[Dixielandjazz] Pretentious blather

Stephen Barbone barbonestreet at earthlink.net
Wed Mar 5 20:50:32 PST 2003


Jim Beebe writes about the Marsalis review in the New York Times


   >With pretentious blather like this review, no wonder jazz is in
trouble.

   > " The music gushed over the audience"
   >                      (gag)



Respectfully disagree. Any review is probably better than no review.
Jazz, for the Marsalis family is hardly in trouble as the packed houses
at their concerts attest.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone





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