[Dixielandjazz] Target audience for Dixieland, Swing, etc.

[Marek Boym]

Hello Larry,
About the said Stompers' date: It just so happens that most people
going there are
are "older English speaking crowd."  The Stompers do not address that
crowd specifically, although it constitutes most of the Stopmers'
public.  You played with them at both The Bible Lands Museum and The
Agron House, and the public there was mostly English speaking, and not
too young, but both institutions actually target the general public.
On Wednesday, the 20th, there'll be a Tribute to Jacques Sany (who
played that synagogue gig with the Stompers), described as "the oldest
jazz musician in Israel" at the Tel-Aviv Jazz Festival held at the
Tel-Aviv Cinemateque.  it will be interesting to see how many elderly
English speakers will attend (it's scheduled for 11 PM).  I hope to be
there - I've ordered tickets, but I'll be baby sitting two of my
grandchildren, and my getting there on time is dependent on
replacement's arriving on time!
For those who do not know Jacques - he was featured twice at the
Sidney Bechet Society's concerts in New York!
Cheers,
Marek
On 08/02/2008, Ministry of Jazz <jazzmin at actcom.net.il> wrote:
> Shalom again,
>
> Upon re-reading my last post, I thought I should clarify that I did not mean
> to suggest that the Stompers were doing anything wrong. Please do not take
> it that way. I was merely taking the occasion to make the point that somehow
> we need to be drawing younger audiences.
>
> Stan Ross and the Stompers were probably the first Dixieland band in Israel,
> and they are still the largest and most active one. I've had the pleasure
> and privilege of performing with them on many occasions at some impressive
> venues, and have become acquainted with some of Israeli's finest trad-jazz
> musicians through them. And some of them, including Stan, have been gracious
> enough to perform with me under the Doctor Jazz flag when I've needed
> players for a gig.
>
> My sincere apologies if I inadvertently suggested they were doing something
> wrong. The problem of aging OKOM audiences is endemic to the genre. What I
> intended to communicate was that my band, still near the beginning of our
> run, are trying new things in order to reach the younger and more culturally
> distant potential audiences.
>
> On the other hand, my band is not yet drawing 160 customers at $20 a head.
> So meanwhile the Stompers have been doing something very right!
>
> So please read what I meant, and not what I wrote!
>
> Elazar
> Doctor Jazz Dixieland Band
> Tekiya Brass Ensemble
> Jerusalem, Israel
> www.israel.net/ministry-of-jazz
> +972-2-679-2537
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ministry of Jazz [mailto:jazzmin at actcom.net.il]
> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 10:54 PM
> To: DJML
> Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Target audience for Dixieland, Swing, etc.
>
>
> Shalom Jazz Fans,
>
> Last week I played tuba in a Dixieland band called the Stompers over in one
> of our coastal cities about 1 1/2 hours from Jerusalem. This band has been
> around for some 30 years, and I've played with them many times since I moved
> to Israel 12 years ago. Their show sold out -- over 160 paying customers in
> a synagogue social hall. The audience was almost entirely Anglo, and I don't
> think there was a person among them under 60 years old. ...
>
>
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