Jazz/Funk Band

[Jurian]

Hi guys!

If anybody has listened to my music, you will have noticed that I play mostly jazz/funk music. On the audio portal I'm not really hearing a lot of jazz/funk music nor do I know a lot of such musicians on NG. So jazz/funk musicians of NG let's come together and start to jam!

Some people might be flaming me that I didn't post this in the Clubs & Crews forums, well... I don't think there are that many musicians on the C&C forums, yet probably they are on the audio forums

I'll imediately set up some rules:
- Anybody is allowed to set up a audio collab
- Covers are allowed, as long as you play everything (so no ripped vocals etc)
- Set dates for the parts for a collab
- I'm the headmaster, my word is law (if this becomes really big I'll appoint coleaders)

So come on guys, let's get started! This is the first thing we can do:
A nice song by Amy Winehouse or Herbie Hancock or another not too complicated song.
A (nice) song by ME

At least we'll need this instruments:
[X]Piano(Me)
[]Guitar
[](Contra)Bass
[]Drums
[]Brass(1 or 2 people at least)

We need as much brass as possible cause, that's cool.
If we have multiple guitars, basses and brass. It's ok.
Percussion would be cool too.

So guys. sign up!!

[preffertobedead]

Check me, and team with me, add me at msn.

[Jurian]

At 2/18/08 02:05 PM, preffertobedead wrote: Check me, and team with me, add me at msn.

What do you play? What's your MSN? How good r U?

[preffertobedead]

I play the piano since A LOT, but i use the REASON 4 and i can sample the brass and horns and whatever the hell u want, but yeah i have a lot of music theory and im a kickass piano player LOL.

My msn

[Jurian]

At 2/18/08 02:16 PM, preffertobedead wrote: I play the piano since A LOT, but i use the REASON 4 and i can sample the brass and horns and whatever the hell u want, but yeah i have a lot of music theory and im a kickass piano player LOL.

My msn

Not to be rude, but I want live recordings so no sampling. And if you would have read the first post you'ld see that I play the piano.

[preffertobedead]

Sorry then take me out, i like to masterize and work with samples hence the sound is better to me, make live recordings through internet to make a band is gonna be tough because the audio is probably gonna have low quality, seriously. SAMPLES AIN'T GONNA KILL YOU (L) !

[Jurian]

At 2/18/08 02:22 PM, preffertobedead wrote: SAMPLES AIN'T GONNA KILL YOU (L) !

i know they won't. but I was in for something new.

[RadioactiveRhino]

Here I am. RadioactiveRhino reporting! I'm a saxist, as you may know from my personal Sax playing thread, and am open to any jazz or funk. Written notation is appreciated though. I have a good amount of experience with Herbie Handcock, so PM me and let's get rolling!

[TheLobsterman]

im a jazz/funk tenor sax player, hit me up at my aim: Lobsterman620

[Twoism]

I can play jazz drums y'know.

[Claxor]

So, who's recording first? Kinda hard to comp a solo you can't hear, eh? :P

Anyway, I'd love to hear Watermelon Man :) (I play piano, so I guess I'm out).

[Claxor]

Also, while I'm at it, play some Monk shit damnit ;)
Find a bigger genious, please.

[TheLobsterman]

i can solo on watermelon man for ages ;) so i like that idea

[RadioactiveRhino]

At 2/18/08 08:41 PM, TheLobsterman wrote: i can solo on watermelon man for ages ;) so i like that idea

It's a pretty simple song. I can as well :-)
Now, cantalope island! Wooowee!

[Jurian]

I think Watermelon Man is a good song to start of with =D
Do all brass guys know the main riff?
I need chords to improv so if anyone could be so kind to tell me the chords.
We will need a bassist and a guitarist....
Especially the bassist. So we're off, almost.

[RadioactiveRhino]

Are you counting sax as brass?
I tend to be literal, as sax isn't technically a brass or horn...

[Claxor]

At 2/19/08 02:10 AM, Jurian wrote: I think Watermelon Man is a good song to start of with =D
Do all brass guys know the main riff?
I need chords to improv so if anyone could be so kind to tell me the chords.
We will need a bassist and a guitarist....
Especially the bassist. So we're off, almost.

If noone has it I could transcribe it for ya.

[Jurian]

At 2/19/08 06:42 AM, RadioactiveRhino wrote: Are you counting sax as brass?
I tend to be literal, as sax isn't technically a brass or horn...

It's just the *sax and all(flute trumpets and such) how do you call it? Do you(<<<) guys know the main riff?

[Jurian]

At 2/19/08 06:44 AM, Claxor wrote: If noone has it I could transcribe it for ya.

That would be great. Yes please

[Claxor]

At 2/19/08 12:46 PM, Jurian wrote:

At 2/19/08 06:44 AM, Claxor wrote: If noone has it I could transcribe it for ya.

That would be great. Yes please

Ok, I'm on it ;)

[Claxor]

http://midishrine.com/midi/20859.mid

There's the piano part. The chord progression is a 16 bar blues in F;

F7-F7-F7-F7
Bb7-Bb7-F7-F7
C7-Bb7-C7-Bb7
C7-Bb7-F7-F7

Want me to do the brass (well, I don't know the real english word for it XD) part as well?

[Jurian]

At 2/19/08 02:42 PM, Claxor wrote: http://midishrine.com/midi/20859.mid

There's the piano part. The chord progression is a 16 bar blues in F;

F7-F7-F7-F7
Bb7-Bb7-F7-F7
C7-Bb7-C7-Bb7
C7-Bb7-F7-F7

Want me to do the brass (well, I don't know the real english word for it XD) part as well?

I don't know if the brass guys know it. So i'll let you know. Thanks for telling me the chords,

[sculpted-cold]

You said you still need a guitar player? I've been playing for about six and a half years now and I played in my high school's jazz band, so maybe you can use me or something.

AIM: coryunsane

[Claxor]

http://midishrine.com/midi/20862.mid
I did it anyway, it's not the most complicated melody :P

[Jurian]

At 2/19/08 02:59 PM, sculpted-cold wrote: You said you still need a guitar player? I've been playing for about six and a half years now and I played in my high school's jazz band, so maybe you can use me or something.

AIM: coryunsane

Yay, that's great
I don't have AIM
So if anyone wants to record their parts at about 130 BPM and do the main riff, a variation n the main riff, and a solo and mail me at [e-mail]

Let's see what we'll have

[Gian]

I can do the Guitar.. I have some improvisation skills with blues.. Check out my stuff.. =)

[Claxor]

And to celebrate ;)

[sculpted-cold]

At 2/19/08 03:15 PM, Jurian wrote: Yay, that's great
I don't have AIM

Nevermind then?

[RadioactiveRhino]

At 2/19/08 03:15 PM, Jurian wrote:
Yay, that's great
I don't have AIM
So if anyone wants to record their parts at about 130 BPM and do the main riff, a variation n the main riff, and a solo and mail me at [e-mail]

Mmk....
I'll do some recording either THIS or NEXT thursday!

[sorohanro]

FINALLY !!!
people interested in jazz ... i guess i haven't seen something like this for ages ...

so i play some jazz and funk from time to time
E Funk
Pat Methenystique or
Oleo
are just few examples of what i post here on this direction ...

i'm a trumpet player and i guess i can record a solo on something
guess is good for begining to start with a simple easy jazz standard