[Dixielandjazz] Top 10/Dixieland--cut to the chase

[Kurt]

As a dixieland band leader aged 42, I sometimes wonder if I will be the last
musician standing when the last audience member leaves the venue.

-----Original Message-----
From: dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com
[mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com]On Behalf Of Bill Gunter
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 11:20 AM
To: csuhor at zebra.net; dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Top 10/Dixieland--cut to the chase


Hi all,

Charles Suhor writes:

>  . . . I find
>only one view to be distressing--the genial defeatism of Bill Gunther and a
>couple of others who say categorically that the music will die after we do.


No no no no no!!!  I did not say that. And I'm not being a defeatist. Please
re-read my postings.

Two main points.

1. Dixieland as an "art form to be preserved is heading for the museum."

2. Dixieland as played by the thousand or so bands gigging around the world
will continue as long as those guys want to keep on gigging. As long as
there are private parties to play at, parks, special events, fairs (state,
county, whatever), and so on.

My main thrust is that dixieland will never become the POPULAR MUSIC of this
or any future generation unless some sort of miracle happens. And miracles
don't happen all that often!

Dixieland as played in jazz clubs and at trad jazz festivals will continue
to diminish and ultimately fade away.

Dixlieland as played by working bands of happy musicians will continue
forever.

BUT -- I ain't no defeatist.  Probably more of a pragmatic realist.

OK Charles??

Cheers,

Bill
jazzboard at hotmail.com

ps - oh, and by the way, it's Gunter, not Gunther.

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