[Dixielandjazz] Re: It ain't jazz if.....

[Stephen Barbone]

Amen, Bill

The fun of being secure in what one does, is being able to totally disregard what the
"critics" say. Let the all pound sand.

Cheers,
Steve

> "Bill Gunter" <jazzboard at hotmail.com> wrote
>
> Yesterday I was over in Santa Cruz with the Cell Block 7 at the Zimbrick
> "Sweet and Hot" festival. Had a good time and everyone seemed to be having
> fun (punters and musicians).
>
> Between sets, while nursing a scotch on the rocks at the bar, some fellow
> sat down next to me and proceeded to tell me that the Cell Block 7 guys
> weren't really a "jazz band" because we used a lot of the old Watters and
> Murphy charts and had music stands in front of us.
>
> I said "Interesting point" and then turned away to nuirse my scotch and
> thought, "Sheesh, what an idiot."
>
> 1. We call ourselves a jazz band and so he insulted us by saying we weren't.
> 2. I always look sideways at "jazz authorities."
> 3. He had some pre-conceived notion of just what constitutes "jazz."
> 4. Noboby "knows" exactly what jazz is.
>
> One of the truisms in my life is that as soon as someone tells you what jazz
> is, that's what it isn'!
>
> Anyone who tells you different can just go and pound sand!