Originally posted by Nigel:
Occasionally the classic rock cover band I play with plays a club where we are followed by a DJ playing hiphop and rap. About 30 mins before we finish the audience roll in for the DJ. We know they are just looking at us waiting for us to leave the stage so the DJ can start. We don't take offense at that we know that this simply isn't our audience. It's nothing to do with musicianship at all. That audience doesn't want to have musicians entertain them.
Nigel ... I hear ya ...
I occasionally fill in with a sax player at a "bar/restaurant" ... we play standards and some 'light' jazz tunes from 5PM to 9PM for a 'senior' crowd ... Like Nigel's situation, right after us is a hip hop etc. DJ for college kids that start streaming in about 8:45 or so ... they can't wait for us to leave, but the seniors are still making requests
... there's something for everyone out there ...
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