Originally Posted By: Tom Cavanaugh
Have any of you ever played a funeral gig with your arranger? Last Friday myself and a clarinet player played a funeral gig. The deceased's daughter wanted music played that was from her deceased fathers era. We played big band standards from the 40's and 50's. It payed well and we only played for about an hour and a half but I thought it was kind of strange.


I think it is great. While it may seem a little weird I know that at my own funeral I would want music to be played that I would have played or listened to. That is what my friends would associate with my life.