Jazz for aficionados

What do you two musicians think of my fav ensemble,Musica Antiqua Koln ?

The Frogman & Learsfool:

Can't the French get a little love? :) I saw the 'crooks' on the stage floor behind the players at the BBC Proms.

As far as the answers about why playing 'period' instruments would be a problem; it brought to mind the famous exchange between Monk and Coleman Hawkins. :)

Thanks to both of you for your excellent information. Where would we be without your unique perspectives on music and musicians.

Cheers

Craig Handy was one of my favorite Tenor players in the 90's. I have all three of his 90's CD's. None are on youtube, so ….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KZ_9MuUjMg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKlFv0mhi3s

I thought I would bring him up, because he has a new album out, called " 2nd line Smith". Rok can then say Nawlins. Has several guests who's name begin with M.

Acman3:

I have the soundtrack CD from the movie 'Kansas City' and another titled 'Kansas City Band/After Dark' which includes additional music from the film.

Your Clips: This is Jazz in it's natural enviroment. You got ya small cramped bar, you got ya smoke, you got ya rowdy crowd, you got ya working girls. Not a sheet of music in sight. The music just has to be Jazz!!

I see they are all wearing suits and ties. :) It does matter.

I prefer the Kansas city style above all others. It swings!

Thanks for sharing.

Cheers

Hi Schubert - I am really not very familiar with Musica Antiqua Köln. I don't believe the group is actually in existence any more, I think they disbanded several years ago. If I remember correctly, they are the ones who specialized in the lesser known composers of the 17th and 18th centuries, and when they did perform say Bach or Handel, it was lesser known works.

I have always had an interest in the natural horn, but I never did pull the trigger on buying one and really learning the technique, I have only just messed around on one for a few minutes in a horn shop before. There is an active early music group in my area who tried to talk me into it, and would still probably hire me and program some stuff with horn were I to decide to do it, as there is only one guy in the area who does, and he doesn't do it very well anymore (he is nearing retirement), but I haven't yet. It is quite a bit different from what I normally do, so it would involve much time and work in my off-season, when I normally take some rest from playing. Not to mention the money involved in buying one and traveling to take some lessons to learn the special hand techniques involved. I would be lucky at this point to ever break even on that, as there wouldn't be a whole lot of opportunities to perform with it, there being only the one group in my area. So I would just be doing it for fun, which it no doubt would be.