Jazz combos
The friction: Everyone knows the tune. Not everyone remembers tonight’s key, intro, solo order or ending.
The workflow: Keep the standard in the library and the one-night arrangement on the gig.
Read the guideA jazz combo, a wedding band, a sub covering one gig. They all need the same thing: the songs, keys, and set order in one place everyone can open. Here is what that looks like for each.
The friction: Everyone knows the tune. Not everyone remembers tonight’s key, intro, solo order or ending.
The workflow: Keep the standard in the library and the one-night arrangement on the gig.
Read the guideThe friction: A large repertoire has to become a different, well-paced show for every room.
The workflow: Reuse songs, track duration, create set breaks and reshape the order without rebuilding the catalogue.
Read the guideThe friction: The latest order lives with you, while questions arrive from four group chats.
The workflow: Share one gig with the details, songs and current order the band can open themselves.
Read the guideThe friction: You need the exact version for Saturday, not the band’s entire history.
The workflow: Open the invited gig and see the performance context that differs from the obvious chart.
Read the guideThe friction: Sets repeat enough to reuse, but not enough to copy blindly.
The workflow: Start from known repertoire, see what has been played and rotate neglected material back in.
Read the guideThe friction: Good decisions disappear between practice and the next gig.
The workflow: Capture the key, tempo, structure and cue while the answer is still in the room.
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