Arggh! hard to balance. Trombonist play soft - with various mutes.
String quartets are balanced - jazz quartets are not, but they can be
- with careful playing on everyone's part. By careful, I don't mean
passionless, nor even that there should not be moments when some
instruments drown out others. There can be drama in the
juxtaposition of viola with drums, but the drama must be handled with
care.
It's an interesting problem and should stimulate interesting solutions.
Good Luck,
Chuck
On May 7, 2007, at 7:10 PM, Leigh Daniels wrote:
Hi Chuck,
I've got a jazz quintet with double bass, piano, drums, trombone and
viola. Any suggestions about getting a balance between the bone and
the
viola without amplifying the viola? I'm using Finale for the music
(just
to keep this on-topic!).
We're going to be playing in a smallish space and I'd prefer not to
amplify anything.
**Leigh
On Mon, May 7, 2007, Chuck Israels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The only time I will allow microphones to be used in my performances
is for singers. If I perform outdoors (which I try to avoid), it is
unavoidable and rarely sounds good to me. Guitar amps - OK, a
necessity, bass amps almost never. Amplified grand pianos - ugh.
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