[Dixielandjazz] Jazz Standards & more

[Patrick Ladd]

Surely this is part o the problem with avant garde stuff in all its 
variations. Does it in fact engage the audience, who we are paid to 
entertain, in the same way as our `jazz standards`?. Does a head nod in time 
to the music?. Does a foot tap?. Does the audience feel impelled (heaven 
forfend) to get up and dance?
If some musicians want to play `modern jazz` ( a very loose grouping) it 
seems to me that it is only really interesting to someone with a fairly 
advanced musical knowledge/appreciation. In fact those who get most out of 
it are the players. Thats fine, Why should we not entertain ourselves, but 
is it really entertaining to the general audience.  No wonder we used to go 
out and beat up `dirty boppers` with their silly berets and  their little 
mustaches. (We didn`t really but it makes a good story)

Pat

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jim Kashishian
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 9:48 AM
To: Pat Ladd
Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Jazz Standards & more


Charlie wrote:
>And after all that (speaking about a type of free jazz), it was great to go
home and hear a few tracks of the Bobcats or Sonny Rollins.

I used to feel the same in during the whole year of 1992 when I worked on a
project of 22 CD's of Contemporary music (editing/assembling/mastering).  I
would go out at nights for my jazz gigs & feel "back at home".   :>

Charlie also wrote:
>The thing about such performances (and most avant garde jazz, to me) is
that the enjoyment is strictly in being there when the living creative event
is unfolding.

But, that is what we all get during a performance of our own kind of music,
is it not?  The interreaction between musicians in the ensemble and during
solos (between the soloist & the rhythm section) is a living creation even
if the song is based on a standard setup.  If that creativity is not kept
alive in a band, then it becomes boring for both the band & the audience,
and just becomes "another gig".

Jim


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