[Dixielandjazz] Report on IAJE from a young 20 something who attended

[Mike]

Doesn't suprise me. I'm curious(as well as suprised) to how OKOM 
of any kind even got into IAJE. The people at IAJE don't care 
about trad jazz.

Mike




tcashwigg at aol.com wrote:
> OK folks here is a first hand report from a young person working in the 
> industry who attended the IAJE Conference this week in NYC.
> 
>   Not one mention of Jim Cullum, or Traditional Jazz in his article 
> anywhere, which again tells me that the Traditional Jazz world as a 
> whole is simply not doing enough to Get Visibility within the 
> Mainstream Jazz world. Other than JIM CULLUM that we know about, how 
> many other Traditional Jazz players are even members of this 
> organization which is now pretty much running the Jazz World 
> politically all around the world and dictating what kind of Jazz music 
> gets exposure and played and who gets the nod or the gig and paid to 
> play it.