Author Topic: Jazzvee Gigs 2015 (Read 528 times)

jazzyvee · « **on:** January 30, 2015, 09:35:43 AM »

First gig of the year. Ultimate 80's Weekender at Butlins Bognor Regis with Musical Youth.
http://www.bigweekends.com/splash-pages/ultimate-80s-hit-factory-live.aspx
https://www.facebook.com/events/683978948377529/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular

Looks like a trip out for my Maple Europa.

jazzyvee · « **Reply #1 on:** February 23, 2015, 08:27:34 AM »

Next gig with my NotStrictlyJazz Quartet.

elwoodblue · « **Reply #2 on:** February 23, 2015, 09:24:18 AM »

Great poster!
That really looks fun,

elwood

rustyg61 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 23, 2015, 09:53:04 AM »

Cool poster! Let me know when you come to Texas!

jazzyvee · « **Reply #4 on:** March 03, 2015, 11:40:12 PM »

Well if you know anyone in Texas who might be interested in booking a jazz funk band from the UK send them this link so they can see what we do. :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3DD0UbiRrY&spfreload=10

rustyg61 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 05, 2015, 11:58:07 PM »

Great video Delano!

jazzyvee · « **Reply #6 on:** May 21, 2015, 11:17:29 AM »

I'm off later for my first guitar gig in years. I'm playing with a jazz big band called the Basement Band.
http://livebrum.co.uk/bearwood-corks-club/2015/05/21/the-basement-band

Taking my Orion guitar for this one and my Roland JC120.

Looking forward to it.
:-)

jazzyvee · « **Reply #7 on:** May 22, 2015, 07:31:05 AM »

I haven't seen many photo's from the gig so this will do. It's been years since I've sat down on a gig and I have to say, I prefer to stand :-)

rustyg61 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 23, 2015, 09:40:16 AM »

The only gig I ever sat down for was when I had 103 temperature & was too sick to stand. Robert Fripp used to sit on a stool with King Crimson.

jazzyvee · « **Reply #9 on:** August 08, 2015, 01:50:57 PM »

Just finished a gig playing my alembic powered strat and the next band comes on stage and the bassie is wielding 4 string alembic orion bass. How cool is that!!
They are called Ledz go Purple, a led zeppelin deep purple tribute band from holland. I wonder if Flip knows them.

jazzyvee · « **Reply #10 on:** August 12, 2015, 02:25:00 PM »

Had rehearsal this afternoon with the blues band I've recently joined and as soon as I got into the rehearsal room the band leader/lead singer/guitarist asked.... What kind of fender stratocaster was I playing on Saturday night!!???.

He said when I was setting up on stage and playing a few things to warm up, both him and his brother stopped what they were doing and were listening intently to the sound of my strat. He said everything I played sounded incredibly clean crisp and powerful and that he had never ever heard a guitar sound that good before and he added that after we left the stage the sound guy approached him and said more or less the same thing. (the band leader has been a pro guitarist since the late 60's and is from a musical family so I guess he knows his stuff). He did like my playing too, I might add, even though I still only know about 1/3rd of the set and was flying on the seat of my pants through the gig..

After my humble thanks at his comments i explained that the guitar is a standard USA stratocaster but powered by Alembic pickups and electronics. Now he wants me to bring that guitar on every gig and is thinking of getting some alembic activators for his strat. I guess sometimes people do listen and can hear a difference.

David Houck · « **Reply #11 on:** August 16, 2015, 06:52:14 PM »

Nice story!

jazzyvee · « **Reply #12 on:** August 16, 2015, 11:29:46 PM »

Had two gigs with the band this Friday and Saturday gone in Louth Lincolnshire. No alembic power was used at either gig.

jazzyvee · « **Reply #13 on:** August 29, 2015, 02:29:38 AM »

Two gigs this weekend, one Tonight on bass with Musical Youth at the Beachcomber Inn in Brean, Taunton, Engand and the other is tomorrow night on guitar at the Saddlers Arms pub in Solihull, West midlands England with a band I've recently joined called the Broombusters.

sonicus · « **Reply #14 on:** August 29, 2015, 07:01:10 AM »

Jazzy ,
Congratulations on the back to back musical engagements. I have a few of such in September as well . When it rains it pours with never a dull moment ! Multi instrumentalists experience this more often I would think .

(Message edited by sonicus on August 29, 2015)