I started this group because I am curious as to what your thoughts are on: the main problems facing the industry, what you think can be done to resolve these problems, and what actions can be taken to ensure a flourishing future for jazz music.
im afraid my comment will be rather negative. i consider myself a purist...its be-bop for me. all the new hybrids they call jazz...are jive...strictly jive. i could enumerate dozens of musicians...and here are just a couple. Horace Silver, Coltrane, Mobley, ray brown, basie, peterson, tatum, stitt, hank jones, teh jazz messengers...thats just a smattering. there are some great players around today...but...no place to play. the listening public is into funk, rap rock and roll etc etc etc. that aint jazz. we had ourm day. Parker and dizzy lasted for some 25 yrs. in came rock, and the listening public found it so basic, they could jump around, listen understand it . you get the idea. the kinda jazz i grew up on...you hd to listen! it wasnt three chord changes...and over and over...and out. I just came back from chicago. seven and a half MILLION people. rush st..rush st...all you want to dig. Bull..I heard a group at Andy's. ok, very good pianist, drummer and bass. Sax man was tryin, but couldnt play. vocalist..couldnt sing. The Jazz Showcase was just ok...but they hammered the customer. $25 to sit down. ten twelve bucks for a drink. forget about the food. cant draw people that way. Went to jillys...pianist was sub-standard and didnt even have a couple decent side-men...his rythmn sect and reed men...WERE ON DISCS! A young cat was tellin the pianist he was gonna be a pianist. FORGAT THAT...BE A PLUMBER. GOOD ADV!!
I CANT WAIT FOR THE GRILLTO OPEN. ILL BE THERE...AND REMEMBER..REMEMBER...DONNY C...THE BE-BOP FANATIIC
The Future of the Jazz Industry
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OUR SOUNDS..OUR JAZZ IS PRETTY MUCH OVER (THANKS FOR ROGER HUMPHRIES!!)
by Don Cerminara
Jul 16, 2011
im afraid my comment will be rather negative. i consider myself a purist...its be-bop for me. all the new hybrids they call jazz...are jive...strictly jive. i could enumerate dozens of musicians...and here are just a couple. Horace Silver, Coltrane, Mobley, ray brown, basie, peterson, tatum, stitt, hank jones, teh jazz messengers...thats just a smattering. there are some great players around today...but...no place to play. the listening public is into funk, rap rock and roll etc etc etc. that aint jazz. we had ourm day. Parker and dizzy lasted for some 25 yrs. in came rock, and the listening public found it so basic, they could jump around, listen understand it . you get the idea. the kinda jazz i grew up on...you hd to listen! it wasnt three chord changes...and over and over...and out. I just came back from chicago. seven and a half MILLION people. rush st..rush st...all you want to dig. Bull..I heard a group at Andy's. ok, very good pianist, drummer and bass. Sax man was tryin, but couldnt play. vocalist..couldnt sing. The Jazz Showcase was just ok...but they hammered the customer. $25 to sit down. ten twelve bucks for a drink. forget about the food. cant draw people that way. Went to jillys...pianist was sub-standard and didnt even have a couple decent side-men...his rythmn sect and reed men...WERE ON DISCS! A young cat was tellin the pianist he was gonna be a pianist. FORGAT THAT...BE A PLUMBER. GOOD ADV!!
I CANT WAIT FOR THE GRILLTO OPEN. ILL BE THERE...AND REMEMBER..REMEMBER...DONNY C...THE BE-BOP FANATIIC