Raison d'être

 

The purpose of The #jazz Band in a Box Project is to modernize or upgrade the educational material for BIAB currently found online.

 

Many Band in a Box users I have spoken to have the same complaint. Whenever they download a Biab fakebook, they are always the same old songs they have always found and worked on. Misty, Autumn Leaves, Satin Doll; all great songs to practice and play, but stagnant. We have all seen these before!!!

Enter the BiaB Project. This is a movement by users of this great improv study tool to modernize the songs we all practice with. This is strictly a labor of love for the online Jazz, Blues and Rock community. No one is making a dime off of this. A message board will be coming soon. Feel free to discuss all Band in a Box, jazz, and music issues there. Talk with each other. Exchange your own files with another Biab user and let the community flourish. I am very excited about this.

Also, there is an excellent IRC channel devoted to the discussion of jazz. It is #Jazz on the undernet servers. I am an op in this channel. My nick is Willboone. Come join us. All are welcome there. A link to the #Jazz homepage as well as a program you will need to log onto irc is available in the links section.

Enjoy your stay here, and take what you need. Just remember, it is just for educational purposes. Please, if you are going to perform any of the songs found here, go and buy the sheet music. Jazz needs your financial support as well as your hearts!!

drewblack@alltel.net