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Is a guitar needed in a Jazz Quartet? (read more)…?
Right, I am currently in a Jazz trio, Piano, Sax and Bass. When the drummer joins it will become a Jazz Quartet. There is a possibilty for a Jazz guitar to be involved in the band. Is it nessacary to have a Guitarist if there is a piano player as well? Will it be a waste of a musician, as the chords will just be doubled….
What do you think? Do you think we should have a guitarist as well?
This is a good question! No, a guitarist is NOT NEEDED. But, as another answer states “a good guitarist would make it better.” However, not only must the guitarist be VERY GOOD and a true “jazz” man, but the keyboard player and the guitarist have to discover how to stay out of each other’s way! This is no easy matter. I had a jazz trio wherein I usually played piano, but often drums and sometimes bass! My brother and I swapped around. It was the best gig EVER! Many times we augmented the group with a guitarist, or had a guitarist sub for the bassist. Let me tell you it is not an easy matter to just play keyboards with a guitarist. I also play guitar so I could communicate well enough with the other musician. But there were only two or three guitarists out of many who I would consider playing with regularly.
To shorten the answer, it can add to the band, but it will take some EXTRA work between the guitarist and the keyboardist! They have to complement each other musically.
Rob Christian Jazz Quartet
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Charlie Park Jazz Festival 2006 (Bird is the Word) Lobby Card Music Postcard Print – 4×6 $2.52 Charlie Park Jazz Festival 2006 (Bird is the Word) Lobby Card Music Postcard Print – 4×6… |
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Color Quartet I by Karen Dupre. Size 16.00 inches width by 16.00 inches height. High Quality Art Poster Print Color Quartet I by Karen Dupre.Total Size : 16.00 inches width by 16.00 inches height.This is the Highest Quality Art Print Reproduction of the Original Work. Fully Authorized by the Artist. OnlineWall is the worlds best quality art print, poster and framing store with over 25 years custom framing experience our quality of art prints cannot be beat …. |
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Color Quartet II by Karen Dupre. Size 16.00 inches width by 16.00 inches height. High Quality Art Poster Print Color Quartet II by Karen Dupre.Total Size : 16.00 inches width by 16.00 inches height.This is the Highest Quality Art Print Reproduction of the Original Work. Fully Authorized by the Artist. OnlineWall is the worlds best quality art print, poster and framing store with over 25 years custom framing experience our quality of art prints cannot be beat …. |
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Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall $3.20 Every year sees a crop of newly found jazz gems, but rarely are listeners treated to anything as special as this 1957 concert recording of Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane, which was accidentally discovered in an unmarked box by a Library of Congress engineer early in 2005. Until now, fans could only dream of hearing these two immortals play together beyond the three studio tracks they left behin… |
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The Essential Yo-Yo Ma $8.88 flexfield5… |
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Green in Blue: Early Quartets [3 CD] $19.12 Features master bassist Arild Andersen’s first three albums as a leader: Clouds In My Head (1975), Shimri (1976) and Green shading Into Blue (1978) – none of which has previously appeared on CD! All three discs have been eagerly sought by collectors over the years, and this box will appeal both to followers of Arild Andersen and ECM completists, as well as anyone who enjoys hearing spirited j… |
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Playboy Jazz Festival Volume 1 $79.99 Since it’s beginnings in 1979, the Playboy Jazz Festival has rapidly grown into a major international event. Each year now, the Hollywood Bowl is host to the greatest names in jazz as they gather for an all-out celebration of music’s most honest, free, and spontaneous form of expression. Here, in all their brilliance and diversity, are the true leaders in their field – artists like Lionel Hampton,… |
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Zoot Sims Quartet [VHS] $19.95 … |
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Outside in Sight: Music of United Front [VHS] $23.95 … |
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Bob James: An Evening of Fourplay Vol 1 & 2 $10.14 Synopsis The fantastic foursome of FOURPLAY features Bob James on keyboards, Lee Ritenour on guitars, Nathan East on bass and Harvey Mason on drums. They are joined by special guests Chaka Khan, Phillip Bailey and Phil Perry in the spectacular live DVD “An Evening With Fourplay”. Featured in this 12-song set are 3 of their early classics: Between The Sheets (featuring Chaka Khan), After The Danc… |