[Dixielandjazz] John Edward Hasse on "Jazz"

[Marek Boym]

Comments?
Sure thing, Steve.  But you are not going to like them!
You will find all the elements mentioned in other types of music as
well.  And I agree as to "jazz band," provided it really does "play a
piece."  Unfortunately, much too much of waht goes now by the name
"jazz" does not involve playing, although it involves the use of
musical instruments that ALLOW playing, should their wielders wish to
do so.
Cheers - time to go to bed (it's 2AM here)

On 2 March 2012 21:38, Stephen G Barbone <barbonestreet at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Smithsonian Magazine has an "Ask Smithsonian" page. One of the questions
> asked on this page in the March Issue was:
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> Question: "Jazz from the 1920s sounds nothing like jazz today. Why do we use
> 'jazz' for such different music?"
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> Answer: "The many disparate styles of jazz are linked by melodies with bent
> or 'blue' notes, call-and-response patterns, off beat and syncopated
> rhythms, and, finally, improvisation - each time a jazz band plays a piece,
> it sounds fresh."
>
> John Edward Hasse, Curator of American Music
> National Museum of American History.
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> Any comments?
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> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
> www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
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