Restaurant gig

scot

Phil summed it up perfectly as he so often does.

pdg

We haven't touched on bandmates' inappropriate behavior. At one gig I did, the other guitarist made a spectacle of how he had spilled a drink all over his clothes right before a set. The bass player looked stoned. (Needless to say, we were not asked back.) At another gig, playing outside, the bass player (a different one) got into a heated argument with an uber driver who was flashing his lights.

Phil

https://youtu.be/aaTb89xf2Z0?si=HFwwKDGZf4trK7Eu

Jangle_Jamie

I too used to play in old folks homes in my classical days. I knew we were appreciated, even if the audience weren't quite showing it. We did change our repertoire though, to include wartime songs and things they could hum along to - which they often did! The worst thing about the old folks homes was the temperature - always crazy hot!!!

As for gypsy swing and jazz, I'm really just starting out playing a few sessions, a bit of busking and a few gigs, so I'm reading this thread with great interest.

JSanta

I'm a gigging novice compared to many of you, but most of our gigs have been during happy hours at a nice hotel restaurant, and even though I still need to work on my anxiety, we have a good mix of people listening and enjoying or just treating us as the background. Truth be told, I hope someone not really paying attention hears a tune that makes them feel something. Whether that their dinner tastes a bit better, or a good memory.

As for me, I am not a good enough player not to treat each gig very seriously, especialy because my bandmates are honest to goodness make a living at art musicians. I respect them too much not to try my best, even if that isn't always up to par.