[Dixielandjazz] Hobby Bands

[Marek Boym]

The 50's?  I visited London in 1964, and jazz was everywhere.
Whatever you may say of British trad (banjo-ridden, shallow, etc.), it
was THE popular music there for a long time.  Of course, demand causes
proliferation of bands, and some are better than others.  Acker Bilk,
for example, adopted a ridiculous Victorian waistcoat (vest for
Americans) and a Derby hat, and played a lot of stuff with little jazz
content, but that helped him to sell some excellent jazz!  And Chris
Barber and Kenny Ball are still going strong.  Did you know that the
Beatles were an intermission group in the club where the Merseysippi
Jazz Band played?  By the way, that band still exists, with some of
the original members!
Cheers

On 13/04/07, Kent Murdick <kmurdick at jaguar1.usouthal.edu> wrote:
> List-Message-Recipient: marekboym at gmail.com
> It's all about supply and demand.  How many plumbers will come to your
> house  and work for free just for the exposure?  My partner "England"
> Frank  tells me that in the 50s, Dixieland was THE music for adults and
> teenagers in England.  Virtually everyone who could play an instrument
> and read music was payed top dollar.  In fact, this was how he became
> interested in playing jazz. Then Rock 'n' Roll reared its ugly head.
>
> BTW, look at the early Beatles and you will see this influence.  I
> remember learning these Beatle tunes when I was in college and marveling
> at the interesting chord progressions.
>
>
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