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[RedBottom]

I sorta play sax - I play alto in a wind band, and tenor wherever I can. Hoping to enrol in a jazz workshop next term. Grade 5 ish, but without the formal stuff.

Fave sax player is Dave Lewis (Blockheads), who I met before their gig at this year's Summer Sundae Weekender. Not only did he give me some really useful and sensible advice, but he went out there and proved he can walk the walk as well as talk the talk.

I'm a would-be writer, and I've written a novel for teenagers about a girl who wants to be a jazz musician. Don't know whether it'll ever be published, but if you'd like to take a look at some of it, then let me know.

 

[Bobby G]

Hello RedBottom and welcome. Smashin group, the Blockheads....

Good luck with your jazz. Given your moniker, I hesitate to ask, but what is a 'wind band'?

Cheers, Bob

 

[Lisa]

Hi There Red - is your book about me?! 😱

 

[Pete Thomas]

RedBottom wrote:
I sorta play sax - I play alto in a wind band, and tenor wherever I can. Hoping to enrol in a jazz workshop next term. Grade 5 ish, but without the formal stuff.

Fave sax player is Dave Lewis (Blockheads), who I met before their gig at this year's Summer Sundae Weekender. Not only did he give me some really useful and sensible advice, but he went out there and proved he can walk the walk as well as talk the talk.

I'm a would-be writer, and I've written a novel for teenagers about a girl who wants to be a jazz musician. Don't know whether it'll ever be published, but if you'd like to take a look at some of it, then let me know.

Hi and welcome to the Breakfast Room. Good luck with the book.

 

[Rogerb]

Bob Green wrote:
Hello RedBottom and welcome. Smashin group, the Blockheads....

Good luck with your jazz. Given your moniker, I hesitate to ask, but what is a 'wind band'?

Cheers, Bob

I think it means they suffer from flatulence.

 

[Bobby G]

I think it means they suffer from flatulence.

Ah. Redbottom on alto flatulence. Who's on baritone?

I'm interested in your book too, Red

Cheers, Bob

 

[RedBottom]

Wind band = mixture of woodwind and brass, and we play anything from symphonic stuff and military marches to songs from the shows to arrangements of folk tunes - our set for next week's gig includes a couple of broadway medlies, Scarborough Fair, Star Wars and Livin' La Vida Loca. We typically play parks, fetes, street music, festivals etc., plus our own 'in house' concerts. All comers, no audition.

In our case we have about 70 members across three ability groups, although there are players who play in two, or even all three sections (hence the 'big lad' who plays clarinet in beginners - he's a 70 year-old helper). The only pros on board are the senior director and her husband, who both teach, and the intermediate director who's a retired military bandsman.

Roger - sometimes, rehearsals do sound like mass flatulence!! Bob - the baritone flatulence is a very large lady nurse. Put it this way, she doesn't often get pulled up by the director. 😉

 

[Bobby G]

Like the Grimethorpe Colliery band with some reed players? Cool!

 

[saxismyaxe]

Hi Red,
Welcome to the forums!

 

[tengu01]

Hi there Red,

Sounds like you've got some interesting stuff going on there. Good luck with the book and the flatulence 😉

....oh. And welcome to the forum

Cheers

 

[griff136]

Hi red and welcome