[Dixielandjazz] Closing the lid a little

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

Back from Fishing for a minute:

I just have this to say about that:

My band always plays at a higher level in Europe than the USA for two 
reasons,

#1.  They Pay a Lot better and the audiences respond much more 
enthusiastically

#2.  More importantly they build the stages higher,thus automatically 
making us play at a higher level :))


back to lurking and looking for fresh bait :))
Cheers,

Tom Wiggins


-----Original Message-----
From: heu at bart.nl
To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Sent: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 4:01 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Closing the lid a little

   Of course my statement was a generalisation, based on a focused 
 view and a couple of visits to various jazz festivals in the U.S.A. 
 Since this is Djml my focus was on trad jazz. 
 My goal was strirring up - and it worked-and a reaction to what 
 I read on DJML, even between the lines. As if everything is happening 
  in the USA (still speaking about trad jazz) and the rest of the world 
follows. 
 USA-trad bands: the tables may have been turned, so get your act 
 together (can't stop opening a little:Dutch disease..) and broaden 
 your horizon. 
 
 Cees van den Heuvel 
 http://www.revivaljassband.nl 
 
 P.S. In quoting my message the crucial part 
 " 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." 
 was often omitted. 
 
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