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I just realized that when Jazz clubs reopen they might require the audience to wear masks. Then I realized that this would mean Jazz musicians would no longer have to struggle to be heard above noisey patrons!
Masks for audience members: YES!
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If you give a patron any alcohol, they will forget how to use their inside voice. The mask will not help the sound, but it may prevent them from spitting on you.
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You'd hope so , but in a recent experiment at opening up a venue, not only were patrons distancing (as expected and one would hope for) but not allowed to sing along. (But I think they were allowed to hum along...)
Maybe they could have (optional) added crowd sound effect like football matches.
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Or just put cardboard fans in the seats, like MLB. Though personally, I'd love to play to a masked house. It'd be like playing in a weird late Kubrick film.
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If it was Jazz they wouldn't be singing along anyway.
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Wouldn't that be nice!!!!
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Spitting? Are you confusing jazz gigs with punk gigs again?
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When we filmed a big band christmas special for tv thy used a paid audience, and had them pre-record clapping, cheering, etc. because they didn't know to do that after solos/etc. It was pretty interesting seeing the final result!
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I've seen plenty of singing along at Jazz clubs, Ronnie Scotts, Concorde Club. I suppose it all depends on the type of jazz. It was especially nice to have the singing along at Slim Gaillard's wake at Ronnie's.
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