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Does anyone play in a jazz band? I do, the bass. Even double-bass (that's the english word for that large accoustic instrument which is in the viola family, I think, correct me if I'm wrong), if I'm provided with one.

The other members:

- Drums (our drummer from an other rock-metal band we play together in)

- Alto saxophone

- Trumpet

- Trombone (optional... the guy isn't a permanent member because he's on a university in an other town)

- Keyboards (with Hammond-organ settings or plain piano; our keyboard-player is in fact a woman)


So, that's our band. We only play our own compositions, what we produce during long jam sessions. It's light jazz, I mean, even "normal" people can listen to it.

I would just like to know, if such phenomena exist in other countries, and mainly under the age group of ours (I'm 17 and the oldest member is 21) because there isn't much to hear about that.

I have one band that plays everything, even jazz. I play alto sax, guitar and keyboards. In the band we go circles on who plays what and when.

I should have known that there won't be much replies posted to this topic...

So, I'm quite happy that someone wrote something.

Alto sax? isn't that hard on jazz-level?

Iv'e been playing alto sax for about 12 years, so it isn't too hard.

Did you study jazz theoristics or do just let the sound come out as the product of bare improvisation?

No I haven't studied anything, I just play that's all. Studying is too complicated, it's all about having fun.

I don't now, but i played trumpet in a jazz band when i was 14.

HvyMtlClickWitch wrote:I don't now, but i played trumpet in a jazz band when i was 14.

That's so cool, I would like to play trumpet one day.

to play trumpet is difficult

I moonlight in a jazz band every now and then. It's an interesting pastime.

but everything i learn from jazz will end up in metal! lml