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

[Steven Holzer]

1,000 years is hugely ambitious, Mike. I'm not sure that humanity will 
last that much longer, let alone jazz. I'm also not sure I could name a 
musical tradition that goes back that far (Gregorian chants?, cantorial 
music?). I will be content to get the music to the next generation of 
listeners. After that, it's out of my hands, but then, it probably won't 
need me anymore by then, anyway. For a fuller expression of my thoughts 
on this, see my response to Butch Thompson's response to my comment.

I'm glad that there will be at least you and me for  a while longer, though.

Steve Holzer

Mike wrote:

>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.
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>Mike
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>Steven Holzer wrote:
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>>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.
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>>Steve Holzer
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