[Dixielandjazz] Where are the young people?

[Larry Walton Entertainment]

Since I don't do clubs getting that young audience is limited to street 
fairs or other free public events.

Personally I love to play for young people.  When they are there they like 
what we do but that's the trick.  I find a lot of young people to be very 
one sided in their likes and dislikes.  Most wouldn't walk across the street 
to hear us but if they are a captive audience they do enjoy us.   The 
captive audience is usually kids and grand lids of the seniors we play for 
at some event or another. I've booked Easter Sunday and there will be kids 
and their parents at that event.

Two years ago I played a mall on Saturdays.  There were quite a few young 
couples with small kids that brought them up to listen and see the 
instruments.  It was fun.  I'm doing a gig with a friends band Saturday 
afternoon and we will be playing OKOM.  It's free and in a public park so 
we'll see.
Larry
StL
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Romans" <lodibrass at gmail.com>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 6:06 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Where are the young people?


> *If any of you listmates open this clip of the Barbone Street Jazz Band,
> please email me and tell me how many "young people" you see at the 
> concert!
> The young ones who are there dancing it seems, have to be the 
> grandchildren
> of the older folks sitting around...you know...the Geritol Club...am I
> wrong! I always had the impression the The Barbone Street band NEVER 
> played
> for anyone over the age of thirty!*
>
> *Steve posted;*
> *"Here's a clip of part of our concert on the Riverfront on August 4,
> 2011. It hit the local news on Sept 1."*
> **
> *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhy_X2vKmg4*<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhy_X2vKmg4>
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