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CITY JAZZ BIG BAND

Production Rider
2012

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Band Setup
(The band is seen from the hall/audience)
Horns on the right side, rhythm section on the left. Split the stage evenly down the middle; one side
for the horns and one for the rhythm.
The drums should be placed immediately next to the trombones (2nd). The bass will then stand
slightly to the left behind the drums. Raisers can be used for the drums or for drums and bass.
The trombones are placed sitting on standard risers, which are 40 cm high, 4 meters wide and 1
meter deep. Trumpets are placed on identical rises, but they stand up. Place the risers so that you
get a gap of 3040 cm between the trumpet and trombone rises. In this gap you put the trumpet
sections music stands.
The saxes are placed sitting on the floor.
Within the sections, the parts are placed like this:
(Saxes: 1=1st alto, 2=2nd alto, 3=1st tenor, 4=2nd tenor, 5=bari)

Trumpets
52134

Trombones
2134

Saxes
32145

Monitors
Monitors for the horns should be placed on stands, so that they are on the same height as the
musicians ears. The stands are placed approximately one meter in font of every section and the
speakers are turned back at a slight angle, directed mainly towards the two musicians on the far
right. The others will hear the drums well anyway. The main reason for using monitors for the horns
is to hear the drums. The mix for these monitors should be 60% ride cymbal and hihat, 20% bass
and 20% piano, or thereabouts. It is not advisable to put saxes, trombones or trumpets in the
monitors. This will only result in a too loud total volume and generally poorer hearing. Vocals should
be heard through sidefills (speakers on side of the stage which mainly amplify vocals and soloing
horns). Vocals can also be heard through the vocalists own wedge monitor, but mainly by those
musicians who sit close this wedge.

Music Stands
The horns have one music stand each, but the rhythm section need two. The music stands should
be slanted down to an angle of approximately 45 degrees.

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25 music stands 16 chairs
Drum Set
2 congas
Grand Piano
Rhodes Piano or an stage piano with Rhodes Piano sound
Monitors
7 floor monitors, 3 manitors placed on stands (4 separated lines)

Mikrophones
1. Conductor and Singers (in case the project includes singer)
2 vocal mics (Shure SM58 or similar)
1 DIbox for EWI

2. Trumpet section
5 large diaphragm mcs (EV RE20 RESERIES or similar)

3. Trombon section
4 large diaphragm mcs (EV RE20 RESERIES or similar)

4. Saxophone section
5 large diaphragm mcs (EV RE20 RESERIES or similar)

5. Rythm section
5.1. Drumset
Standart

5.2. Piano and Keyboards

Combo (ROLAND KC550 or similar)

5.3. Electric and Acoustic Bass

"ampeg" 8x10 or similar

5.4. Eletric and Acoustic Guitar

Fender twin amp or similar

5.5. Percussion
2 OH

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