Jazz musicians with short fuses.

[Hardbopjazz]

I was talking to someone that saw Keith Jarrett back in the early 80's. He was tell me how Jarrett was angry at someone in the audience for coughing and even told the guy to leave.

The other musician that pops into my mine is Buddy Rich.

Any others?

[danasgoodstuff]

Um, I think we've covered this, you *%$#@!

[7/4]

That's right.

How about board members with short fuses?

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[Christiern]

Fuses....or?

[JSngry]

wicks?

[7/4]

Fuses....or?

I think we're just talkin' tempers here.

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[JSngry]

So how big's the mometer?

[BeBop]

Stan gets my vote, based on one unhappy encounter.

[BruceH]

I don't see how anyone can outdo Buddy Rich in this department.

[ValerieB]

mingus and max were the "kings"!!

[AllenLowe]

well, there's one, who is very well known, who was described to me (by another well-known colleague) as follows:

"with _____ you never know if he might go off and kill everybody in the room."

as for Max, though he changed a lot in later years -

1) he beat up Abbey Lincoln

2) Bill Triglia said, "in the old days, if you were walking down the street and you saw Max walking down the street, you crossed over to avoid him, 'cause if he asked you for money you couldn't say no."

Edited March 19, 2008 by AllenLowe

[BillF]

I don't see how anyone can outdo Buddy Rich in this department.

"Get your foot the hell off my stage!"

(Buddy Rich to member of audience at Ronnie Scott's Club.)

[B. Clugston]

Freddie Hubbard: "Fuck you, white motherfuckers! Well, OK, I'll go home. If you don't like me, kiss my ass! That's right, 'cause you jive, you jive, you jive! You white motherfuckers! You the ones who started this shit! Lemme show you--you the ones--fuck you! Fuck you, you white motherfuckers!"

[Free For All]

[sidewinder]

Can't believe Miles Davis hasn't been mentioned yet..

[alocispepraluger102]

frankie capp is right up there.

[Van Basten II]

John Zorn deserves a mention especially for the Smoked meat incident.

[7/4]

John Zorn deserves a mention especially for the Smoked meat incident.

And what was the Smoked meat incident?

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[Van Basten II]

"John Zorn is not a demanding man. The veteran alto sax blower is a frequent performer at the Montreal International Jazz Festival. He's not one of those kooks who insist that the orange M&Ms be separated from the rest of the batch and be placed in a silver bowl in his dressing room. Nah. But the jazzbo is particularly cranky about one thing in Montreal: smoked meat. In his contract rider a few years back, he simply requested Schwartz's smoked meat for a nosh prior to show-time. Instead, he was sent smoked meat from a lesser dispenser downtown--one of those faux delis who would dare to meld smoked meat and pizza and, yech, spaghetti in one dish. Zorn was not amused. In a fit of carnivorous rage, he chucked the bogus smoked meat against the wall of his hotel room.

And he refused to perform until he was given the real deli deal. His show was held up for nearly half an hour. His fans were growing restless. But jazz-fest founder Andre Menard finally saved the day by rushing out to the deli himself and delivering sandwiches from Schwartz's. He also defended Zorn's actions. "I demand the best in music for my festival," Menard explained. "And he demands the best in smoked meat. Life may be full of compromises, but not when it comes to smoked meat. John was perfectly right to be picky. I am, too. Schwartz's is king. There is no substitute.""

Here's the link from this text http://hocemolinakafu.blogspot.com/2007_01_01_archive.html

[jlhoots]

Can't believe Miles Davis hasn't been mentioned yet..

I only met Miles once & he was very cordial.

Maybe it was an "off" night.

[7/4]

Sounds like Zorn knows his smoked meats.

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[B. Clugston]

"John Zorn is not a demanding man. The veteran alto sax blower is a frequent performer at the Montreal International Jazz Festival. He's not one of those kooks who insist that the orange M&Ms be separated from the rest of the batch and be placed in a silver bowl in his dressing room. Nah. But the jazzbo is particularly cranky about one thing in Montreal: smoked meat. In his contract rider a few years back, he simply requested Schwartz's smoked meat for a nosh prior to show-time. Instead, he was sent smoked meat from a lesser dispenser downtown--one of those faux delis who would dare to meld smoked meat and pizza and, yech, spaghetti in one dish. Zorn was not amused. In a fit of carnivorous rage, he chucked the bogus smoked meat against the wall of his hotel room.

And he refused to perform until he was given the real deli deal. His show was held up for nearly half an hour. His fans were growing restless. But jazz-fest founder Andre Menard finally saved the day by rushing out to the deli himself and delivering sandwiches from Schwartz's. He also defended Zorn's actions. "I demand the best in music for my festival," Menard explained. "And he demands the best in smoked meat. Life may be full of compromises, but not when it comes to smoked meat. John was perfectly right to be picky. I am, too. Schwartz's is king. There is no substitute.""

Here's the link from this text http://hocemolinakafu.blogspot.com/2007_01_01_archive.html

Perfectly reasonable behaviour if you know about Schwartz's. Nothing else compares. Kind of like asking for a Mosaic and getting a Lonehill.

[Free For All]

Perfectly reasonable behaviour if you know about Schwartz's. Nothing else compares. Kind of like asking for a Mosaic and getting a Lonehill.

"jazz nerd humor"

Edited March 20, 2008 by Free For All

[Van Basten II]

Too bad, that the lineup is way too long, can't stand waiting outside to get something to eat

[crabgrass]

John Zorn deserves a mention especially for the Smoked meat incident.

and also in Warsaw, Poland in 1999 when, in the middle of introducing the Masada String Trio, John reads the riot act...

"and Mister Greg Cohen... this is the Masada String Trio, and we are not going to play one note of music until every one of these photographic leeches get the fuck away from the stage. Goodbye. Everyone of you. Get the fuck out of here. Goodbye. Not one fucking note. Go. Someone say it in Polish. How do you say 'get the fuck out'? Zorn then yells out a Polish word provided for him from the audience. We're here to play music for the audience. We're not here to have our fucking picture taken. Goodbye. You too. I don't care who the fuck you you are, get out of here.... or what color your hair is dyed. Goodbye. All of you. Erik Friedlander, cello.. Greg Cohen on bass... Mark Feldman. We are the New York Jews, motherfucker."