[Dixielandjazz] What music do young people hear?

[Steve barbone]

From: DWSI at aol.com (Dan Spink) asked, about my statement

Ah me,  lots of people still don't get it . . . just how powerful this music
is to  the young people these days.
 
> Steve: My only question is, what "music" do younger people really "hear"
> these days? For example, I listen very hard to hear those subtle chord changes
> in Snoop Doog (or it Dog?) and Eminem (or is it M&M?) but, alas,  my hearing
> isn't what it used to be. I hear only the same repetitive rhythm and  lots and
> lots of shouting.

Dan:

What many of them hear in the area around our band territory is OKOM. Wait a
day or two and then check my band schedule out. We're working 6 days a week
in various venues WHERE THE KIDS ARE.

Sadly virtually no other OKOM Bands are doing this. Why? Because of old
fashioned ideas about the music, the audience and the crotchety downing of
anything that appeals to the young.

In effect, your (our) attitude about the kid's music today, is exactly the
same as the attitude of our great grand parents was about jazz music and
it's appeal to kids in 1920. The only difference is that 'Our" arteries have
now hardened and we have become our great grand parents.

DeJa Vu all over again. :-) VBG.

Cheers,
Steve

PS. It is not the "music" of Eminem etc., that the kids listen to. IT IS THE
MESSAGE. This should be obvious to us all. "Music" is what the kids are
missing right now and you and other players/bandleaders should be supplying
it. HUGE HIDDEN DEMAND.