Hit and Run: Musical Improv™

“There Was Life Before Zip-Loc?”

Steve — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:05:53 +0000

“What good is a crisper if it can’t keep it crisp?!” — Meredith Winfield

“There Was Life Before Zip-Loc?”
Performed at Jazz@Jack’s in Denver, CO on Sunday, August 22nd, 2010.

8/22/10: “Alzheimers Carnival Cruise”

Steve — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:18:45 +0000

“You left the stateroom a couple of days ago and never came back!” — Stephen Wilder

“Alzheimers Carnival Cruise”
Performed at Jazz@Jack’s in Denver, CO on Sunday, August 22nd, 2010.

“Two Sides” from “No Meat For Dinner”

Steve — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:09:33 +0000

“Don’t want to!” — Ann Flynn

“Two Sides” from “No Meat For Dinner”
Performed at Jazz@Jack’s in Denver, CO on Sunday, July 11th, 2010.

7/11/10: “No Meat For Dinner”

Steve — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:02:35 +0000

“I had no idea this was what a butcher was. No idea.” — Mark Shonsey

“No Meat For Dinner”
Performed at Jazz@Jack’s in Denver, CO on Sunday, July 11th, 2010.

Musical Hotspot: “Backing Vocals”

Steve — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:31:03 +0000

Another great article from Musical Hotspot. I like the concept of momentum in improvised songs, and how that momentum changes when more than one musician is taking part.

Musical Hotspot: Backing Vocals http://www.musicalhotspot.com/2010/07/backing-vocals.htmlA fully orchestrated non-improvised song might include backing vocals to compliment the melody and the instrumentation. We don’t have that sort of luxury in improvised songs. Or do we?

“BBQ”

Steve — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:35:05 +0000

“Give me liberty or give me BBQ!” — Stephen Wilder

“BBQ”
Performed at Jazz @ Jack’s in Denver, CO on Sunday, July 4th, 2010.

USSRNR: Never Give Up!

Steve — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 21:43:49 +0000

A great post from the fine improvisers over at USS Rock N Roll. This has happened to me more times than I care to admit, but it’s true; if the show ends on a high note, the audience will forget that the rest of the show was lackluster.

USS Rock N Roll » Blog Archive » Never Give Up http://www.ussrocknroll.com/?p=4309Most if not all of us have been in a Harold or some improv equivalent and have felt the painful scrapes of a bad show slowly sinking for the longest half-hour of our lives. It…

Musical Hotspot: “Starting A Group: Hit and Run Musical Improv”

Steve — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:52:58 +0000

Musical Hotspot: Starting a Group – Hit and Run Musical Improv http://www.musicalhotspot.com/2010/06/starting-group-hit-and-run-musical.htmlWe’ve talked before about how, as a musician, you might think about getting started in impro. Once you’re up and running, you’ll probably want to consider joining a group and…

L.A. Story, Part Deux

Chris — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 07:19:43 +0000

Okay, when I left you, we had just left Santa Monica and were headed to Hollywood for our big L.A. debut. Mere was meeting a friend at 4:30, our show was at 10:30. So we had time to still explore and do what we wanted to do before we had to really be anywhere. When we got to the DickBox, we took some pics, met Mere’s friend and made our way to a local tavern for a quick bite. My iPhone was drained and not working, so I tried to charge it up at the bar, but it didn’t work.

The L.A. Experience

Chris — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 05:40:28 +0000

We’re back! Hit n Run made its first, but hopefully not its last, foray out to Los Angeles to participate in the Los Angeles Improv Festival. It was a three-day, two night whirlwind of action, adventure and traffic on the West Coast. Along the way, we drove from one end of L.A. to the other, ate our body weight in sushi, saw lots of old friends, got a thumbs up from Andy Dick, partied on a rooftop in downtown L.A., dropped in on Second City, nearly got hit by a motorcycle or two and, of course, got to experience the notorious L.A. traffic firsthand.