[Dixielandjazz] The OKOM "product"

[Edgerton, Paul A]

Cees says:
> Without an audience there is very little point in performing. 

So then, your definition of performing is "playing for an audience."

> Playing jazz and performing jazz are two different things.

Different, but closely related. For one thing, you cannot "perform" jazz
without "playing" jazz. Alright, under what circumstances would you play
jazz without performing it?  When you're practicing -- which is a
necessary precondition to performing.

Is the presence of an audience the distinction between playing and
performing? Suppose none of those enlightened listeners are present in
your audience.  Are you still performing, or merely playing?  If you are
alone in a recording studio, no audience is physically present.  Is this
a performance?  Would releasing the recording make a difference?  What
if nobody bought the recording?

Imagine that somebody records your private practicing session, sells the
resulting CD and  enlightened and appreciative listeners buy it -- were
you performing?

Are you getting performance anxiety yet?

-- Paul Edgerton