[Dixielandjazz] Why American Don't like Jazz

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

  > Who cares what they like! It's herd mentality not worth out time of 
day!! 



And herein lies the answer to the problem folks:  Arrogance and 
ignoring the public that pays or not to come and see and hear us play 
what they want to hear.  I guess your time of day is worth a lot more 
than mine and the answer to the meaning of life as to why it is sooooo 
cool to be  a Starving artiste'.

For one I care a Hell of a lot what they like because they pay me very 
well to play for them what they like.

It is not always about us, and truthfully it never was, it is about 
them and what they like, if they don;t like it they simply won't come 
out and support it, pretty simple and the Math bears it out.

Tom Wiggins
Not a Starving artists, never have been and never will be.





-----Original Message-----
From: jbutler6 at twcny.rr.com

   Mike C. wrote: 
  > What's really interesting about that statement is that back in 
1971(the year of my birth) Duke did an album called the > "Afro 
Eurasian Eclipse". On the fourth track is a tune called "Ocht O'clock 
Rock" that definitely sounds as if there is some > rock influence 
behind it. The rest of the album also has different elements of African 
folk music and avant guard > elements. Definitely worth a listen. It's 
one of my favorite albums Duke did in his last few years. 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > > On 18/03/07, Steve Barbone <barbonestreet at earthlink.net> wrote: 
  > >> > > This paper, by a Japanese was updated in 2006. The earlier 
version was on 
 >> > > the DJML several years ago. 
 >> > > 
  >> > > What Mr. Suematsu ignores (among other things) is the current 
popularity of 
  >> > > Rock & Roll and Duke Ellington's view circa 1962 that: " Rock n 
Roll is the 
  >> > > most raucous form of jazz, beyond a doubt; it maintains a link 
with the folk 
  >> > > origins, and I believe that no other form of jazz has ever been 
accepted so 
 >> > > enthusiastically by so many." 



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