BenTunnicliffe Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Hi Folks, For my own original music's gigs, recording & touring I am struggling to find the right keyboard player. I need a musician who is: UK Based (ideally Herefordshire, Bristol, Cardiff or North Wales but I'm open to all suggestions) Interested in Jazz, World Music, Ambient Music Has a poly synth as well as a synth for lead lines with a passion for programming each Experienced Jazz chops for comp-ing and soloing Willing to memorise tunes rather than sight read Willing to come along for the social media ride (allowing me to film videos etc.) Open to doing gigs that do not pay a great deal but that never make a loss Friendly Importantly, while a fully-fledged jazz musician is fine by me, I am also genuinely open to working with the right inexperienced young player if they're genuinely passionate about the music. The music I write is certainly jazz-adjacent with a need for a keyboard player who can improvise but a key passion of mine is that I am endeavouring to create Jazz that involves synths but in a pursuit of beauty rather than in the pursuit of heavyness or funkyness. Think Weather Report and Joe Zawinul's solo work rather than Herbie Hancock's Headhunters. There is a ban on piano and Fender Rhodes in this group. I have hours of fully-written music demo'ed up, venues in mind, years of experience and I'll personally be doing all the boring admin once I find the right person. I am also hosting a jam through the tunes in Bristol early November if anyone does show interest. Although it has not yet gigged, the touring line-up of the band is drums, myself on keyboard bass, front-line horn and then said keys player on chords + top line counter melodies. Two representative tunes for a ballpark: Little Lions - Il Mare Weather Report - Brown Street Please let your keys-playing friends know by sharing this post and let them know they can contact me via any social media outlet if they have an interest in doing some playing. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knicknack Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Have just shared this with a friend of mine who may be a great fit 🤞 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenTunnicliffe Posted October 16, 2022 Author Share Posted October 16, 2022 23 hours ago, knicknack said: Have just shared this with a friend of mine who may be a great fit 🤞 You're a star, cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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