[Dixielandjazz] The merging of musical styles

[Stephen G Barbone]

Is there a trend towards merging musical styles on records as well as  
at jazz festivals etc? Note the last 2 sentences of the below  
article. . . . Bluegrass, New Orleans Funeral March,  Dixieland? <grin>

Cheers,
Steve Barbone
www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband

Bluegrass is just the beginning
August 19, 2008 - Boston Globe - By Stuart Munro
Jerry Douglas

This is the second solo project this summer from a member of Alison  
Krauss's Union Station. In contrast to bandmate Dan Tyminski's  
offering of straight-up, traditional bluegrass, dobro master Jerry  
Douglas, as is his wont (this is his 12th solo release), is all over  
the map. Old-school bluegrass shows up with one of Douglas's guests,  
banjo legend Earl Scruggs, on "Home Sweet Home," and when Douglas gets  
together with fellow Strength in Numbers alums Sam Bush and Edgar  
Meyer for the sprightly "Bounce," there's a newgrassy strain. The  
stately instrumental "Glide" adds a Celtic tinge, and "Trouble on  
Alum," a Douglas mash-up of two ancient Scottish tunes that segues  
from mournful air to spirited jig and back again, adds more than a  
tinge. Voices make an appearance (those of Travis Tritt and Rodney  
Crowell on a couple of acoustic country numbers), as does pedal steel,  
and even a horn and woodwind front line (on "Sway," an intriguing  
attempt by Douglas to approximate a New Orleans funeral march that  
moves from dirge to Dixieland). All in all, a typical display of  
Douglas's trademark virtuosity and eclecticism.



Steve Barbone

www.barbonestreet.com
www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband