[Dixielandjazz] Where are the young people?

[Larry Walton Entertainment]

Well I counted four kids and they would come under my definition of a 
captive audience - their mom made them.

Nice video clip.
Larry
St.L
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Walton Entertainment" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Where are the young people?


> 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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