ONOFFON

[johnnydean1]

Quote:Quote:OnOff,I guess it is time I listened to some of your stuff. I have spent a fair bit of time listening to some of the top dogs around here--like Matto, Ern and Dave, just to see how high the bar is. I haven't reported on any of this because I figure those guys surely ought to know how good they are and I would not be able to tell them anything they did not already know.I will just click on your screen name to get where I'm going, unless you want to direct me otherwise.Thanks horacejesse - I hope you like some of what you hear. All of us have different styles - it's fun to hear the contrasting ideas - after all, we're all working with the same twelve notes.Our stuff is definitely different... TWELVE NOTES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!S--T I thought it was thirteen.

[arkjack]

I hear that oriental music does not have tone separation into 12 notes,... its something like an infinite number of semi- tones relative to the preceding note.... actually... I'm not even sure they call them notes.....Von.... congrats on those awards.... your chops are fantastic ... I can see why you win these awards... your music is great...

[onoffon]

Hey Johnny - nice of you to stop by - you know, I've never known how to count that damn octave... arkjack - I know some guys who play with those semi-tones, but not intentionally...They just can't tune their axes... Thanks for the kind words about our music.

[johnnydean1]

Quote:Hey Johnny - nice of you to stop by - you know, I've never known how to count that damn octave... wosanoctave Von?

[onoffon]

octave: the interval between the first and eighth degrees of the diatonic scale.

[drew]

watsahenway, Von

[onoffon]

Quote:watsahenway, VonYour guess is as good as mine...

[drew]

About 2 1/2 pounds, I think.

[onoffon]

Alright - alright - I think we've gotten a little off topic here... Let's get back to some serious SSP -I received yet another copy of one of my Guggenheim reference letters, this time from a reknown west coast jazz historian and author, James A. Harrod. He is writing a history of the Pacific Jazz label, whose story crosses over into my father's history quite heavily. Harry had recorded on many albums for Pacific Jazz and his drummer partner, Roy Harte, was a founding member of the label with Richard Bok.Anyway, here's a brief excerpt -"Over the period of these visits where I was able to spend many hours with Von it became apparent that he had a deep sincere interest in the legacy that his father had established in Los Angeles in the 1940s and 1950s as a jazz musician. Since Von is also a trained professional musician I believe that he possesses the necessary background, training and talent to produce a documentary about his father and restore recognition of his father's achievements in jazz which sadly have been neglected."I can't tell you what it means to me to have people like this write such letters in support of this project. Again, although the letter is complimentary to me, it really emphasizes my father and his exclusion from the history books, which is what this is all about.In the bigger picture, this film will highlight many tremendously talented musicians who contributed immeasurably to the west coast jazz movement, helping to define an important time in music history.My sincerest thanks to Jim Harrod for his support...

[bmpatrick]

Can anyone tell me what they think of my bands music? Thank you here are the sites where you can hear our music.www.myspacee.com/samhayesandbrandonpatr ... donpatrick