[Dixielandjazz] Speaking about Jazz Myths....

[Marek Boym]

You are right, of course.  Moreover, many musicians who did leave came
back within a short time, both black and white.
Nevertheless, the "Storyville exodus" scene in "New Orleans" was quite good!
Cheers

On 19/10/2007, jazzchops at isp.com <jazzchops at isp.com> wrote:
> <snip>
>
> >Closing the district forced jazz out of town and that was a good thing for
> >us.
>
> I understand what you're getting at here, Larry, but closing the district
> wasn't the thing that "forced jazz out of town."
>
> Prior to the closing of the district New Orleans jazz was getting exposure
> outside of the city. The many vaudeville tours of the Creole Band circa
> 1914-1918, brought the music all over the US. Tom Brown's band and the
> ODJB in Chicago 1915-1916.
>
> The basic reason jazz musicians starting leaving New Orleans was money.
> There were better paying gigs elsewhere.
>
> The other myth is that practically all the jazz musicians left. Not so.
> There were more musicians that stayed than left. Many musicians wouldn't
> leave because they heard about how cold it was up north, and about
> musicians going up there and getting stranded with no gig.
>
> Sincerely,
> Chris Tyle
>
>
> -----------------------------------------
> Join ISP.COM today - $9.95 internet , less than 1/2 the cost of AOL
> Try us out, http://www.isp.com/
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> To unsubscribe or change your e-mail preferences for the Dixieland Jazz Mailing list, or to find the online archives, please visit:
>
> http://ml.islandnet.com/mailman/listinfo/dixielandjazz
>
>
>
> Dixielandjazz mailing list
> Dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
>