I'm just a musician. I've played Classical (from Baroque to Contemporary), Rock (from 50s to current), Pop, Jazz (from swing to bebop), Blues, R&B, Country (from Hank to Nashville), Disco, Calypso, Soca, Reggae, Punk, Salsa, Merengue, Mambo, Samba, Ballroom Dance, and several other genres.

I rather like putting on a different "hat" and playing different kinds of music. And I like being able to do the different styles authentically. We did a Cuban-American wedding and they made us "Official Latinos", the Reggae band on one of the cruise ships told us we were the only white band he has heard do Soca and Reggae right, and we've had a few other experiences like this.

So it would be easier to list the kinds of Western pop music I don't play; Rap, EDM, and Metal. The lack of melodic/harmonic structure in Rap and EDM would bore me but it would be fun for just a few songs per gig, and I might like Metal, but there is no market for that around here.

If I had to pick one genre and one genre only to play it would be a very, very difficult decision. Would I choose jazz for its challenges? Blues for its gut emotions? Rock for its power? Classical for its complexity? Latin American for its rhythms? And so on.

There are only 12 notes, and the difference between genres is the choice of notes, but mostly the expression of those notes.

So I'm not a genre musician, just a musician. And I like it that way.

It also helps when writing styles for BiaB. Having experience playing those different genres helps me write authentic styles for those genres.

Being a musical chameleon gets us gigs that would not be open to other bands, and helped us pay off the mortgage.

It's all good.

Notes

Bob "Notes" Norton smile Norton Music
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