Blue note man plays in a band,
Bass, drums and sometimes guitar;
not many people get to hear him,
but he is always having a blast.
Melvin lives in THE city and works the nights as a bass player in a Jazz band. His band is called 'Cuatro Gatos'; they are a quartet with a taste for 'Bluesy' melodies...Their live performances are great but the band is not well known beyond the Jazz district. There are not that many Jazz lovers these days...
The best part of their music is the solo exchanges. The drummer keeps a good pulse for the band, Melvin is a creative force, the guitarist is like a surgeon with the chords and the pianist likes to keep it simple but has a great feeling for the music. The pianist name is Manny and he has recently joined the band. Manny loves Jazz but he is not getting much time to practice due to a day time job that pays him considerably better than the Jazz gigs. Manny doesn't live in the city so he puts a lot of time commuting back and forth. One needs to live in the city in order to play good Jazz.
It is hard to get by as a musician,
but playing is so much fun;
performing live can get so exciting
but setting up is a pain in the back.
Do you like Jazz music?
