[Dixielandjazz] Listening to Smooth Jazz

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

   Bob:  again here we are all just expressing our own personal 
opinions, generically concerning genres  and styles of Jazz and there 
is nothing wrong with that either.

Heck I get offended when somebody refers to my band as a Dixieland 
Band, and not because I don't like or appreciate and respect a good 
Dixieland band or song, I just don't like the mental image of 
association that often comes with it as a bunch of 90 year old guys in 
the Boaters and garter belts and red vests.  I just personally don't 
like that look or being associated with it and don't want to be 
compared with it.  I am trying to do something expansive with the music 
and not be pigeonholed into a stereotypical image of Dixieland.

Hence I favor the Traditional N.O. Jazz image which seems to be more 
readily acceptable  world wide and respected for a Jazz Band, at least 
in my personal marketing experiences over the time period from 1990 to 
the present when I began playing this genre of music mostly.

Cheers,

Tom, Wiggins,

   Gonna have to Smooth it out a bit at the Red Sea Festival however, 
which Is why I got some pretty Smooth operators to go along keep a lid 
on my rocker instincts :))

-----Original Message-----
From: robert at ringwald.com
To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Sent: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Listening to Smooth Jazz

   Steve Barbone wrote: 
 
  > Kenny G? Heck he sold 75 million records and has made millions of 
fans > happy 
 > with what he does. What is wrong with that? 
 (snip) 
 
  IMO- Nothing is wrong with that. I am just offended by calling what he 
does, "jazz." 
 
 --Bob Ringwald 
 
  
  
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