[Dixielandjazz] RE: symbol of jazz

[Burt Wilson]

Dear listmates--

I have been submerging myself in the works of C. G. JUNG lately and it has
caused me to think about a symbol for jazz--a logo, for all intents and
purposes. The only thing I can think of right now which has been used as a
logo for jazz (and by that I mean collective jazz; more to the point, hot
jazz) is a cornet (as that is a horn of the vital time when jazz was king)
to the word "Jazz" with a saxophone representing the "J."

I was a good friend of the late artist and founder of the Taos Art School,
Emil Bisttram, and Emil did a painting of jazz in the 1930's which showed a
canvas full of discordand broken lines. He obviously represented jazz as
musical chaos. I think that was the mode of the times when jazz was
considered the devil's music.

But today, I wonder what symbol typifies jazz. Have any ideas?

Burt Wilson
Silver Dollar Jazz Band