[Dixielandjazz] Dixieland all over the world

[Marek Boym]

I went to the "Closing Ball" at the Edinburgh Jazz Festival in 1984.
The bands played their usual fare, and I ended up dancing all night,
with breaks for a beer (and the recykling thereof).  But then, it WAS
a jazz festival, and a jazz crowd.

However, I've seen the same thing in other places.  I went to hear
Mike Hart's band a few years later, and people just danced to whatever
the band played.  Of course, the same occurred in Bude, in venues taht
provided dance floors.
Cheers

On 08/03/2008, PHIL WILKING <philwilking at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> True, but the original (indoor) jazz bands WERE dance bands.
>
> But I don't want to get into that interminable round-and-round. I really
> want to plead that most bands without dancers to act as speed checks play
> TOO FAST. Everything sounds like a blur of 64th notes with no discernable
> tune.
>
> Phil Wilking
>
> Those who would exchange freedom for
> security deserve neither freedom nor security.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Heist" <steveheist at earthlink.net>
> >
> > Just a thought, Berl - Be a little wary of turning a jazz night into a
> > "dance night"
>
>
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