fasstrack Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 (edited) Joel Fass solo guitar Smalls 181 W.10th NY, NY http://www.smallsjazzclub.com Monday, May 2nd Early show: 7:30-9:15 For people in the NY area, especially you early birds: I'm playing the early two sets fine tuning material for a solo guitar CD I want to record called Calling all Romantics. I've been playing solo guitar for over 30 years and it's time to document it. I'm using this gig to read the crowd and fine-tune the material. The theme is Romanticism---a wide berth, admittedly. Like all the gigs I lead I will stretch out and dig into what I have artistically, but the tunes are the star. I'd especially like to see my friends to inspire me to play well and give spiritual support for the project. If you can't make it there will be a live stream at the website listed up top. All gigs are also archived there. Click on artists, the guitar icon, my name See you at Smalls Edited April 30, 2011 by fasstrack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 http://www.smallsjazzclub.com Link fixed to where it's live. FYI - if you want a clickable link in a post here, you gotta preface it with whatever the Hyper Text Transfer Protocol is. It's usually http:// Just so you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasstrack Posted April 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 http://www.smallsjazzclub.com Link fixed to where it's live. FYI - if you want a clickable link in a post here, you gotta preface it with whatever the Hyper Text Transfer Protocol is. It's usually http:// Just so you know. Alright. Thanks, and I just dusted off my dunce cap. Come to think of it there was no dust on it. (only emoticon with a cap. I'm sure more will follow from youse wags) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasstrack Posted May 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Bump. Tonight. Wish me luck.... Nah, no luck needed, just enjoyment and that's a no-brainer..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Break a leg, Joel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasstrack Posted May 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Break a leg, Joel! Or as my friend the late Morris Edwards told a guy about to go on: 'Break your leg!' Thanks for the good vibes. Looking forward to it. Could use more sleep, though. Oh, well..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasstrack Posted May 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 (edited) It was nice, especially the 2nd set. Amazing house for a Monday and that inspired me. The 1st set my nerves got the better of me on some tunes, speeding up (when you hear that as you play it's uncomfortable and you just have to go with it). I was making mistakes and forgetting things, too. Also nerves. And I'm not hard on myself. This was the first gig back after quite some time, so I was brave! I kept taking chances and digging in and before long it settled down and swung. The ballads came off well, I thought, and it was not easy listening for them (or me) b/c I will play from a whisper to a roar, and when it's really quiet you can hear the talking cutting through. But ballads, by the end of them, calm a crowd down, too. All this is very therapeutic and makes you focus more. Last night kept getting better and better. I had a singer, Maryanne Sollivan, and a keyboard player, Brian Charette play the last two tunes and that worked well for relative strangers, and was well-received. The crowd was enormous by then. On to the next one. I really feel like playing and performing now. Edited May 3, 2011 by fasstrack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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