[Dixielandjazz] Re: British honours list

john petters jpettjazz at btinternet.com
Mon Dec 15 16:31:07 PST 2003


John said
> It is high time that our recently discredited system of dishing out mostly
> unmerited
> "honours" was consigned to the dustbin.
Quite agree. scrap the lot. Let the music speak. Jazz recognises no class,
race or religious biases. The question I ask of any musician is not the
colour of his skin, religion, sexual orientation etc, but can he/ she swing.
As Duke said,"It don't Mean A Thing...."

John Petters
Amateur Radio Station G3YPZ
www.traditional-jazz.com




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