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Originally Posted by FeelingGood
Anyone notice that Ann Marie Calhoun was listed on the 'nac for that Hollywood Bowl Squirm (which I freaking loved by the way), and also COCO? I thought she was mentioned in this thread as a possible replacement...
I hope, hope, hope she had an opportunity to chat with Dave about the possibilities...
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She's the best choice to me given her background and musical interests. While I see she's worked with a lot of different artists, her early "home" vids are her jamming on jamband tunes. It's music she loves and knows.
That said, people need to be prepared for a huge difference in the violin sound of the band if they get new high-level player that is allowed to be themselves (as I'd expect). Boyd was a the perfect violinist for band for quite a while, but he had a unique approach and sound that others aren't likely to replicate. For instance, there's probably nothing that LeRoi played that Jeff couldn't, but they didn't want to have him exactly copping Roi's parts or doing his best impression. Jeff was hired to play the structured parts (which he and Rashawn have tweaked over the years) and then to play with his own voice. That said, he regularly tips his hat to Roi. But Roi was a near infinitely more advanced player than Boyd...as Ann Marie would be. Any violin replacement would be similar in that they won't be just playing everyone's favorite Boyd stuff or his best solos, they are going to play with their own voice...more and more, the longer they stay with the band.
Not that most folks don't get this.