I think Simon is from France. I think he plays great and understands the language!
I think his pick up sound is really nice!
Determined to continue my "Choro in my apartment" series in April, I began arranging another Pixinguinha classic "Segura Ele" for a host of great Brazilian musicians who happened to be scattered in far parts of the globe do to the shelter in place situation. It was fun and I learned a lot. Love this jam!
We talked about this in the online Vibe Coffee House.
Here's info on the concert
https://www.rbb-online.de/rbbkultur/radio/programm/schema/sendungen/lat…
Here's where it will stream:
https://www.a-trane.de/live-streaming/
The short answer is that it isn't just that they make you louder. They do make you a bit louder, but loudness is a psychoacoustic phenomenon. There is more to it than just that. In the Saturday session I mentioned the principle of acoustic masking. That's a big piece of it.
