Jazz Combo
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Good qualities of a jazz combo?
My combo at school is preparing for a festival, and I'm looking at how we can really impress the adjudicators. We click pretty well, and we're working on dynamics a bit as well as specific styles, but what really shows that a combo knows what they're doing?
As a side note, what makes a ballad interesting / a ballad? We're having trouble picking one and making it sound good. Sorry for two questions.
This is a good question, and so far you have some good answers. As usual, Pianojazz Man has an excellent answer! However, no one directly addresses your two (three) questions!
1. What really shows that a combo knows what they are doing? Dynamics is a very important factor. To be able to control the volume up and down together (especially in sharply contrasted sections) shows listening skills as well as mastery of the individual instruments! But perhaps the most impressive thing a combo can do is to stop suddenly and start again together. I mean complete silence for a measure, a few beats, however long it needs to be to suit the arrangement. It must fit the arrangement, but it will be startling and impressive and memorable if correctly done. The technique can be repeated if it fits the arrangement, thus showing the band is really in control of the music.
2. What makes a ballad interesting / a ballad? This is harder to answer. Technically a ballad is a longer, slow to moderate, vocal piece telling a story. Traditionally "ballad" is a term applied to just about any piece that is faster than a dirge and slower than "up tempo". In other words, there is no definitive answer to "what is a ballad?" How to make the slower songs interesting is indeed a challenge for a combo. As other answers tell you "create your own interpretation" and "be as creative as possible". But we are talking about a jazz combo and that is what they are supposed to be doing all the time!
It is hard to play slowly and to keep it interesting, especially to keep it interesting to the combo. However, to make the combo stand out on a ballad, the number one things is for the group to agree upon the song. Then agree upon the arrangement. Manipulating the dynamics can be even more impressive on slower songs. Changing the rhythmic concept and double-timing, as mentioned, are good effects if they fit within the arrangement. IMO, the most creative technique to apply to a ballad is to re-harmonize (rather than just to embellish) the chord changes. A jazz combo, again, should be "embellishing" already! And don't forget 2/4 may be double-timing 4/4, but what if the piece is in 3/4? That gives you even more room to change the rhythmic concepts.
