.

Knock 'em dead, JV !

J o e y

jacko · « **Reply #6 on:** June 28, 2011, 04:39:50 AM »

great setlist Jazzy. Wish I could get down for the gig but it's wedding season :-(

graeme

malthumb · « **Reply #7 on:** June 28, 2011, 07:47:29 PM »

Jazzyvee,

NICE playlist! Wish I was in the area to witness this one. Maybe steal a few licks. I didn't say that out loud did I?

jazzyvee · « **Reply #8 on:** June 28, 2011, 11:13:25 PM »

I'm just stealing... ahem absorbing the influence of the bassists in the set list.....

hahah

:-0)
Jazzyvee

David Houck · « **Reply #9 on:** June 30, 2011, 06:24:16 PM »

Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy!!

jazzyvee · « **Reply #10 on:** June 30, 2011, 11:20:58 PM »

Yep Dave, we went through that at rehearsal last night and still a lot of work needed on that particular track. It's a very challenging track to play. The demand on technique, timing, pace and the delivery of the dynamics is quite intense.

Then you remember that these guys were probably still in their 20's when they recorded it originally.

But we will pursue it.

Jazzyvee

jazzyvee · « **Reply #11 on:** July 17, 2011, 04:24:36 PM »

Unfortunately we had to cut the length of the gig due to constraints at the venue which we were miffed about. We had to drop a few tracks so Soldier, Hymn of the seventh galaxy and Burn Brightly got the chop as those were ones we had relearsed least so it made sense.
Anyway the gig went fantastically well. We had the place heaving with people. Initially we thought the audience would be lost with the music we had in the set. But thankfully they loved every track which is a great thing to happen at a gig.

We've already been offered a gig the Yardbird Jazz club.

I found out in the interval that there were lots of musicians in the audience and quite a number of bass players who were very impressed with the sound I was getting from my basses and my rig. One guy told me that he thought the bass sound was fantastic and was very surprised at the clarity that the basses had especially the higher notes had which he said reminded him of the sound Chris Squire has when using a pick.

Jazzyvee

David Houck · « **Reply #12 on:** July 17, 2011, 08:37:45 PM »

Congrats Jazzyvee! Any pics, video?

811952 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 18, 2011, 05:59:14 AM »

Video! video! video! *bangs beer bottle on bar*

jacko · « **Reply #14 on:** July 18, 2011, 08:13:53 AM »

Sounds like a great night Jazzy. Pics and videos please.

graeme