The first blues gig book

How to book your bands first gig diy musician blog. But im organising a charity blues gig soon where i will be fronting the band. Looking for a specific blues artist or band, check this out first. Full moon blues sweet home chicago woodys blues beale street blues tickle ya st. List your gig musicians, when you list your gig, it will go on the home page weekly calendar as well as the local calendar. One of the most collectible of these is amiri barakas blues people 1963, written under the name leroi jones, the first modern blues book by an african american. Gigs adelaide roots and blues association gig guide. Maybe youve formed a new band that hasnt played out yet, but youre ready to book your first gig. Their longtime friendship and mutual passion for music has created an onstage chemistry thats obvious to all, along with some. The blues book 1964 the space book 1964 the blues book is an album by american jazz saxophonist booker ervin featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the prestige label. The earlier session was later released in 1988 as originally intended under horace parlans name as happy frame of mind and the later session was finally released in 2005 as tex book tenor. This is an outstanding set of combo books containing 10 access j.

You would never want to play these arrangements for anyone else to hear. Forget it man the fact your asking a question about how to get booked for a gig. My first blues guitar picking songs bookcd set mel bay publications, inc. One of the best ways to promote your band is still by getting out and playing live. Find venues in local publications that advertise live music shows. Mick fleetwood talks fleetwood macs early days in new book.

It explained the use of the pentatonic scales and chords and how to mix them up. On a hot summers night on 12 july 1962 at londons marquee jazz club, the rolling stones played their first ever gig. My words and chords are printed out on a4 pages and my default approach has always been to just put them in a ring binder on a music stand. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. The one book i bought to get me started was by blues guitar by richard daniels. The great gig book blue book fakebook the gear page. In fact, i cant figure out who would find this book useful. My first blues guitar picking songs bookcd set mel bay. Once upon a time there was a blues general meeting, it had a specific ddagendad d. The rolling stones play their first ever gig udiscover.

The bands included take 2 blues, noah mast and the blues masters, and bj estares and route 61. With a lavish new book, the love that burns, the founding drummer tells fleetwood macs story with candid memories and rare, neverbeforeseen photos. How to book a gig for your band at a live music venue. The first blues gig bb instruments book andy clark arr. Link to a gigging epk with information like other local venues youve played, how many tickets you can sell, the size of your mailing list social following, and a live recording or video so they can. The keyboardc instrument book also includes a cd recording that provides full performance recordings on side 1 and serves as a playalong practice tape on side 2. Some book only original bands or cover bands, for example. The blues in an interview with wynton marsalis, and later at a live gig he. Robin nolan gig book default manufacturer this one is a handy item, as the name suggests, for the gig bag.

Mel bay this book and accompanying audio are the perfect primer for anyone interested in learning blues guitar played with a pick. How would one go about getting booked at the house of blues. The easiest way to book a gig is to do a good job at your last gig. If your band is unsigned, playing live is a great way to build up a loyal fan base, get some media attention, and. Quiet little town detention blues rock fourth low rider dynamite. Hugh laurie plays first ever blues gig this article is more than 9 years old house star hugh laurie celebrates release of debut blues album with intimate new orleans gig. This is an outstanding set of combo books containing 10 accessible arrangements of blues tunes that are perfect for almost any performance situation. Jodi and dewey first met in 1999 at a local jam, founded the blues bureau band, and now, over 20 years later, are one of the iowas most enduring active musical collaborations. This collection of 146 fingerstyle transcriptions and arrangements covers a wide variety of styles including dozens of popular and jazz standards as well as blues and country songs, sea chanteys, folk ballads, sacred, gospel and christmas melodies, celtic and patriotic. I sort of got entertained with the first book but then with the second book, i was so blah. Maybe youre an old pro whos coming back from a long break and youre not sure how booking gigs works these days.

Another popular category of blues book is the history or survey. A first book of blues would not be a good choice if you are looking for your first book to start playing blues piano. The first blues gig bb instruments book andy clark. Blues music 128 books meet your next favorite book. Hugh laurie plays first ever blues gig music the guardian. First gig as a guitaristsinger how to organise my words. Blues piano for beginners kindle edition by harrison. Some of the pages are missing although the title page seems to indicate they are not included. Maybe youre a songwriter looking to transition from open mics to longer shows. I have a rat pack gig this weekend and thats the singers book of reference. Only include information that will directly help your cause.

Get the guaranteed lowest prices, largest selection and free shipping on most harmonica instruction at musicians friend. An addition to steve kaufmans my first series, the book starts the student from the very beginning. Its time to get rid of your real book dan reitz dot blog. Back from the gig is a double lp by american jazz saxophonist booker ervin featuring performances recorded in 1963 and 1968 but not released on the blue note label until 1976. And as soon as you complete your order today, you can be playing the first tune within just a few minutes from your secure member area. The big gig is much more than just an intriguing and comprehensive insiders. Fiction and nonfiction books about blues music and blues musicians. If youre in a hurry, you should check out the how to promote your band 60 quick top tips. If you promote the show, draw a crowd, perform well, and were easy to work with, then all it takes to. It contains 10 fun, original tunes that students love to play and audiences love to hear, skillfully arranged by paul clark and andy clark, especially for beginning combos. Learn more about the history of blues, soul and rock and roll with music books and publications from bluescentric. The big gig is the first book that describes the inner workings of the highly competitive music industry as seen through the eyes of a worldrenowned and highly successful musician. Brand new to playing walking lines on the first two songs, i needed someone to show me. The big gig provides a template for success by covering the vocational, personal, and spiritual aspects of a musicians life.

It has most of the great american songbook in one place with good changes, very compact usually 2 tunes per page with lyrics, it has specialty ethnic and holiday tunes, plus latin and a ton of. The real book is still the most common gig book for jazz musicians, but it. You probably wouldnt get much pleasure or value out of playing them as exercises. One year later at the second annual blues general meeting on the first sunday in september of 2011, peter gardiner from hokio put forward this proposal which was seconded by fraser on rhythm and david on keys. So far 2020 has been exciting for pikes peak blues. Then visit them to get a sense of the space, the crowd and the vibe. He seems to fail to see that while nearly everyone that enjoys a genre can. Playing live may be the most important thing a band can do, but booking a gig can seem like an overwhelming process especially when a band is doing all the booking themselves. A musical and cultural history of the mississippi delta by robert palmer, escaping the delta. The great gig book blue book it would be a ton of work to get it charted out, but the great gig book is the most complete fake book out there, imo. On 10 august 1920, a group of musicians collectively known as the jazz hounds recorded a song with mamie smith called crazy blues, the first blues record. Make a list of all the venues within driving distance that are booking bands like yours.

Once i absorbed that fundemental knowledge by memorising all the positions and play them fluidly,i would jam along to all. In the summer of 1962 blues incorporated, alexis korners band had a. Our first big fundraiser february 29th, leap into the blues, at the gold room was a huge success. Stomping the blues and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Youll get started right away, learning some essential lefthand and righthand patterns to use on your first or next blues piano gig. As baraka is a poet and black militant, this book is pursued by collectors of several categories.

Playable with any combination of horns plus rhythm section, the cd recording has both full. Is mamie smiths crazy blues the first blues record. They dont need a novel on your life to book a gig at a local 250 person venue. Use gig finder to easily submit your electronic press kit directly to key booking managers at venues. Sidenote ive never had any lessons except those 3 painful piano years, but have taught myself 6. This is the definitive guide to blues piano for beginners, by the worldrenowned author and educator mark harrison.