Tuesday 6 May 2014

Band

A jazz band (jazz outfit or jazz combo) is a musical troupe that plays jazz music. Jazz groups generally comprise of a mood segment and a horn area, in the good 'ol days frequently trumpet, trombone, and clarinet with cadence segment of piano, banjo, bass or tuba, and drums.

Beat area

Beat area comprises of the percussion, twofold bass or low register guitar, and more often than not no less than one instrument fit for playing harmonies, for example, a piano, guitar, Hammond organ or vibes; most will normally have more than one of these. The standard cadence segment is piano, bass, and drums, increased by guitar now and again in little combos and normally in vast ones. Some huge swing time symphonies additionally utilized an extra piano, accordion, and banjo.

Horn area

The horn area comprises of wind and metal instruments, which play the tune and fundamental backup. The standard little combo generally confines itself to one trumpet and one saxophone on occasion increased by a second saxophone or a trombone. Run of the mill horns found in an enormous jazz band incorporate 4-5 trumpets, 5-6 woodwind instruments (normally saxophones), and 3-4 trombones. The trombone area comprises of three tenor trombones and one bass trombone. The saxophone segment comprises of two alto saxophones, two tenor saxophones, and one baritone saxophone. The saxophonists may twofold on woodwinds, clarinets and soprano saxophones; a trumpet player might frequently twofold on a flugelhorn. 

Saxophone area

In the saxophone area, the greater part of the saxophones will play a comparative melodic line, however the Baritone sax pairs by sometimes joining in with the Bass Trombone and Bass to play the bass line. The Tenor Saxophone plays the counter tune however in a few cases, they have the lead. Saxophone players are regularly anticipated that will twofold on Clarinet, Flute, or Soprano Saxophone