Quote Originally Posted by pdxdjazz View Post
As a practice tool, the irb player is fantastic. As a substitute for musicians in live performance, it's always going to be lacking.
)BOB
Ha, Bob, you haven't gigged with me on Fender bass. I am probably lacking compared to the iReal Player

But seriously, I don't dispute that a rhythm box can be an inflexible accompanist for a decent musician.

My question is sort of the opposite. Will the average audience who's there for a Christmas party notice that it's a rhythm machine and throw things at me? I'm sure the Player has not been in thousands of gigs yet. But what about piano players who use, say, Band-In-A-Box? Does that go over okay?

I probably worry too much. But there will be a number of friends at this particular party who I don't want to be kidded by for months on end afterwards.