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4. Planning to wing it -Unless you play out all the time, be sure to run your whole set list for the next gig from top to bottom, dress-rehearsal style. Don’t stop for anything. Deal with problems — broken strings, cracked voices, forgotten lyrics, dropped drumsticks — as you would if you were onsta
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7. Slow To Strike You were dying to
get onstage to play, right? So think of the...
next band on the bill. Don’t start chatting up fans or ordering drinks before you strike your gear. Get the hell off the stage and give the next act a chance to play their full set.
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7 Deadly Sins of Playing a Live Gig
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Jazz saxophonist Steve Lacy was a diehard follower
of Thelonius Monk. He wasn't just a fan, either;...
Lacy became known for his recorded renditions of Monk tunes and later played in Monk's band of the early '60s. When the master spoke, Lacy listened -- and even wrote down Monk's words of wisdom.
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Thelonius Monk's 7 Deadly Sins on the Bandstand
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