{"id":5257,"date":"2019-02-03T16:24:24","date_gmt":"2019-02-03T16:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bobwiseman.ca\/?p=5257"},"modified":"2019-02-03T16:24:24","modified_gmt":"2019-02-03T16:24:24","slug":"the-burdock-piano-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bobwiseman.ca\/?p=5257","title":{"rendered":"the burdock piano festival"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An artist touring from New York asked me if I would open their show at the Burdock in Toronto 4 yrs ago. Never played there before and after I was left admiring whoever owns the place for having a warm accommodating green room and food for the musicians. Seemed like the policy there. Great attention to detail. Last year I heard they had a piano festival, I wrote the booker and we had a pleasant exchange and then they asked me to forward some of my work. I sent this\u00a0from a piano show at the Tranzac<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/godfindscats\/bobattranzac<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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(Dec 2018, the Burdock\u00a0to me)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Hey Bob,<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Thank you for this! I think this is very cool – my concern is that level of intensity of piano playing might detune the piano. What has been your experience?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Thanks,<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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the Burdock<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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(Dec 2018, me to the Burdock)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Hi<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In my experience my work does not put a piano out of tune any more than Geri Allen, Jerry Lee Lewis or Gerry Atrics. I also notice in some piano festivals or jazz festivals I’ve been part of, promoters hire piano tuners to check before each show that everything is cool.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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thanks<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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bob<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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(Dec 2018, the Burdock to me)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Hi Bob,<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I hear you. Unfortunately we are doing 16 shows over 8 nights and can’t possibly have the piano tuned before every show – wish we could make it work!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Thanks,<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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the Burdock<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Did I lose the gig over a dad joke (Gerry Atrics) or because I suggested a way that would reassure their imaginary problem that would cost them money? Never heard anything further.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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