[Dixielandjazz] Preservation ? Creativity? Rule # 1

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

Graham : Show biz trumps all!
Larry
St. Louis
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Graham Martin" <grahmartin at bigpond.com>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 1:45 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Preservation ? Creativity? Rule # 1


Tom Wood said:



["SNIP



I reiterate that to a certain extent we are playing for what our "Joe 
Public" wants to hear (although we still control the situation) rather than 
what politically correct jazz fans and other musicians consider we should 
play or not play.  I think I said once before on this list that our best 
sales for CDs are to "Joe Public" NOT jazz fans.  We will play WWW and 
perhaps Hello Dolly at the Mardi Graz in Edinburgh again this year and try 
to beat our 2003 (125 sales to tourists) record for this one gig.  The 
public like to hear it so what is wrong with trying to capitalise on this.


I must admit however, I am having difficulty getting Midnight in Moscow and 
Samantha onto our playing sets this year..



SNIP



Tom (jazzman rather than musician) Wood

Sydney Zenith JB"]





Chuckle. Never a truer word. I snuck 'Hello Dolly" onto the play list for 
our new Morton Bay Jazzband, led by Derek Capewell up here in Brissy, at our 
regular weekly gig at an Indian restaurant - Don't ask, but I do listen to 
people on this list when they say we should look for alternative gigs. Guess 
what tune was requested by the kitchen staff this week?  Also no Goon Show 
jokes please, although it is true that the band always finishes the evening 
with some very fine Balti Indian cuisine!



And by far the most applauded solos with my own band, The Southern Bay 
Stompers, are those taken on penny whistle or kazoo. Plus anything sung by 
the frontline in barbershop harmony. I don't try to figure it. We just 
oblige. I compensate slightly with educative announcements. Wink!



Best,



Grah


Graham Martin
REDLAND BAY
Queensland, AUSTRALIA

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