[Dixielandjazz] OKOM and festivals

[Mike C.]

What jazz bands are in your area? 



>  -------Original Message-------
>  From: Bill Allen <ballen at deltapathology.com>
>  Subject: [Dixielandjazz] OKOM and festivals
>  Sent: 04 Apr '07 16:34
>  
>  In my area (Northern Louisiana), we have frequent jazz-and-blues festivals, and not a one of them ever have jazz 
bands! They all feature the favorite area "roots blues" bands, country-rock bands (with maybe a harmonica to legitimize 
them as "blues bands") and classic rock bands, while local jazz players that I know in the area are completely ignored.
>  
>  Ocaisionally one of these bands may have a sax player; I guess that makes it a jazz band.