Misc recording Bristol Community Big Band Performance

nigeld · Oct 18, 2016

Here's "You Make Me Feel So Young", played by the band I play in (Bristol Community Big Band) during our gig last week at The Canteen in Bristol. The singer is Denny Ilett. It was recorded on a phone, so the sound and especially the video quality leaves something to be desired. Somewhere in the depths of the saxophone sound is me and one other on bari. Fortunately I cannot be heard.

trimmy · Oct 18, 2016

Enjoyed that Nigel 🙂 love to play in a band like that.

rhysonsax · Oct 18, 2016

Good singer and good band. That sounds like fun.

Rhys

Jeanette · Oct 18, 2016

Loved it 🙂

Jx

Profusia · Oct 18, 2016

Very nice! Great vocals too.

nigeld · Dec 12, 2016

Here is a version of Catch as Catch Can from our Bristol Community Big Band gig last weekend. It went a bit faster than normal!

https://soundcloud.com/user-935648777%2Fcatch-as-catch-can

Jonesy · Dec 13, 2016

Great stuff @nigeld.

What is the age range in your band?
We have a fairly full spread from a trio of talented 14 year-olds to oldies like me (64), and we've just had a bass guitarist join at the age of 77 (his daughter and grand-daughter play saxes).

Our band will be in Winchester for a concert on 21st Jan, and I gather we will be playing with a community band from Bristol, would that be your gang?

nigeld · Dec 13, 2016

Jonesy said:
What is the age range in your band?
We have a fairly full spread from a trio of talented 14 year-olds to oldies like me (64), and we've just had a bass guitarist join at the age of 77 (his daughter and grand-daughter play saxes).

Our youngest player is about 17 and I guess that the oldest is in his early 70's.

Jonesy said:
Our band will be in Winchester for a concert on 21st Jan, and I gather we will be playing with a community band from Bristol, would that be your gang?

I don't think this is our band. If it is, I haven't heard about it yet. There are community concert bands and wind bands in Bristol besides our big band. Good luck with the gig.

Jonesy · Dec 13, 2016

Just checked and it is the "Bristol Reggae Orchestra".

Johnrydal · Dec 13, 2016

nigeld said:
Here's "You Make Me Feel So Young", played by the band I play in (Bristol Community Big Band) during our gig last week at The Canteen in Bristol. The singer is Denny Ilett. It was recorded on a phone, so the sound and especially the video quality leaves something to be desired. Somewhere in the depths of the saxophone sound is me and one other on bari. Fortunately I cannot be heard.

Sounding good Nigel. Well done