[Dixielandjazz] New Orleans Jazz Fest

[Mike C.]

Out here in Denver, many black musicians are into other styles. A few here in there are jazz players, blues players but 
most are in the hip-hop/rap or R&B  styles. You also have crossovers that do things with rock and reggae bands. 
Denver doesn't really have a large black population like many southern and northeastern cities, so black musicians out 
here are few. Denver has a jazz scene but it is mostly a rock and jamband town.



Mike


>  -------Original Message-------
>  From: loerchen2 at aol.com
>  Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] New Orleans Jazz Fest
>  Sent: 03 May '07 13:54
>  
>  Steve has a point.  Maybe blacks in other places aren't as keen on OKOM, but here in New Orleans, it is still part of 
their heritage and culture.  Their parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles all played and sang jazz, blues, gospel -- 
everybody grew up with this kind of music, and every black musician I know has an older relative who was a notable 
musician.  And everybody still listens to it.  We have performances where the ages range from toddlers to people in 
their 80s (or 90s, if you count trumpeter Lionel Ferbos).