[Dixielandjazz] By Ned, we invented the genre:

[Bill McCloskey]

This kind of argument is a slippery slope. I mean are you really going to
make the argument that Alex Welsh does not play with the heart and spirit of
the music? That would be difficult in my eyes. I think the point is that
today's musicians are as far removed from the culture that became the
breeding ground for jazz to make any claim of authenticity or  owning the
spirit of the music difficult to justify. I'm blessed in that I live in New
York and am a few blocks walk to hearing Jon Kelso every sunday night at the
Ear Inn and Randy Reinhart at Authur's Tavern on monday nights. I never once
think that they are good because they are americans. They are good because
they are talented, worked hard, and dedicated themselves to the music, some
thing in the reach of any musician no matter where he is from.

Bill

On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 9:16 AM, John Petters <jdpetters at btinternet.com>wrote:

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>
> Dave Gannett wrote:
>
>> In an effort to display their deep musical knowledge and tongue-clucking
>> disapproval of my "political incorrectness", their are those on the list who
>> are entirely missing my point, whish is a simple one:  native groups which
>> originate a style of music are, de facto, those most likely to perform it in
>> the spirit which inspired it in the first place.  I never said that other
>> nationalities could NOT perform that particular style, or that they
>> performed it badly.  I'm talking about the heart and spirit of the music,
>> something which eludes many musicians regardless of nationality, who feel
>> that playing the notes is what the music is about.
>>
>
> So are you saying that only black New Orleanians can get the heart and
> spirit of the music, if so that blows Condon, Wild Bill and I guess everyone
> on the list out of the water!
> --
> John Petters
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