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Topic: My first jazz gig 100% on pedal steel! |
Christopher Woitach
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 8 Sep 2015 6:25 pm |
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I will post the details in the correct place, but I'm excited for my first jazz gig where I am only playing steel, accompanied by one of Portlands best bassists, Tim Gilson, on the 23rd of this month
I have made a playlist of tracks for the evenings set, and have been working hard. I must admit to being a bit trepidatous, but I have to take the plunge sometime!
I have played in this club (Jo Bar) quite a bit on guitar with the great singer Becky Kilgore, so at least it's a comfortable environment. It's also nice that the owner requested the steel! I truly hope I'm ready for this - we'll find out soon!!!!
Wish me luck - I'll need it
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Christopher Woitach
cw@affmusic.com
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Darvin Willhoite
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Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 8 Sep 2015 6:26 pm
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Good luck Christopher, I'm sure you'll do a great job.
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Darvin Willhoite
MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, a restored MSA Classic SS, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Also a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored Rose S10, named the "Blue Bird". Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also have a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks, and a showroom condition Sho-Bud Super Pro. |
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Tom Gorr
From:
Three Hills, Alberta
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Posted 8 Sep 2015 6:40 pm
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That is a terrific milestone to pass and one that I am working toward as well. ..
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 8 Sep 2015 6:41 pm
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Best of luck, Christopher. It's a huge step and you are more than ready.
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Christopher Woitach
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 8 Sep 2015 7:14 pm
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Thanks guys! Geez, Jim, I sure hope I don't break a knee lever.. Here I was, worried about how I was going to perform... Thankfully, it's an MSA, it would take an atom bomb to break it!
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Christopher Woitach
cw@affmusic.com
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Bob Watson
From:
Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
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Posted 8 Sep 2015 9:40 pm
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Its cool that you're taking the plunge. IMHO, there is nothing better for you're playin' than getting out there and giggin'.  |
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John Alexander
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Posted 8 Sep 2015 10:25 pm
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| Congratulations on getting to this point, and best of luck with the gig! |
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Chris Brooks
From:
Providence, Rhode Island
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Posted 9 Sep 2015 3:30 am
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Good to hear this, from the Pac Northwest! And maybe it's catching . . . .
. . . . I have been playing Fender bass for a small, very quiet jazz group in a local restaurant. Last month the guys suggested I bring the steel. They like it--so I guess I am now playing steel, with another bass player on the set!
Tunes are standards--Footprints, Black Orpheus, Song for my Father. Nothing too far out. I use the Rotosphere as an alternate sound. Lineup is bass, drums, guitar, steel, and muted trumpet. It's fun and of course leads to inquiry among the diners about the pedal steel.
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Larry Dering
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 9 Sep 2015 5:42 am
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| Dinner with the pedal steel guitar, what's not to like. A perfect evening. |
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Christopher Woitach
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 9 Sep 2015 6:01 am
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I've been gigging for a while, but usually in a band setting, and usually for a few tunes a set - I never really get warmed up by the time I have to play guitar again! I'm hoping this will really let me see where I'm truly at as a player
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Christopher Woitach
cw@affmusic.com
www.affmusic.com
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Christopher Woitach
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 9 Sep 2015 6:46 am
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The way I ended up playing steel on this gig was that the owner heard some of my solo steel posts on Facebook, and wrote me, asking if I had a group that featured the steel. I, like most of us, can be driven crazy by social media, but I'm so pleased that in this case, it got me a nice gig!
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Christopher Woitach
cw@affmusic.com
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 9 Sep 2015 6:54 am
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excellent...
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Larry Dering
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 9 Sep 2015 7:08 am
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| Dinner with the pedal steel guitar, what's not to like. A perfect evening. |
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George Redmon
From:
Muskegon & Detroit Michigan.
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Posted 9 Sep 2015 7:45 pm
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| I think it's wonderful Christopher. The pedal steel guitar....not just for country anymore. we need more players like you and a few others in this thread. That think outside the box. Best of luck to you. |
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John Davis
From:
Cambridge, U.K.
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Posted 9 Sep 2015 10:07 pm
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Sez Adamson
From:
South Africa
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Posted 10 Sep 2015 1:15 am
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Hi Christopher.
That's fantastic. I wish I could be there. But I'm hoping that you will do a little vid, or at least a recording; if not of the whole show, then some of the highlights.
Have a great gig, and I'm looking forward to hearing some feedback from you as to how it goes. I still have to take the plunge too.
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David Wright
From:
Pilot Point ,Tx USA.
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Posted 10 Sep 2015 2:57 am
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You'll do just Great....  |
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 10 Sep 2015 5:56 am
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Have fun and don't be afraid to play simple. The stuff us steel players think is boring and cliched is exactly what people that are unfamiliar with the steel find captivating.
For instance, make sure you play sleepwalk at some point. Play it straight and stupid and the crowd will go bananas ! It works every single time. Melodies are powerful things and the steel guitar can sing them in a cooler way then any other instrument that will be on stage with you.
Really, don't worry. I play instrumental jazz type gigs all the time and I don't have near the skills that you do.
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Christopher Woitach
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 10 Sep 2015 8:07 am
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I'm super embarrassed to admit that I have never learned Sleepwalk on the steel! I kinda went straight for the Charlie Parker transcriptions... That's a great idea, Bob, and a great general point - don't get hung up about being "hip"!
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Christopher Woitach
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Craig Schwartz
From:
McHenry IL
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Posted 10 Sep 2015 8:52 am
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C chord
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Christopher Woitach
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA
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Darvin Willhoite
From:
Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 10 Sep 2015 10:47 am
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I never learned Sleepwalk either, or Steel Guitar Rag.
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Darvin Willhoite
MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, a restored MSA Classic SS, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Also a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored Rose S10, named the "Blue Bird". Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also have a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks, and a showroom condition Sho-Bud Super Pro. |
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Jim Cohen
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