[Dixielandjazz] Jazz is not a museum piece . . .

[Mike]

I totally agree with you, Steve. That's why it's up to us 
younger folks to keep the flame going. Jazz is america's 
classical music and if we want it to have a history that extends 
1,000 years or more we have to keep passing it down.

Mike






Steven Holzer wrote:
> Not to be too flip about it, but this is increasingly less of problem.  
> Like people who actually experienced slavery or fought in WW I, the 
> people to whom jazz is a matter of nostalgia are dying.  Pretty soon, 
> they'll either have to ignore jazz altogether or concede it it's 
> rightful place as an art form.
> 
> Steve Holzer