Author: William
Date: 2007-08-30 21:01
I have been involved in playing "jazz" services, twice a year, for a local Lutheran church. The church service is normal, the only difference is that when it is time for the congregation to sing, instead of the usual piano/organ accompaniment, our little jazz group plays. The band consists of the pastor on trumpet, me on clarinet with others on trombone, bass, drums and keyboard and we play from the regular hymnal, but in jazz style. If we play a special tune from a lead sheet, the words projected on the wall for the congregation to follow and sing. We always play the tune first, so the congregation gets used to it and then they are invited to sing along with us for all of the versus. During those versus, we all do get to play a jazz solo and show off a bit, and everyone seems to enjoy our enthusiasum. And--you probably guessed it--at the end, it's "When the Saints Go Marching In" as the congregation is leaving. One rehearsal and two Sunday morning "shows". Lots of fun and relatively easy to do.
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