Any musicians in here that can play jazz?

Looking to collab on a new fun project :D (smooth jazz / funk / fusion)

 

I got some pretty jazzy improv chops on keys but nothing formal or super legit- but im curious if there are any watmmers that play jazz for real..

Edited August 5, 2015 by Lane Visitor

Jazz.

  On 8/5/2015 at 10:07 AM, psn said:

Jazz.

Ooh, you sir? (:

Alright Tom, where are you hiding... ?

  On 8/5/2015 at 10:19 AM, Goiter Sanchez said:

Alright Tom, where are you hiding... ?

Lol oh wow didnt even think of that.. Hmmm..

  On 8/5/2015 at 10:25 AM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

i approve of and encourage this project

Thanks mate! :D

 

And me too.. The idea's been brewing in my mind for a while now, and I think it's time to finally try and do it!

 

What im going for:

 

http://youtu.be/r5q3rIGnqEo

 

http://youtu.be/gwGQHx2Zj6g

 

And just because....

 

http://youtu.be/j8vPEjioirE

 

And so much more. Let 's make this magic unfold... Meet me at the Hilton lobby 6pm.. We'll wear tuxes.. There will be hoer's d'oeuvres & club soda.

Edited August 5, 2015 by Lane Visitor

P .s. No irony here at all... I truly enjoy this sound.. Esp the j-funk/fusion/boogie stuff.

Edited August 5, 2015 by Lane Visitor

Nice, I really want to be in a Steely dan crossed with Snarky Puppy type band. Trouble is there is no one around here with the right styles to form said band. Also, I am not quite up to scratch myself so we'd be a poor version ha

  On 8/5/2015 at 11:08 AM, Chesney said:

Nice, I really want to be in a Steely dan crossed with Snarky Puppy type band. Trouble is there is no one around here with the right styles to form said band. Also, I am not quite up to scratch myself so we'd be a poor version ha

Nice man! I dig... Sounds like a fun vision. "Poor Version" would actually be a cool name for a project :D

yeah, I guess so ha.

I am not choppy on the keys so i'd be on guit or bass with maybe some double upped synth bass.

tread carefully guys, jazz is super serious shit, like more intense than training to be in USMC infantry or a hibernation astronaut by like 100x and shit

 

  On 8/5/2015 at 10:18 PM, joshuatx said:

tread carefully guys, jazz is super serious shit, like more intense than training to be in USMC infantry or a hibernation astronaut by like 100x and shit

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDAsABdkWSc

Lol!! Wow have i not seen this movie??

  On 8/5/2015 at 10:18 PM, joshuatx said:

tread carefully guys, jazz is super serious shit, like more intense than training to be in USMC infantry or a hibernation astronaut by like 100x and shit

 

More teachers like this please!

  On 8/6/2015 at 12:25 AM, Lane Visitor said:

 

  On 8/5/2015 at 10:18 PM, joshuatx said:

tread carefully guys, jazz is super serious shit, like more intense than training to be in USMC infantry or a hibernation astronaut by like 100x and shit

 

Lol!! Wow have i not seen this movie??

 

 

I really enjoyed it, went by really fast, real straightforward. I still find the idea of r lee ermey esque teacher of jazz music absurd but that said the whole maddening obsession over perfection and greatness by both musician / mentor is gripping. And the drumming scenes are pretty fucking cool.

I can play jazz

 

but i hate smooth jazz

(unless you actually mean jazz/funk, which I don't hate)

i enjoy playing a bit of jazz/funk, probably more slick on guitar.

  On 8/6/2015 at 2:53 PM, LimpyLoo said:

I can play jazz

 

but i hate smooth jazz

(unless you actually mean jazz/funk, which I don't hate)

  On 8/6/2015 at 9:25 PM, chim said:

i enjoy playing a bit of jazz/funk, probably more slick on guitar.

Ooh we should all chat then, cuz I'm actually more talking about that fine line between that soulful jazz-funk / r&b from the 80s and the Japanese-influenced fusion / progressive jazz / funk / pop stuff like:

 

http://youtu.be/Np5zRsLbK0o

 

And

 

http://youtu.be/GZ301XErfyQ

 

and the hotel lounge feel like:

 

http://youtu.be/fEfC_xdZD9k

 

Not necessarily that smoooth kenny g type stuff which im not wanting to play really either. I have a crazy ambitious vision of fusing these sounds of the videos i listed above with hints of certain other influences, which if anyones interested, feel free to pm me and we can chat more :D i have a project in mind that id love to collab with likeminded creative peeps on, its a little hard to sort out where to start but maybe we can experiment with some things if anyones down and has a similar vision :D

Edited August 6, 2015 by Lane Visitor

If I take a guitar solo without thinking about it I sort of default to an 80s stylee holdsworth legato through a Mesa Boogie triple rectifier sound. It's pretty embarrassing in most modern instances, but uh, I'm here for you if needed. lol?

 

I mean, I'm not nearly that proficient but I can fake it sorta.

  On 8/6/2015 at 10:09 PM, baph said:

If I take a guitar solo without thinking about it I sort of default to an 80s stylee holdsworth legato through a Mesa Boogie triple rectifier sound. It's pretty embarrassing in most modern instances, but uh, I'm here for you if needed. lol?

I mean, I'm not nearly that proficient but I can fake it sorta.

Dude awesome, thanks! Sounds legit (: would love to hear that.

 

Meanwhile, I did this pseudo jazzy 80s pop track and also a faux-bossa nova / fusion track on my last donovan release... Not that this is really close at all to those videos, but theres a breezy spirit to it i guess.

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fNzq8ytBxlw

 

https://ailanthusrecordings.bandcamp.com/track/corporate-snorkeling

I've done a couple jazz compositions on my soundcloud, would love to talk more about it with you, but you can get an idea from my soundcloud.

 

 

I'm a semi-pro jazz musician. Been making money with it for about 8 years. Probably played a good hundred gigs by now. Bass/Piano/Vocals. I can work out whatever. Ragtime to Robert Glasper. I know jazz theory like the back of my hand. But am I gonna lend you my expertise...ha! no. HA! never.

  On 8/7/2015 at 8:15 AM, Salvatorin said:

I'm a semi-pro jazz musician. Been making money with it for about 8 years. Probably played a good hundred gigs by now. Bass/Piano/Vocals. I can work out whatever. Ragtime to Robert Glasper. I know jazz theory like the back of my hand. But am I gonna lend you my expertise...ha! no. HA! never.

Would you be willing to like... fucking PM some of us some of your work? =/

Hi

I play jazz trumpet

I have been playing since I am 16 years old

 

I know many standards and particularly tunes that jazz trumpeters played

as well as most of the skatalites material especially Don Drummond compositions

here is a few examples

 

One is a new band I helped form with the bassist that focuses on Jamaican Ska and Jazz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI3QOfLIxhE

 

and this is me testing out a new horn that I was endorsed to play

 

This is an out jazz group I play in

 

and this is me fucking around with electronics and my horn

 

I use a different set up that includes a pedalboard with a loop pedal

and also incorporating the kaoss pads

 

Anyway

Yeah I play Jazz and its outer realms

If you want horn on something I would be down

it would be cooler if you were in NY and we could play live

Edited August 7, 2015 by Phlexunger