Some consistently play a hot out chorus. 1920s pop tunes . This pattern is not used much in Dixieland, but if you ever play the original stock charts, you'll need to practice it. The Horns Many of the general comments on the music apply to the horns. Here are some considerations for the front line.
Style is important.
This statement is directed at you as an individual, playing with a group of traditional style players. The traditional New Orleans style featured ensemble playing, with very few solos, except in breaks. Even when the performance is varied with more or less fancy arrangements going in or out, the solos remain. Sure, you have fun soloing, and of course some of your best moments come from the stimulation of what's happening at the moment. It seems that most of the time, the rounds of solos occur in mindless cycles.