[Dixielandjazz] Playing in Churches

[john petters]

Tom said
 >It is a great feeling to get standing ovations under those circumstances
and 
feel genuine appreciation for your musical offerings from grateful audiences

that have been deeply moved and inspired just by MUSIC.  And I have also
never brought any Records, Cassettes or CDs back home from the tours always
sell >them all.

I can believe that Tom. Our Gospel concerts have been some of the most
rewarding, musically, spiritually and financially - and they do attract a
new audience. 

Steve's comment about jazz being religious in origin is also correct. In
fact most early practitioners were religious people of various faiths. Jelly
& Bunk Johnson were catholics, as was Krupa. Look also at the contribution
Jewish musicians made - Goodman, Shaw, etc Then there was Fats Waller,
Baptist. And what about Duke? Now it may well be that some of these
musicians were not devoutly religious, but their cultures would have
contributed greatly to their approach to music. It is interesting to ponder
as to whether a communist / atheist society could have produced a Sidney
Bechet or a Louis Armstrong. 

John Petters
Amateur Radio Station G3YPZ
www.traditional-jazz.com

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Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Playing in Churches

In a message dated 1/8/05 4:25:48 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
johnpetters at tiscali.co.uk writes:

> 
> I've never had any problems in churches. One person complained to the
> Catholic Bishop about a jazz band playing in church, but he was very
> enthusiastic about it. Quite often the Priest or minister will say a
prayer
> before or after the gig and I always quote psalm 150 - praise God with the
> sound of the trumpet and the loud clashing cymbals.
> The late Ken Colyer used to refer to playing in churches as doing a spot
of
> God bothering.
> cheers
> John Petters
> 

Hi John:

I too have had tremendous response and great money performing at and for 
Cathedrals and Catholic Churches all over Italy and Sicily, especially in 
December.  I have been touring there for the past fourteen years with Black
Gospel 
shows and they are promoted and advertised as "GOSPEL el BLUES Spectacolos"
on 
one tour we also were taken out to perform our high energy Gospel shows in
big 
Discos and Opera houses and even twice at the Vatican.  Most of them were to

predominately non English speaking audiences, who loved the music and danced
and 
clapped their hands like they were in a Camp Meeting or Revival service in 
Alabama or Mississippi.


Cheers,

Love that Old Time Religion Music.

Tom Wiggins
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