[Dixielandjazz] Jazz Audiences

[Marek Boym]

Even here in Israel a small contingent out of the New Orleans Function
has landed a steady, albeit bi-weekly, job in a Jaffa bar.  The public
is mixed - young and old.  It is not clear why the band's regular
dancing audience does not come - perhaps it will when it's less cold
(nothing like Pennsylvania, but cold for Tel-Aviv).
Cheers



>> As I've stated many times before, and I am sure that I have different
>> experiences from many on the list due to my elected home in Spain, we
>> don't
>> actually see "jazz audiences", nor do we seek them out.  What we do have
>> are
>> audiences in general....people!  People with smiling faces who go away
>> from
>> our concerts & gigs maybe thinking "I liked that", even without
>> necessarily
>> knowing details of what they heard.
>>
>> We are at a small downtown Madrid club at the moment for 9 nights.
>> Everynite, when we arrive, every single table is reserved...e
> Dear Jim:
>
> Most of us in the USA can only wish for the experiences you describe. We
> don't find steady gigs like that in clubs.