[Dixielandjazz] Sit or stand expanded

[philwilking]

If you play it well, our kind of jazz always gets an audience moving to it. 
When that happens, does anybody else remind an audience that much jazz music 
started as dance music? You'll inevitably get an "But I don't know the 
steps," or some such. To which the answer is "Make up your own, that's what 
they did when the tune first came out."

Assuming there is even a little space, if you can get just one couple up and 
moving together, you will get more doing it. That will make them happy. If 
they move vigorously, they will buy more beer, which should make the saloon 
keeper happy. When the saloon keeper sees that the band increases business 
(believe it or not, that can be un-obvious to some, even as it happens), he 
will be inclined to hire it again. That will make the musicians happy.

Everybody's happy, where's the down-side?

Phil Wilking - K5MZF
www.nolabanjo.com

"Only two things are infinite:
the Universe and Human Stupidity.
And I am not sure about the Former."
Albert Einstein

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jim Kashishian

As often happens, a subject on DJML eventually drifts into something much 
larger than the original.  I think that comparing "connecting with your 
audience" by a Jazz band with the dancing around we see with other styles of 
music is a stretch.