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How to Get Called Back For Gigs
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2019
- #bettersax #saxophone #saxophonists
Jay Metcalf shares tips on best practices to continue getting gig offers as a professional saxophone player.
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"Don't insert Coltrane changes over Despacito please" omg I love you Jay!!!
I see so many young horn players showing up with no microphone, cord or stand. Have your own quality, functioning equipment. In my market, if you show up expecting to play from books or sheet music you’ll be in trouble. Learn the standards in different keys. When in doubt leave it out. Like you said, be on time, SOBER, prepared’ properly dressed etc. ask if there’s anything you can do during load out. Some people want help some don’t. Great video.
My first audition tonight after a 20-year break! All thanks to you Jay. Thanks for this and for all the amazing content and courses. Wouldn't have dusted off my horn without your help and virtual encouragement.
12:30 "They are fun as **low note on sax**" I don't know why that made me laugh😂
That sax censorship beep really got me lol
Very good advice about talking to and thanking band leader and band members for the gig, ..I would also add thanking sound crew and wait staff/ venue management to this list..I've gotten countless gigs via sound techs and venue managers because I showed up early and left late! Thanks Jay!!
Good advice Ted
I left the neckstrap at home on the practice stand. The other sax player had a spare in her case so now I always have a spare, too.
Great content. I told students for years that the most important parts of gigging were... 1) Be dependable. If you say you'll do the gig then do it. Be on time with what you're supposed to have and dressed the way you're supposed to dress. [on time means early. my rule was at least 30 minutes] 2) The man/woman who writes the check gets to pick the tunes. Your job is to play them, not gripe about them. 3) Be/Stay sober. While you should enjoy yourself, it's not your party. 4) Like it or not, the way you play, while it is important, is probably not the reason you'll get a call back. 5)Learn the horn, learn the tunes, just play (paraphrased from Charlie Parker) P.S. I keep 3 neckstraps in all my cases. I keep 2 mouthpieces in all my cases. I keep at least 3 reeds in all my cases even though I use synthetic on most gigs... All of these habits are the result of problems/issues/oopsies over the years.
Jay, love the clip of you with the band at the end. You sounded great.
I always dig playing the tune... lots of fun.
Keep up the great work. I'll be here.
One of the best videos I've ever heard/seen on youtube. I was in the Navy band program for 20 years and everything here is right on!
Adam Neely would have switched key immediately to follow you. :-)
Jeff b. Haha that awful train wreck. Poor Adam Neely, funny story tho
Great video, Jay! Super advice. I think your points would apply to ALL musicians, not just sax players. It's amazing how little of this is taught in music schools! Thanks for the great content you make.
Hi Jay, thank you so much for giving us this deep insight in managing gigs! Great video, great job as always! Anticipation for the next...
This was AWESOME, thank you, gives us all beginners hope down the line.
Availability, Affability, and ABILITY , in that order!!! LOL!!! Great video!
Thank you Jay for sharing your experience !
Young saxxies,keep on playing, greatness is in us all.loveit, to cure anxiety.
I'm not a pro, but I've been a serious amateur for over 40 years. Your advice all rings true to me, I've long thought the reason I get so many invitations to play is that I show up on time and try to play well with others. Congrats on your gig in Rotterdam!
Thanks.
I’m just hearing this tutorial. I can tell you of some of the most embarrassing things that has happened to me I pray for a church band I’m self taught that means are played by ear I can read music. I’ve listened to all your steps one day I was out to play and forgot my neck strap. I have several horns and then each horn case I have the required things that she should have neck straps I also have Stans I also have reeds mouthpieces etc. as you quoted in the tutorial. But on this particular day for the life of me I didn’t know what happened to my neck So I improvised and used the strap from my saxophone case as a makeshift neck strap . I just want to thank you for the information that you give us each and every time I come and check out your tutorials. By the way I play an alto saxophone.
Great video as always. Great advice. I've learned all of those tips over the years as well as being a band leader.
I've been gigging since 1982 and have played literally thousands of gigs.
Many gigs I have extra keyboard gear, amps, percussion, etc. sometimes a WX5 windsynth. A lot to keep track of.
Only twice have I forgotten something major. Once I was playing a theater gig with alto and doubles. I forgot my tenor and brought a bari instead. In my own band I played alto and bari and was just so used to loading those horns... also had a lot of stress going on in my personal life. My wonderful wife made a very long drive in traffic to bring me my tenor. Good thing I went to the gig early.
Another time at a convention gig I brought an alto and tenor instead of a tenor and bari. I had a long drive to get my bari. Again, it's a good thing that I was there early.
Once my daughter borrowed my bari for a performance when she was in high school. Somehow my neotech harness got swapped with hers (the Jr. size). I'm a larger fellow. Her harness was way too small. The guys on the bandstand got a good laugh when I tried to put it on. Good thing that I had another harness in my alto case.
saxman 808 I’m way too young to play at gigs but so I know for the future, how do gigs work? Do you essentially improvise? Or do you play music that people are familiar with
Great content Jay.
Thanks so much for the wisdom and sound advice! Always spot on!!! Rocket 🚀
Great vid man, really useful
My one and only professional gig back in college was very similar. Someone called me up and said, show up in a black suit, bow tie, and it was to be the "standard music." I had a blast, but I confess I struggled with a full night of sight reading. The guy I was subbing for was available after that and I never wanted or got a call back, but it was fun!
Great tips !!! And brought in a way that had me smilin' a lot ...☺
Just discovered you today. I've already learned so much and got a few laughs too! I'll Be Back!! Thank you!!
Thank you for sharing your experience.🎶🎶🎷✌🏽😎
forgot my neckstrap once... improvised by using one of those nametag lanyards from a conference. By the end the hook was all bent out of shape and my neck was killing me - luckily the sax didn't drop!
me too!
I always carry a cheapo string type sling in my pocket. Takes up no room. Just in case. Belt and braces! Those name badge straps usually have a safety clip that gives way so wear strong shoes. LoL
Great Advise
Im in a band now, they called me a month ago. Yesterday I went to the rehearsal and it was nobody there. I called the leader and he said that on that day it wasnt a rehearsal... im learning and this video helps me for the moment im living. So thanks
The main reason you get called for gigs is that you're an AWESOME sax player, as well as taking care of the business aspect.....love your videos, Jay! I myself have gotten many gigs over the years by taking care of the biz, even though I myself am kind of a middling player.....
Haha, great video Jay. The little bonus at the end put a smile on my face. You guys looked like you had a great time and got us stiff Dutchies all dancing about. Would've loved to be there. Way to live up to the 'promise' of your previous video: sharing some of the footage/experience of the North Sea Jazz Festival. Keep up the good work. Kind regards, Cristian Oranje
Thanks Christian, the Dutch audience really liked the band. Maybe they will be back again...
The tips are so obvious, but so important and easy to forget.
Really smiled through that one Jay! On my arse this week with a nasty infection and it jeered me up, so thanks. Couldn’t agree more with every point raised. I’ve now got a check list so I never forget anything but of course it can still happen. Neck strap is most common I think and I’ve done various gigs over the years using ties, case straps, string etc! 😂 These days im that guy that everyone’s borrowing my pencil etc! Feels good. 😀
Nailed it!
I am bummed I missed you in the Netherlands...I was there for 2 months before and somehow did not hear about it before I bought my ticket back to Calif...But I did learn about the Calif Honeydrops from you and man they are great !........and man I will never be good enough to play a Gig.....
I have been a professional musician for 38 years and I can say you are 100% right . For living and pay your bill is not enought to be a good musician is necessary that.... the telephone rings!!
Haha bro that story is funny😂 love your sound and the style of your videos keep em coming👌
yeah, i was the one forgetting my saxophone to band concert (everything, you know), called my mom to bring my sax. She brought my old sax (professional instrument, yet nothing in the bag except for the instrument). Ended up playing with a borowed strap, mouthpiece, reed and a shoelace as ligature :p
"Answer Your Phone" is the most important one! I got 2nd alto in my city's big band because I was the first one to answer! I am now permanently 2nd alto just because I had my phone close by while I was waiting for an interview appointment for the school district.
I forgot my neck strap once for a marching band rehearsal. I have two altos: 1) Hollywood winds pro alto. 2) a Cannonball beginner alto. I use the 2nd horn for marching band. I forgot that the neck strap was with horn number 1. I should probably get a second neck strap. I case your wondering it is a Neotech neck strap
Really good advice, applicable to many other situations too. Seems obvious, but clearly isn't. Loved the "Unforgettable" story too ha
go on youtube and check out that band you're supposed to play with. most of ny's wedding bands have demo clips so you get a feel for what you're getting yourself into.
PS: forgot my horn once for a gig overseas....could have sworn that i left my backup there only to find an empty case! luckily the local music store let me borrow a used super action 80 for those 4 weeks. left my mouthpiece once too, same situation....bought a new one and that was the best 'mistake' ever!! still have that amazing mouthpiece, and it's been so many years :D
Great tips, Better Sax!!!
I've been playing the clarinet for 2 years and a half, bass clarinet for 1 year. I rented last week a Yamaha alto sax. The transition is easy, from clarinet to sax... but.... I'm going to start by learning stuff in 1 KEY for now ahaha!! That's plenty already. 🙂
I'm not even dreaming of arranging on the fly on day... 🙂
Hey... I'm gonna learn stuff in advance. If I don't know something, I'll stay silent... I play in a band btw... I play in a baptist church 😁... they are very tolerant 😁 aha!
Cool video tnx!
I have once drove off for a gig without my sax ....as I was running late. Major goof up. Had to ask someone to pick up my sax from home and reach it to me.
THANKS JAY I GOT ALOT FROM THIS, DAN
Great
C’est trop cool !
Excellent advice like always, thank you!
I agree totally, it is no wise to play Coltrane Changes over Despacito.
It is a lot more fun to play Despacito over Coltrane changes, though.
Good video
I never forgot to bring anything to a gig I was playing, but did lose a gig because I did not bring a flute to one particular job,. The voice mail message from the band leader said all I needed was my sax. I did bring my clarinet only because I had not taken it out of the bag I was carried with me from the gig the night before. That was a hundred years ago.
Great advice Jay! I have to admit to having 2 neckstraps, 2 mouthpieces and 2 end plugs, extra new batteries for a light. There´s more but it´s too embarrassing!
Again a great Video. Have you a link from a gig at the Festival with the honeydrops?
Super vidéo
I forgot my Bari sax stand but since I was playing Bari exclusively on the gig not a big deal.
Hey man really good advices i head to learn a lot of them in the hard way. I think yang giging musicians need to take nots and watch it before any gig they have, it will save them a lot of bad experiences.
love your vids
can you help with articulation? i was never really taught or now i think ab it i was taught wrong and would love to improve - anyways your vids have helped me so much
YES THEY ARE COOL DAN
I somehow managed to forget my mouthpiece for a high school jazz band concert and it was the most terrifying moment of my life when I realized especially because the jazz band director was a complete perfectionist. Miraculously, one of the other saxophonists had an extra mouthpiece and my director never knew what happened. He would have absolutely killed me. Definitely never made that mistake again...
Great tips, and they work the other way around too... If you find yourself involved with a group that always has stragglers who show up late, or the leader is unprepared and everything's disorganized, or the gig never seems to match up to what was described... gravitate away from those players. Their antics will drag you down and you'll lose your hair and/or develop bad habits. If you act professionally and bring your "A" game to each event, you shouldn't have to suffer fools consistently. Life's too short.
I see you rockin the white suit
I would love to see you review Syos mouthpieces.
3:33 “Nobody ever calls them, because they’ve got a shitty attitude.”
Best Jay line ever
I'm playing acoustic saxophone and electric saxophone and at the first saxophone event I forgot to load it so I was out of battery after 3 minutes of singing!
Jay
Excellent advice and I especially like the story of your first gig! Not sure how nervous you were but I just played my first gig a few months ago and I couldn't eat most of the day, my stomach was in knots.
Hope it went well
@@bettersax Actually it went really well, just played our third gig at the same place last Friday.
I actually forgot my mixer once. Luckily my daughter was coming to listen to the band and was able to bring it for me.
I had a gig doubling oboe and tenor sax. I had to transpose some English horn music to play on oboe. Transposed it wrong, and the conductor was so gracious to let me borrow his score so I could correct my notes, but MAN I was embarrassed!!
Ok so story time...I had a gig playing guitar for a bunch of people in my school, I got to the school and thought i was ready, I opened my case set everything up and go to grab my guitar pick...well it turns out I left all of them at home, luckily I can play fingerstyle but it made it quite a bit harder, now I make sure I double check and make sure I have anything and everything I need
We had to run down the street 15 min before a gig to get the base player a extension cable from AutoZone. Me and the drummer split the bill for it. But we're all friends so it's good.
For myself it I was called to do a last minute contemporary rock worship song(and by last minute I meant 3 hrs before it was time) and they wanted me to have a big roaring funky sax solo because the bands leader heard myself noodling over some funk backing tracks. I was all set to go placed next to the drummer when I realized that unlike some of the other smaller roomed jazz gigs I was accustomed to,that this music was going to be loud and that I would need to be mic'd up. Since I had forgotten to inform the group leader that I needed a mic and I myself did not have a mic with me at the time,lets say that big funk solo turned into a faint whisper in comparison to the band.
Forgot my main tenor neck strap today... but I'm so paranoid about forgetting things that I have an extra strap in every saxophone case I own, so no worries
Saxxo here, Sonny Stitt had leather like callouses on .all 10.
Fingers.
Hey! Thank you for the great tips. I have a question. How do you make a decision what sax your are gonna play at a gig? Is it up to you choose tenor or alto? Do you they request the exact type of sax? Thank you.
Great talk Jay! Thanks. I’ve noticed you have a “heavy (after-market?)” screw in your neck tenon collar…. What brand and what benefits have you found it adds? TIA. Elliot
Hi Jay!! Exactly, you are right! Thanks for share your rich experiences. I wish share 1 typ more: put all your gear duplicated in your case, including your wireless mic and baterys.
I do your typs, except practicing in the other keys (it's a good idea)
Please a question Jay, how much is the caché usually for an 1 hour event?, here in Argentina usually is near the 100 Us dollar. Thanks and nice regards!
That solo tho. It hurts me just hearing about it
New Year's Eve (don't ask what year) It wasn't my first gig but my first one in a new town. Playing bari in a big band. Didn't have a tux so I showed up wearinga dark grey suit. Got some looks but not thrown out and got paid. Used that money to buy a cheap black suit at Sears. Matched with a white shirt , black bowtie and cummerbund for a cheap tux I wore on many gigs for years.
I am a keyboard player and the worst thing to forget was my Sustain Pedal. Now I have a Gig Check List.
Heres a question. How much cash do gigs normally pay the sax player?
HI Jay, thanks for the wisdom on this video. I just started on your blues foundation course. I have noticed that if I practise two hours a day continously daily, then on the third day I experience ear/jaw pain. Is this normal? Please lemme know about this
THANKS JAY I MITE PLAY X MAS SONG AT OUR COMPLAX DAN
I forgot a neck strap for a gig. A wedding.
I still managed to play well but it was a hassle!
3:12 my teacher had a friend who plays trombone, and he said that he once accidentally brought his instrument case without the trombone in it, so you should also make sure that your instrument is also in your case
Some gear we forgot for a gig? MY SAX. I left home and got to the venue and realized I didn't have my sax. But luckily since I'm a doubler I just played the flute while my brother brought the sax 👀
Your my,Saxxsencai.
help me some friends of mine. for the drummers. can your suite have the sleeves cut off?
100% truth. My mind is always blown how this stuff isn't common sense.
I once had to use a shoelace for a make-shift neck strap because i forgot to check the case before leaving for the gig. That won’t happen again. 🥴
This can be applied to photographers :)
A friend asked me to sub for him on Bari, piccolo and tenor for a salsa band. I brought all my sax gear but when the leader asked me "where was my music stand, my stand light and my mic and mic cable" I said I wasn't told to bring them. I said that for my own band I supply all that equipment for my players. He said that without that gear no one would hear me, so I started packing up to leave. He quickly changed his tune and set up all that equipment for me. It seems he had it there all along.
Ole time I forgot me ligature because I was practising the night before and then left it in my bedroom so I was putting a rubber band on my reed😂
Great advice. I'd add bring a pencil/eraser. And warm up discreetly and let your playing during the gig speak for itself.
Good advice. For a lot of gifs pencil is necessary and you don’t want to be the person asking to borrow.
I remember this one time, I showed up to a gig. I had brought everything I thought I needed and once I went up to perform, I realized I had forgotten something. I'm not a professional musician. I was wondering why those guys were staring at me.
I play with a wireless mic and left my XLR cable for the receiver at home.
3:34 oop looks like you forgot to put in a saxophone low note there
One thing i forgot one time which was completely horrible, my ac power chord for my powered pa speaker.. Smh..
I was once on tour and my primary guitar got left at the previous club. I only had my backup, I’d be SOL if something happened
I'm kinda hoping to get in with the community big band where I live. I got to play with them when I was in high school. My school band director put the word in for me. And they actually gave me my first paid gig. (Luckily, they helped out with a tuxedo rental for that particular gig.) Cut to 20 years later.... playing again, and not sure what to do to find spots for a sax player.
Network at jam sessions, take lessons from local gigging musicians. They may pass you gigs that they can’t/don’t want to do.
Would like to share my story of meeting Sonny
Stitt.
I forgot my handkerchief once. OMG!
Blend in with the band your playing with. Don’t try to stand out unless it is a solo. I played with multiple bands for years as a result of the previous comments.
We you say “Jazz musicians: play more appropriately” we here “jazz musicians: play the pentatonic scale”
Also I’ve forgotten a neck strap before. A band mate forgot her flute more than once which is why I now always bring my flute to gigs just incase she forgets hers again. Sax players: don’t forget your HONKing doubles!!!