Calling All Instrumentalists for online jazz experiment!

[Stu Beef]

If we get anymore guitarists in here you guys might have to fight to the death for solos.

Also, here's a melody I was working on

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/98363726/Bluecomeautumn.mid

I've got the general sound and structure in my head (still need to figure out all the changes), just need to know what solo voice(s) would be on it. I'm thinkin:

head (32 bars, basically 2 phrases of 16)

repeat x 2 for solos (or as needed)

head

coda

[MixolydianPony]

Clarinetist, here. I also have an alto sax, but uh... I'd definitely consider myself rather mediocre on that.

[Grace Note]

Is this project still open? Because I love jazz, especially jazz fusion. I can play guitar, bass, drums, and keyboards all in the jazz style, too.

[Stu Beef]

Yeah I will, I'm just kind of throwing things out there (also, I figured since it's a midi anyone could technically open it with whatever software to see the notes n such).

I'll probably record myself playing the melody and do all the drums and accompanying voices and such so you guys can hear what I have in mind. From there people can take that and alter my base ideas in anyway and bam, we've got a song.

Is this project still open? Because I love jazz, especially jazz fusion. I can play guitar, bass, drums, and keyboards all in the jazz style, too.

It absolutely is! I figure at this point we won't be able to get EVERY single person a spot on EVERY song, but rather, have a rotating pool of whoever wants in on something. So, the more the merrier! Feedback and ideas would be super rad as well.

[SticktheFigure]

I have 7 years of piano down, but only two of actual jazz piano going.
I've also been playing sax for quite some time. I can record any of the four main saxophones.

Mic: Zoom H4n

[Gray Ham]

Stu Beef - Guitar/Trumpet
Cloud - Guitar
Kyoga - Guitar
theNewWorldMan - Bass Guitar
Rainbow_Rage - Trumpet
DJ TATCM - Piano
Lore RD - Kit
ChromaticChaosPony - Guitar
MilesTiden - French Horn/Alto Sax
Lavender_Harmony - Piano
Gray Ham - Trumpet
NewWorldMare - Piano
Decmaster XI - Trombone
Essper - Guitar
MixolydianPony - Clarinet
SticktheFigure - Piano

Jeez. XD

[LoreRD]

I also play decent jazz piano, btw

[Stu Beef]

Thanks for compiling that (though I too play a FEW more instruments than the ones listed...but enough about me)!

Also, sorry I haven't been updating (again) but MAN I been busy with things! This month should...maybe be slightly better, since I'm mostly just writing rather than recording a bunch of stuff, and I need to do lots of sound checks anyway to prepare for a big recording session in December. I probably won't be able to flesh out any of the sketches I've posted in this thread, but maybe recording them with some real instruments/instrumentation will help give everyone ideas for things to do with their individual parts.

[SticktheFigure]

So hey, any word on this?
Did the dream die?
I was really psyched and would love to know.

[Stu Beef]

I was hoping this would be lost to the annals of time.


Thing is, I too would like to do this (I mean, that's why I started it), but it would be too much of an undertaking to do all the writing by myself. I tried to get a little bit of back and forth going, but I guess that didn't pan out.

If I ever have any ideas that I think that would be appropriate for this project, I'll definitely share, but as it is I'm busy with a bunch of other stuff and I really don't have the motivation to approach a daunting project like this.


Sorry

[Maelstrom]

Well, if this ever becomes a thing, I play the tenor sax. I'm willing to play whatever, I love jazz

[Gray Ham]

I could arrange something small...

EDIT: Typical head > solos > head > finish.

[Acsii]

:/ I'm gonna have to pull out guys sorry :/

[AdamTh3Walker]

I'd suggest starting out with a cover of something, to see how the chemistry is. Starting out ambitiously with writing can be frustrating, and that's putting it nicely.

This. Maybe a rendition of On Green Dolphin Street, perhaps? I wrote one piece for a combo in high school, but it's been a long time. A long time.

[Stu Beef]

Ideas and all that are still welcome. If you wanna stick your head in here and ask if someone can cover a part, by all means. Everyone is still encouraged to submit whatever, I just can't provide input on a super significant level. I still have dreams of forming some kind of super group, but for now ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING IS COOL WITH ME.

[Omnomnomnom]

This NEEDS to become a real thing! PLEASE!

Ahem. Sorry.
Well, this does seem a daunting project, and there are dangers in "biting off more than one can chew". Still, a man can dream, can't he?

Anyways, I'm a pianist and clarinetist, though clarinet would be my preferred jazz instrument, given the plethora of keyboardists already here. Sooo.... if anybody needs a clarinet, I'm here (as well as mixolydianpony).

[SticktheFigure]

I think we should write up a list of instrumentalists on board with this (they would need the necessary recording equipment) so that we can plan ahead. We could get ahold of a user who is experienced in writing multi-instrumental. Perhaps an orchestral composer? Those who write and are familiar with jazz could collab on writing/revising over skype, even. Find out who would want solos and all. I really want us to pull something together. Given infinite time, I would gladly try and run this. However, school school school. Though we did just start the new semester. Perhaps free time is more abundant?

Who knows. I kind of trailed off there. Point is, let's get a list going.

[Stu Beef]

Well, Gray kindly compiled a list just up the page.

Stu Beef - Guitar/Trumpet
Cloud - Guitar
Kyoga - Guitar
theNewWorldMan - Bass Guitar
Rainbow_Rage - Trumpet
DJ TATCM - Piano
Lore RD - Kit
ChromaticChaosPony - Guitar
MilesTiden - French Horn/Alto Sax
Lavender_Harmony - Piano
Gray Ham - Trumpet
NewWorldMare - Piano
Decmaster XI - Trombone
Essper - Guitar
MixolydianPony - Clarinet
SticktheFigure - Piano

Jeez. XD

Lore's also thrown in for piano, Maelstrom volunteered the sax, and we have oomomomomoomomom's clarinet. If anyone wants to bounce around ideas, I'm totally open for that; I just hope no one was thinking that I was gonna straight up write everyone's parts (which is sort of why you never got much out of me). I still have those sparse ideas I submitted to the thread earlier, I think I developed them a bit too. My mind isn't exactly in Jazz Mode right now though. I'm dedicating all my time (that isn't spent on schoolwork, practice, or an allotted amount of online dickery) to working on an album.

But, if anyone's a chord savant, I could knock out tunes for days. I can do melody and structure but I'm a massive scrub when it comes to traditional jazz harmony.

[SticktheFigure]

I have this old chord progression that I used to "sing" to during band camp.
By sing I mean in more of comedic story telling manner, than a serious song.
It's really simple and roughly only covers...eight bars? It was either eight or sixteen, IIRC.

[Decmaster IX]

Yo guys I kinda forgot that I had written this a while ago. I could transcribe it to more traditional parts easily. Of course, changing up the sax line and stuff with help making it more melodic. And longer. And with solos.

https://soundcloud.com/decmaster-ix/lacys-jazz

[SticktheFigure]

Here are the chords.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/59402716/Music ... TE-100.wav

Ignore the improv that clearly no effort went into.

[Stu Beef]

Decmaster, I'm trying to wrap my head around the rearranging that would have to be done to make that sufficiently jazzy. I dig the tune, I just don't think it fits in the idiom.

That's definitely closer stick, though it feels more...pop to me? If we can make it a little less Kenny G I'd be all over that, haha.

[SticktheFigure]

Decmaster, I'm trying to wrap my head around the rearranging that would have to be done to make that sufficiently jazzy. I dig the tune, I just don't think it fits in the idiom.

That's definitely closer stick, though it feels more...pop to me? If we can make it a little less Kenny G I'd be all over that, haha.

All Kenny, all the time.

Actually, I barely listen to any Kenny. What a lie.

[Forza SoundFire]

I can do 4 mallet vibes, drums and perc.
You might be able to persuade me to do trombone, sax or, more likely, jazzy violin.

Plenty of equipment and skills to do decent recordings

[Decmaster IX]

Decmaster, I'm trying to wrap my head around the rearranging that would have to be done to make that sufficiently jazzy. I dig the tune, I just don't think it fits in the idiom.

That's definitely closer stick, though it feels more...pop to me? If we can make it a little less Kenny G I'd be all over that, haha.

Oh goodness, now I have to do it haha. It's okay, I realize it's a little bit more French House than Jazz, but I've got some great ideas involving Big Band and Swing…

I'm rather busy right now, but give me some time and I'll come up with parts and a (crappy) synthesized version for a recording.

Also, I agree, that sounds pretty good, Stick. Throw some traditional ballad instruments behind it and it'll be (pretty close to) good to go.