Playing the saxophone The Cafe Trio grown to Octet down to Sextet

[Jeanette]

Where is the meet? Please send me details...

This isn't a cafe meet just a few of us getting together on a regular basis to play. If you want to join us it's Heald Green Village Hall 1 till 4

Jx

 

[Tenor Viol]

I didn't know he was a plague doctor?

 

[nickh]

glad i asked now!

 

[Jeanette]

He'd be able to see what he was doing if he didn't have to wear the mask.

He'll need more than a mask when I've finished with him 😉

Jx

 

[Tenor Viol]

I'm sure it says this somewhere in the thread, or in another one...

@trimmy , @Jeanette and I started meeting at my house occasionally to try to play trios. We started growing, so we moved venue to somewhere equally inconvenient for all of us (except J 🙂 ). Numbers vary, and people come and go, but there's about 7 or 8 of us.

We try to play ensemble music. For some, it's a new experience as they've never played in groups before. For others, it's playing in different genres, or a chance to play with other saxes.

Are we safe to be let out in public yet? Probably not... but we might do a charity something next Christmas... maybe...

Playing with others is fun, pie and cake features a lot, you pick-up on things that are hard to discover on your own such as blending with others, balance of sound, timing...

The down side is that you sometimes have me waving my hands conducting, and more recently @chadders too.

We get occasional visitors, last year we had @Rob Pealing over from Canada and we timed our meet with his visit so that he could join us.

The thing that would really help would be a regular bari player, plus some extra sops to support J against the alto and tenor hords...

 

[Jeanette]

Finished pie 🙂

Jx

 

[brianr]

Well, there are several definitions of "finished".

I suspect the 2nd version will apply about 5 minutes after the Scousers see that beauty.

have a great day folks.

 

[trimmy]

Banofee has confused my mind.. Just checking its next Sunday not today?!

I think it's today -

glad i asked now!

Nearly had a whole bannoffe to myself

He'll need more than a mask when I've finished with him 😉

Jx

Oooooo matron 🙂

 

[Jeanette]

Today we welcomed Kevgermany

Jx

 

[Jeanette]

Had a great afternoon thanks guys, just enough banofee pie left to keep hubby happy!!

We are so lucky to have @tenorviol and @chadders to keep us in time and playing well together.

@trimmy wants to do a gig so we need to get even better, we can do it
Jx

 

[Alice]

Brilliant! I look forward to the cd!

 

[Jeanette]

Brilliant! I look forward to the cd!

Hey steady on 🙂

Jx

 

[brianr]

Can you put forum names to the faces.

cant believe there was pie left . poor show.

 

[Jeanette]

Can you put forum names to the faces.

From left to right RichardR looking serious, Gladsaxisme in stripes, NIckh trying to hide, Trimmy our little reprobate, Chadders in stripe competition, Tenorviol looking dashing in lovely blue (I meant to say Ron I really liked that shirt) Kevgermany with bari 🙂

Jx

 

[Tenor Viol]

Can you put forum names to the faces.

cant believe there was pie left . poor show.

I don't like bananas so I didn't have any 🙁
I've just got home, so a bit tired.
I thought we would have a go at speaking in rhythm, using 'geographical fugue'... it was interesting...

View: https://youtu.be/uZfSolxrLWo

 

[Jeanette]

I don't like bananas so I didn't have any 🙁

You could have left them!

Jx

 

[trimmy]

cant believe there was pie left . poor show.

I decided to leave some for Dave (J's hubby) as he's a nice guy
Pie was delish.....

 

[Tenor Viol]

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Is an old Latin motto that sprang to mind this afternoon (variously translated as 'who watches the watchers', or, ' who guards the guardians' etc). We were 'blessed' with the presence of two Forum moderators... we were trying to work out who should moderate them...

 

[trimmy]

@trimmy wants to do a gig so we need to get even better, we can do it

Only a community gig not a paid gig, we ain't that good......yet ! 😉

Brilliant! I look forward to the cd!

It will be very very expensive as it will be a one off, Minni Vanilli anyone !!

 

[Alice]

From left to right RichardR looking serious, Gladsaxisme in stripes, NIckh trying to hide, Trimmy our little reprobate, Chadders in stripe competition, Tenorviol looking dashing in lovely blue (I meant to say Ron I really liked that shirt) Kevgermany with bari 🙂

Jx

Fabulous! You need to be in the next photo too J 🙂
It's really nice to put names to faces.