[Dixielandjazz] Band Dress

Thu, 11 Jul 2002 10:17:38 EDT

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In a message dated 7/11/02 4:55:16 AM Central Daylight Time, 
dingle@baldwin-net.com writes:

> Nancy:
> Let me see if I have you correct...you would not pay to hear a great band 
> if
> the players were dressed in tee shirts, correct?
> This raises a question Nancy -- do you go for the music or for the 
> fashions?
> If it was truly great jazz, I'd go to hear it if they dressed in
> skivvies or thongs. Finding great jazz these days is worth any price in
> times of rap, rock, and rotten material.
> Sure, it's nice to see a band well dressed, but that has nothing to do with
> how they play. Jackie Coon played around Carmel with Jake Stock's Abalone
> Stompers for years, and the group dressed like Left Coast Beach Bums. But
> they played wonderful jazz, entertained the people they played for, and
> nobody with ears gave a damn about their attire.
> One man's opinion
> Don Ingle

   Don Ingle, I can't believe that you are writing this.  Maybe 5 years of 
tuxes at Jazz Ltd  and life in the North Woods have dulled your professional 
dress sensibilites. ( just kidding). It is possible to dress casually and 
still look professional.  If it is' hot and summer, T shirts done decently is 
ok, in my book. But when you go into a nice club in Chicago like, say, 
Andy's...T shirts, levis and long hair is a turn off.  When jazz groups 
started emulating rock groups, that killed off a lot of interest in jazz, 
IMHO.  

   Jim Beebe

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<HTML>In a message dated 7/11/02 4:55:16 AM Central Daylight Time, dingle@baldwin-net.com writes: 
 
 
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Nancy: 
Let me see if I have you correct...you would not pay to hear a great band if 
the players were dressed in tee shirts, correct? 
This raises a question Nancy -- do you go for the music or for the fashions? 
If it was truly great jazz, I'd go to hear it if they dressed in 
skivvies or thongs. Finding great jazz these days is worth any price in 
times of rap, rock, and rotten material. 
Sure, it's nice to see a band well dressed, but that has nothing to do with 
how they play. Jackie Coon played around Carmel with Jake Stock's Abalone 
Stompers for years, and the group dressed like Left Coast Beach Bums. But 
they played wonderful jazz, entertained the people they played for, and 
nobody with ears gave a damn about their attire. 
One man's opinion 
Don Ingle</BLOCKQUOTE> 
 
&nbsp;&nbsp; Don Ingle, I can't believe that you are writing this.&nbsp; Maybe 5 years of tuxes at Jazz Ltd&nbsp; and life in the North Woods have dulled your professional dress sensibilites. ( just kidding). It is possible to dress casually and still look professional.&nbsp; If it is' hot and summer, T shirts done decently is ok, in my book. But when you go into a nice club in Chicago like, say, Andy's...T shirts, levis and long hair is a turn off.&nbsp; When jazz groups started emulating rock groups, that killed off a lot of interest in jazz, IMHO.&nbsp; 
 
&nbsp;&nbsp; Jim Beebe</HTML>

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