04 April 2021
Powerless
I don't write about all my jazz gigs, just when there's
something notable or when we play with someone new. Now this last gig had a few items of
note. First up was playing in a park
with no power. So I was working hard as
bassist with no amp, and we couldn't play with piano, being unwilling to cart
an acoustic piano. So, this was the Tilt
Sax Trio with Justin Buckingham. It was
interesting as a chordless trio, just bass line and melody/solo above. And drums of course. I liked the effect. Just working our way through standards charts,
starting at A; sounding open and clear, contrapuntal rather than harmonic. It was hard work playing outside with now
power, but the air was still so we heard pretty well (you can lose sound with a
breeze) with the band adjusted to a lower volume. But it was certainly a workout for this bassist's fingers/arms and it demanded some simplification. That was nice, too. The outcome was evident in my favourite solo for the day, slower,
more clear in chordal statements, more mobile over the neck and through octaves. Suffice to say, we enjoyed the gig and hope
to do it again sometime. Thanks Justin,
great playing. Oh, and one more thing to
note. We performed for a Commitment
Ceremony. That was also something new to
me. How the world changes! So congratulations to Patrick and partner.
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