[Dixielandjazz] The audience is dying....

[Bill Haesler]

Jim Kashishian wrote (in part]:
> So much talk about "the audience is dying"!  Who is the audience?
> Dixieland, or call it what you want, is a happy music, so "the audience" is everybody!  
> ........most people enjoy happy music without being some kind of "special" person.
> Seems to me that what may be dying is the will to make the music alive &
> happy, and the places to do that in/at.
> ......our music may be an art, but for the general audience it is
> entertainment.

Dear Jim,
I'm with you on this one.
Although our band plays jazz functions and jazz festivals, our main audience is the non-jazz public.
Young and old.
And they seem to enjoy what they hear.
Very kind regards,
Bill.