Talk:Pickup group
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[edit]This was a completely biased, inflammatory and unhelpful article. I deleted the unhelpful section.
This article is notable
[edit]Hi, Jobbing bands and pickup orchestras are an important part of the music scene. For a double bass player in a mid-sized town in Missouri, a clarinettist in a small city in southern Manitoba, or a trombone player in an industrial town near the Mexican border (e.g., not thriving metropolises), jobbing band and pickup band work pays the bills. In smaller cities, there are not regular orchestra jobs, full-time big bands, or year-round musical theatre shows. But there IS a pops concert series once a year, where well-known, but aging 1970s pop stars croon pop songs with orchestral accompaniment, that comes to town. The aging pop star arrives with a piano player, and in each town, a small "pickup orchestra" of local working musicians is hired, and rehearsed for the show...............As well, once a year, an early-1980s jazz star makes a stop in the town. To cut costs, he only brings a piano player and a bassist with him...he hires a "jobbing band" of local jazz musicians in each town (drummer, soloists).....similarly, when a CATs or Les Miz show comes to town for 2 weeks, they hire a band. And when rich couple getting married wants a 20-piece big band, a contractor will just put one together quickly using local musicians.Nazamo 19:12, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
I agree that it's notable. The article defines a term that non-musicians may find unfamiliar. I also agree with Nazamo that it's an important aspect of the music business, as much as session musician or cover band.CharlesGillingham 06:12, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
Examples
[edit]This page could benefit from an "Examples of Pickup Groups" section. I landed here from a link on the Ry Cooder article referencing his pickup group with Bill Monroe. It would be interesting and more informative to the reader to document some examples of notable pickup groups in different genres, and perhaps if a pickup group went on to become a more formal and successful iteration. MattTonner (talk) 18:52, 1 October 2024 (UTC)