[Dixielandjazz] Sacramento Jubilee

[Tom Belmessieri]

Hi Bill et all,

Good point.  I guess I should clarify "entertainment" for me.  I am 
entertained by the music.  That's what gets to me more than the jokes, 
clever banter, or audience exchange that goes on between numbers.  I don't 
get bored if the music is good, regardless of what happens in between.  I 
stated that my point of view was possibly my own.

Tom  B.
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>From: "Bill Gunter" <jazzboard at hotmail.com>
>To: tbelmo at hotmail.com, dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
>Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] Sacramento Jubilee
>Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2006 00:13:19 +0000
>
>Hi Tom and all,
>
>You wrote (regarding Bill Sharp's comments on the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee):
>
>>I go to hear the music, not to be entertained between numbers.  But, since 
>>most attendees would take entertainment over music, if given the choice, 
>>Bill's point is valid for the survival of the jubilee.
>
>You almost make it sound like the "music" and the "entertainment" are 
>mutually exclusive.  Now I know that this is most likely not what you 
>actually meant, but the statement "I go to hear the music and not to be 
>entertained between numbers" makes the idea of performing in an 
>entertaining manner a trivial thing.
>
>That's like saying "I prefer food for it's nutritional value and not it's 
>flavor" or "I drink adult beverages because of the alcohol, not because 
>it's Scotch or Bourbon or Vodka or Gin, etc."
>
>I don't think attendees prefer "entertainment" OVER "music - I think they 
>like good music as much as you or anyone else does, but attendees ALSO 
>enjoy being entertained as well.
>
>Look - when you attend a presentation (be it music, dance, drama, whatever) 
>if you are not "entertained" then you are automatically "bored" -- (boredom 
>is the other side of the entertainment coin).
>
>I heard a band I've loved for years at the Jubilee and I couldn't believe 
>it when between numbers they sort of stood around ignoring those of us in 
>the audience while they discussed the next tune. I enjoyed the music, but I 
>resented the attitude that we in the audience were the least of their 
>concerns.
>
>Presenting music without entertainment is virtually an oxymoron and those 
>bands that attempt it will find gigs slowly drying up over the years.
>
>So, Tom, do you want to qualify your position a bit or will you stick with 
>the "entertainment is not important" point of view.
>
>Also, you said one or two other things which I might take issue with, but 
>perhaps at some other time. You do present provocative points of view which 
>capture my interest.
>
>Warmest regards,
>
>Bill "Music AND entertainment" Gunter
>jazzboard at hotmail.com
>
>
>
>
>>From: "Tom Belmessieri" <tbelmo at hotmail.com>
>>To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
>>Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] Sacramento Jubilee
>>Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 16:23:38 -0700
>>
>>
>>>Bill Sharp wrote:
>>>During the Memorial Day weekend was held one of the one of the world's
>>>largest and best known trad jazz festivals in the world, yet there seems 
>>>to
>>>be little discussion of it by DJMl members, of whom I know there were
>>>several at the festival.
>>>
>>>
>>My thoughts on the Jubilee...and this may be my perspective alone.
>>
>>I go to hear the music, not to be entertained between numbers.  But, since 
>>most attendees would take entertainment over music, if given the choice, 
>>Bill's point is valid for the survival of the jubilee.  Personally 
>>speaking, there are less and less really good dixieland bands playing 
>>there any more and so I only go up for one day to hear them.  A real shame 
>>for what used to be strickly a dixieland festival.  The number of sets and 
>>venues have been reduced for all the bands.  It has changed to one that 
>>includes all kinds of music.  I've heard country, rock & roll, swing, 
>>lounge, etc.  It was changed to increase the attendance but last year they 
>>lost money.  I don't know how they fared this year yet.  I fear that, in 
>>the not too distant future, they may take the word "jazz" out of the title 
>>completely since OKOM is getting squeezed out slowly.
>>
>>My 2 cents.
>>Tom B.
>>
>>
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