I were playing with Carl Åberg’s group Start at jazzclub Fasching yesterday, and despite some problems with my monitor it was a good gig. Some times I almost didn’t hear anything of myself, and when I asked for some more it almost turned into acoustic feedback and way too loud. It felt good on sound check so a bit disappointing that it got worse on the gig. Unfortunately I think this is a problem way to often. How come? Well, there was another band playing that evening that were sound checking after us, but from what I know the mixing board at Fasching is digital and they can save the exact settings for the different bands. Maybe the number of people in the room makes the sound different than on sound check, but can the difference be that big? Maybe you get nervous from the concert? Sure, but not to the state that all sound gets different. Can the sound engineer not keep his/her fingers away although the band is already pleased? Hope not!

The gig itself was good though! We had a really good time while playing and I felt I’m getting back into my old good shape again. This felt of course extra good and just on time with New Sound Made beginning tomorrow. A funny detail was that I on the rehearsal before the concert where joking about a solo break that one of us, who I’m keeping to myself, wasn’t too pleased with. I got my punishment on the gig when I in the last song for the night were gonna play a two bar solo break on a pretty fast minor blues. Well, I did play it, but maybe not in the way I intended. Maybe I also should add that “who I’m keeping to myself’s” solo break was awesome! Thanks destiny/god/whoever for that lesson!

Now I’m leaving for my penultimate rehearsal before New Sound Made. Come and listen, it will be three great days!