Tag Archive | "swing music"
Posted on 28 March 2012
Tags: bonnie rait, country blues artists, ella fitzgerald, gillian welch, malvina reynolds, rag time, sister rosetta, st louis mo, swing dancer, swing music
03-27-12 – St Louis, MO>Chicago, IL – I am an amateur female singer late 20′s with what I have been told by many is a great voice. Would love to find someone who plays guitar, ukulele, banjo, or something and would like to get together to make some music. I love to improvise and would love to find someone who plays and instrument and feels that there are vocals missing and wants someone to fill in the vocal part of their music (or make it fuller, if you sing too). Like to harmonize. Good at making up the words as I go to songs that don’t have them yet.
I love to sing lots of different things, can sing a bunch of Ella’s jazz standards already, (I am a swing dancer and love dancable jazz, especially early swing music and rag time) and love folk, indie, bluegrass, older folkier country, blues, artists like Gillian Welch, Ella Fitzgerald, Malvina Reynolds, Bonnie Rait, Sister Rosetta Tharpe (just heard of her recent — Submit Yourself To This Role Now: 1
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Posted on 16 February 2012
Tags: area, band, bass players, bassists, Blues, gig, Got, nursing homes, Old, old piano roll blues, pay, piano roll blues, reno nv, san francisco ca, seniors, swing music, Thursday, volunteer, Wednesday, YOURSELF
02-15-12 – San Francisco, CA>Reno, NV – Seeking reliable volunteer BASS players for band to
provide “big band and swing” music for seniors residing in nursing homes
in the Vallejo area.
This is a no pay gig.
Our practice schedule is Tuesdays at 11:30am.
Our monthly playout schedule is at 2:00pm on the
4th Wednesday and 3rd Thursday.
Here is a list of tunes we played recently:
Ain’t We Got Fun
Louise
Ain’t Misbehaving
Old Piano Roll Blues
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Posted on 16 February 2012
Tags: area, band, bass players, bassists, Blues, gig, Got, nursing homes, Old, old piano roll blues, pay, piano roll blues, reno nv, san francisco ca, seniors, swing music, Thursday, volunteer, Wednesday, YOURSELF
02-15-12 – San Francisco, CA>Reno, NV – Seeking reliable volunteer BASS players for band to
provide “big band and swing” music for seniors residing in nursing homes
in the Vallejo area.
This is a no pay gig.
Our practice schedule is Tuesdays at 11:30am.
Our monthly playout schedule is at 2:00pm on the
4th Wednesday and 3rd Thursday.
Here is a list of tunes we played recently:
Ain’t We Got Fun
Louise
Ain’t Misbehaving
Old Piano Roll Blues
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Posted on 16 February 2012
Tags: area, band, Blues, gig, Got, nursing homes, Old, old piano roll blues, pay, piano roll blues, reno nv, san francisco ca, saxophone, saxophone players, seniors, swing music, Thursday, tunes, volunteer, YOURSELF
02-15-12 – San Francisco, CA>Reno, NV – Seeking reliable volunteer SAXOPHONE players for band to
provide “big band and swing” music for seniors residing in nursing homes
in the Vallejo area.
This is a no pay gig.
Our practice schedule is Tuesdays at 11:30am.
Our monthly playout schedule is at 2:00pm on the
4th Wednesday and 3rd Thursday.
Here is a list of tunes we played recently:
Ain’t We Got Fun
Louise
Ain’t Misbehaving
Old Piano Roll Blues
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Posted on 16 February 2012
Tags: area, band, Blues, gig, Got, nursing homes, Old, old piano roll blues, pay, piano roll blues, reno nv, san francisco ca, saxophone, saxophone players, seniors, swing music, Thursday, tunes, volunteer, YOURSELF
02-15-12 – San Francisco, CA>Reno, NV – Seeking reliable volunteer SAXOPHONE players for band to
provide “big band and swing” music for seniors residing in nursing homes
in the Vallejo area.
This is a no pay gig.
Our practice schedule is Tuesdays at 11:30am.
Our monthly playout schedule is at 2:00pm on the
4th Wednesday and 3rd Thursday.
Here is a list of tunes we played recently:
Ain’t We Got Fun
Louise
Ain’t Misbehaving
Old Piano Roll Blues
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Posted on 16 February 2012
Tags: area, band, Blues, Classical, classical pianists, gig, Got, nursing homes, Old, old piano roll blues, pay, piano roll blues, reno nv, san francisco ca, seniors, swing music, Thursday, tunes, volunteer, YOURSELF
02-15-12 – San Francisco, CA>Reno, NV – Seeking reliable volunteer PIANOyers for band to
provide “big band and swing” music for seniors residing in nursing homes
in the Vallejo area.
This is a no pay gig.
Our practice schedule is Tuesdays at 11:30am.
Our monthly playout schedule is at 2:00pm on the
4th Wednesday and 3rd Thursday.
Here is a list of tunes we played recently:
Ain’t We Got Fun
Louise
Ain’t Misbehaving
Old Piano Roll Blues
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Posted on 16 February 2012
Tags: area, band, Blues, Classical, classical pianists, gig, Got, nursing homes, Old, old piano roll blues, pay, piano roll blues, reno nv, san francisco ca, seniors, swing music, Thursday, tunes, volunteer, YOURSELF
02-15-12 – San Francisco, CA>Reno, NV – Seeking reliable volunteer PIANOyers for band to
provide “big band and swing” music for seniors residing in nursing homes
in the Vallejo area.
This is a no pay gig.
Our practice schedule is Tuesdays at 11:30am.
Our monthly playout schedule is at 2:00pm on the
4th Wednesday and 3rd Thursday.
Here is a list of tunes we played recently:
Ain’t We Got Fun
Louise
Ain’t Misbehaving
Old Piano Roll Blues
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Posted on 06 January 2012
Tags: american swing, Armstrong, Bass, bass drums, bennie goodman, clarinet, louis armstrong, music, old time, PROJECT, rhythm section, seattle wa, section, solo, swing music, Time, Trumpet, trumpet players, upright, YOURSELF
01-05-12 – Portland, OR>Seattle, WA – If you play trumpet or clarinet (we are looking for both), and like to swing, this is your project. We have the rhythm section (guitar, upright bass, drums) and some vocals but now need the reeds to lay down the melody. Looking to play old time American swing music (i.e. Louis Armstrong, Bennie Goodman, etc…). Be prepared to solo a ton. It ain’t a thing if it doesn’t swing.
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Posted on 24 June 2011
Tags: atlanta ga, drummer, drums, Gigs, great music, music reader, nashville tn, rehearsal space, rehearsals, swing music
06-23-11 – Atlanta, GA>Nashville, TN – Drummer needed to play swing music in a traditional big band. If interested, you should have some experience reading and following charts. You do not necessarily have to be a great music reader, but should be able to follow along. Rehearsals and gigs are fun and easy-going. Drums provided at rehearsal space. Please call me at — Submit Yourself To This Role Now: 1
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Posted on 24 June 2011
Tags: atlanta ga, drummer, drums, Gigs, great music, music reader, nashville tn, rehearsal space, rehearsals, swing music
06-23-11 – Atlanta, GA>Nashville, TN – Drummer needed to play swing music in a traditional big band. If interested, you should have some experience reading and following charts. You do not necessarily have to be a great music reader, but should be able to follow along. Rehearsals and gigs are fun and easy-going. Drums provided at rehearsal space. Please call me at — Submit Yourself To This Role Now: 1
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