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Can anyone really play LIKE Jaco?

#143
Gluvhand said:
Are completely ignoring everything after the original post? Please take a look at some of his other ads that have been posted.
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No, I didn't read everything in the thread, but that's not because of ignorance, and my post was not an argument. Sorry if it came up that way.. I meant sometimes when bands look for a bassist they give another bsssist as an example. That doesn't mean they except him to be Jaco, that's it.
 
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MYLOWFREQ said:
No, I didn't read everything in the thread, but that's not because of ignorance, and my post was not an argument. Sorry if it came up that way.. I meant sometimes when bands look for a bassist they give another bsssist as an example. That doesn't mean they except him to be Jaco, that's it.
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Under normal circumstances I'd agree with you. Do yourself a favor. Just go back one or two pages and see the ads of his that I copied and posted.
 
#145
Ok, this person is only semiliterate and seems to be a nightmare to work with. And is seemingly racist. However, in NYC, there's such a large pool of musicians that one can be very extensive with the criteria.
My guess is that he keeps getting burned by unexpected drawbacks, and so his list keeps growing.
Like maybe he had a non-songwriting woman singer over 21 who hated rap , lived in Brooklyn, was sober, and didn't have a jealous boyfriend... But then three months in, she revealed that she was in the country on a work visa and had to return to Canada. Oops!
At least applicants will know *exactly* whom he is seeking!
 
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dougjwray said:
Ok, this person is only semiliterate and seems to be a nightmare to work with. And is seemingly racist. However, in NYC, there's such a large pool of musicians that one can be very extensive with the criteria.
My guess is that he keeps getting burned by unexpected drawbacks, and so his list keeps growing.
Like maybe he had a non-songwriting woman singer over 21 who hated rap , lived in Brooklyn, was sober, and didn't have a jealous boyfriend... But then three months in, she revealed that she was in the country on a work visa and had to return to Canada. Oops!
At least applicants will know *exactly* whom he is seeking!
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Lol. There are no "applicants". He's been at it for years steadily. It's not like he disappears for a while because he's working and gets sideswiped and has to start over. He never gets started. I haven't been posting all his ads because they only get more racist and rude and I figured everyone gets the gist by now.
 
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If I had a band that was playing Weather Report type stuff I suppose I would want a bassist that could do the Jaco style. I can't imagine doing it but if I practiced that style day and night for a while I think I would at least get in the ball park. That said there's a big difference between playing like Jaco and being Jaco.
 
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Markmann said:
If I had a band that was playing Weather Report type stuff I suppose I would want a bassist that could do the Jaco style. I can't imagine doing it but if I practiced that style day and night for a while I think I would at least get in the ball park. That said there's a big difference between playing like Jaco and being Jaco.
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Also, it can be hard to tell what other musicians hear in bass players. What we do is sometimes mysterious to them. "Jaco-like" could mean "audible." :)
 
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Snarf said:
Dude that ad has been up, religiously refreshed and reposted for AT LEAST ten years. Sometimes he requires the applicant to be a Berzerklee grad. I think I actually emailed him and called him out on being a weirdo, and got some strange reply back.
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There was/is a guy like that on Seattle's craigslist. Rending Sinew, or some such, has been looking for members for YEARS.
 

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