I get invitation after invitation to these types of events. By the time your communication appears in my in-box the "FREE" spots are gone and only the paid spots are available. I check my in-box regularly.
Are you running a scam? Do you release the email to your "friends" first and then the rest of us later?
The price of the ticket is trivial, but I find the Eventbrite fee intolerable.
I'm a regular attendee at Creative Mornings LA and I know that if I sign up promptly at 10:15 AM on Monday I will get a spot. They are democratic and transparent. Are you?
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Percussion Is Difficult: Letter to Chris
C
I
thought of you last night. I attended a concert, "Jazz for the City:
The Bill Cunlife Trio: music from the Movies." Bill and his bass player,
Darek Oles, have been together for 20 years. Their improvisations were
amazing, tasteful, innovative, surprising, delightful.
After
listening to their first two numbers I wondered, "What the hell is the
matter? What's wong?" I was the young drummer, Jake Reed, who obviously
has not played with the trio because he's not old enough. And he was
definitely not good enough. However, he looks great.
It's
like buying an expensive Hi-Fi system. When you get great sound
reproduction you start hearing all the imperfections that you didn't
Cunliffe
and Oles are so damn good that when Reed on percussion is just off the
beat, usually late, or banging endlessly on his largest cymbal with
little variety it's really obvious and disturbing. I found it
difficult, but necessary to tune the percussion out and just listen to
the piano and bass.
So I thought of you and wished you were there to provide the necessary support on percussion for the other two great players.
Also, I wish I could attend a concert and just enjoy it like most others, but.......Well, you know.
Percussion is really difficult.
R
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