[Dixielandjazz] RE: symbol of jazz

[Rob McCallum]

Hi Burt and everyone,

This is an interesting question.  I think what you're driving at is some
sort of universal symbol representing "jazz," (from our "collective
unconscious?") but how is that possible?  I think there have been many
wonderful visual representations of jazz ranging from artists like Matisse,
to various posters and album covers, and logos for different jazz festivals.
However, they each represent different and unique moods (different aspects)
of jazz.  I don't think that I've seen any one design that has represented
(or attempted to represent) jazz in it's totality.  It's kind of a loaded
concept (like "the great American novel"), as soon as someone claims to have
captured it, 10 others will disagree.  I'm looking forward to seeing what
people come up with!

All the best,
Rob McCallum



----- Original Message -----
From: Burt Wilson <futurecon at earthlink.net>
To: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 2:55 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] RE: symbol of jazz


> 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
>
>
>
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