Gig at Jazz Bar–need your help!
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Why did you accept to play at this gig if you have no idea what to play ?
well, my idea is to play a deep house set, nothing to hard or banging, nothing to flashy, a bit jazzy, slow, maybe even venturing into downtempo a bit.
it’s just that i’ve never DJed in such a setting so i wanted to run it by people who have DJ-ed pre and post a concert.
Ask the guy who’s paying you what they’re paying you to play.
I am a n00b, so this is a fair comment. I did ask the guy and all he said that it’s cool as long as it’s nothing too driving/too banging.
I think Deep House (especially the slower varieties) should work in that setting. I would look into some Henrik Schwarz tracks in particular 
Cool then. I dig the tracks you’ve got thus far.
Check out the verve remixed series.
check out these guys
Bonobo
Jazzanova
Both are experimental jazz electronic groups that have conventional elements you speak of… Bonobo has a live dj that mixes inputs, jazzanova is just a couple of insane musician/producers. Hope this helped..
I think I have issues when my mind reads “Jizz at Gag bar”. le sigh.
thanks all for the excellent suggestions! i might report back tomorrow how it went… 
Get all those albums and just play tracks of them and you will knock their socks off cus those albums are full of classic verve recordings that any Jazz buff will recognise.
They are remixed by artists that dont just mash/smash and batter the original into oblivion so even the Jazz buffs will/may appreciate them.
I use to DJ warm up slots at a bar that had jazz bands on and i was constantly asked “wow man who has revamped this classic”.
Plus, we have a thread on this subject somewhere.
Both perfect for the nite.
Add some Tru-Thoughts and some Breakstra (for some funky funk) and your made.
Monsieur Leroc! French dj who produces jazz beats with guest musicians and mcs. Good shit!
Any of the compilations from this guy will = win
Downtempo and abstract/experimental is a better direction than deep house I think. Whatever you do, change the beat around more than you normally would with a house set. Those Verve collections will definitely get you sorted, but I’d mix it up with some stuff like Up Bustle and Out or Sharpshooters, that sort of thing. Drum machines are ok in this setting but not if the whole set sounds pre-programmed to a fixed beat. Ninja Tune used to put out oodles of stuff that would work well and keep it funky; if you have any old compilations of that stuff go for it. Maybe some stuff like Timewarp or Malente if that’s not too upbeat. And for remixing the classics, besides the Verves look up Big Band Remixed and Reinvented. Thievery Corporation and other Eighteenth Street Lounge stuff would probably do well. Speaking of lounge, any of that new wave old jazz might work; I’m particularly partial to torchy singers like Linnzi Zaorski and Frenchy. You can get pretty creative at an event like this; my main advice is just don’t do a straight ahead house set or anything all one tempo or you will lose people.
how did it go
i didn’t wanna turn this into my personal blog haha which is why i didn’t post a report
i played for 1.5h before the pianist started which went really well. actually, i didn’t play a single one of the tracks i mentioned in the first post. i let myself inspire a lot by photojojo’s suggestion (verve remixed) and played not just straight deep house but went a little into future jazz and downtempo territories (remixes of roy ayers, st. germain, etc.).
until the main act was done, there was theater-style seating so no dancefloor. but ppl at the bar seemed to enjoy themselves (and the music).
on the other hand, my closing set which started around midnight was kinda meh. to an extent, i guess i could’ve played whatever i wanted. didn’t seem like the crowd that parties late into Sunday night/Monday morning. most people rushed off right away despite my cool Henrik Schwartz intro. so i played just a tiny bit for the staff and their girlfriends. meh.
but overall, the guy who hired me was happy. so thanks DJTT!
congrats!
Bebel Gilberto, or anything by Mark Farina will do…
I would have thought anything “Chilled Euphoria” style and maybe some Dub disco/Larry Levan era stuff. But thats just how I’d read it.
Tough one to gauge when the prerequisite is so vague.
Good luck though and let us know how it goes 