On Jul 18, 3:34=EF=BF=BDpm, jazzpi...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Jul 18, 1:18=EF=BF=BDpm, The Arranger <recur...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On Jul 18, 9:11=EF=BF=BDam, jazzpi...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > On Jul 17, 6:07=EF=BF=BDpm, Larry Weil <kc...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > I think this whole thread is an overreaction to an article
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> > > > written by an obviously misinformed author.
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> > > That was my point. The author is obviously mis-informed.
> > > And I probably did overreact.
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> > > I'm probably overly sensitive to the media (REUTERS in this case)
> > > spreading misinformation about jazz. Maybe it's because I've spent
my
> > > whole professional life trying to live up to the label 'jazz
> > > musician'.
> > > The words 'Amy Winehouse' being associated in any way with 'jazz'
> > > diminishes the art form, and therefore anyone associated with it,
> > > that'd be me, and it should include anyone here at
> > > rec.music.makers.jazz, who is passionate about jazz music.
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> > > The point is, words matter.
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> > > The word jazz has been eroded to a point of being meaningless. When
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> > > try to get a gig at a jazz venue, and someone asks "well do you do
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> > > Amy Winehouse?" (which would be the next logical step in this
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> > > of erosion of the perception of jazz's definition), shouldn't I be
> > > offended?
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> > > Mark Eisenman
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> > I'd sooner cover Amy Winehouse than K**** G, so maybe by that standard
> > it's welcome.
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> > Have you seen the list of who's playing at so-called "jazz festivals"
> > nowadays? I remember when people complained that Nancy Wilson was too
> > pop. Now they have folk, reggae, blues...
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> > The Arranger
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> Yes, it's guess it's over, what was I thinking!?
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> Mark
I know you're being sarcastic, but I'm afraid the battle is lost. To
the public, "Jazz" doesn't mean anything anymore except instrumental
music. It certainly doesn't mean Charlie Parker or Bill Evans or Greg
Osby or Duke Ellington or John Coltrane. It means insipid background
music (to most people, the distinction between "Singbird" and "Peace
Piece" is lost) or impossible to fathom free jazz.
The Arranger
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