[Dixielandjazz] Lets expose the mjusic

[Stephen G Barbone]

>  "Fuzzy" <fuzzymail at fuzzyjazz.com> wrote (polite snip)
> 
> I appreciate the great efforts taken by all of those in the music community
> to expose kids to the music we all love...I know this is not exclusive to
> the Marbles, Tuba Skinny, and/or the New Orleans Moonshiners, that it is
> also evident in many of the associations and wonderful "trad" societies
> around the globe.  I just love the simple, direct method used by these young
> groups.  They are directly taking the music out to the people instead of
> asking people to come to the music - they bring a fresh (old) technique to
> the music business. . . .
> 
> My two cents:  perhaps (instead of getting these young folks INTO festivals)
> we should encourage the "festival few" to leave the festivals and go back
> into communities and play in the town squares where the kids will get to
> hear them.

Exactly. 

Play where the kids are. There are a few OKOM bands that do this with great success.

For you Francis Bacon scholars: (from his 1625 Essays,:)  "Mahomet called the Hill to come to him. And when the Hill stood still, he was never a whit abashed, but said: 'If the Hill will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet will go to the Hill."

In current English that is expressed as: "If the mountain won't come to Mohammed, then Mohammed must go to the mountain. 

Remember, the definition of insanity has been expressed as doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. If what we do does not work, then we should try something else.

Like throwing Mardi Gras beads to little kids. <grin> Hey, it works for us.

Cheers
Steve Barbone
www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband