[Dixielandjazz] Jonathan Russell was Regina Carter - Jazz Violinist

[Marek Boym]

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>> My gawd, how can you say that about Jonathan?  He is probably 14 or 15 now
>> and improving incredibly fast.  He is still very much learning and soaking
>> up the musicians who came before him, as we all did.

I am with you here, Steve.  I watch, or at least - listen to - all his
videos you post, and am always amazed at his talent.  Shortcomings?
Didn't Eddie Condon advise the very young Bob Wilber: "Kid, make
mistakes?"
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>> Give a listen to Joe Venuti.  It doesn't get any better than that.
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> I'm 100% with Bob Ringwald on this one. To me Venuti out shines Grappelli.

Does he?  They have a joint LP, "Venupelli Blues," and I've never felt
tha one outshines the other.


> And like Bob, I have absolutely no expectations about how and instrument
> should sound. For me, individual players and instruments should sound
> different. Each should have his/her own sound.

I agree, except that I expect something defying definition - a "hot"
sound.  But I don't expect anybody to sound like BG, Armstrong, Hodges
- or Grappelly.
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Cheers