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Originally Posted by Kathleen
You can accuse me of being a blind follower but honestly, I do not think that is what is going on here. Jon is comfortable playing and singing with people that he knows and trusts - they may not be the best musicians that money can buy but I think he values other things about them.
Bruce has done the same thing - why did he hire Max Wineberg's son to play drums last tour? The kid was 18 years old; it wasn't because he was such an awesome and well known drummer. Bruce himself said that Jay knew Bruce's music better than anyone else he could hire - he was family.
Bruce did the same thing this tour by hiring Clarence Clemons nephew Jake. Is he the best saxophonist that he could find? I doubt it - but he was family.
To Jon - Bobby is family - they have been playing together since the very late 80's at least. That's 22 years and counting. Lorenza has been playing with Jon since the late 90's and apparently it's a comfortable musical relationship. Are they the best he could get - of course not but I doubt that Jon wants to hire pickup musicians to go and play with. Look what he did on the solo tour with The Big Dogs - pretty much the same people.
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Kathleen, my post was supposed to be a tongue-in-cheek
I don't care with whom Jon plays his solo shows in which I take almost no interest. If he is comfortable playing covers with them, it's his choice. It's the band stuff I care for (and which can piss me off).
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06-14-2012, 06:30 AM
