[Dixielandjazz] opening a can of worms

[Cees van den Heuvel]

Europe embraced the jazz legacy in the forties, started to copy and then
started developing jazz on its own. Reading DJML I found out there's
a lot of unjustified patriotism in the U.S.A. I think the level of jazz in
Europe is much higher than in the U.S.A. Most bands in Europe
are just superiour to U.S.A.-bands. I know we all have to pay our
debts to the originators, but it is time to see the truth, so that
we can communicate on the right level.

Ducking,

Cees van den Heuvel
http://www.revivaljassband.nl