[Dixielandjazz] Madison answers....

[jim at kashprod.com]

Of course it was just my opinion, Madison.  Plus, our audiences (in Madrid, Spain) are far from knowing much at all about Jazz, so each has his own market to be concerned with.  I toss in the “odd” tune once I have the audience in our pocket on live shows, and have done the same on our cds.  Horrors!  We even end our shows with What a Wonderful World followed by The Saints!  ( <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbtqgF11c3g> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbtqgF11c3g)  But, during the show, we usually will put in two or more lesser known songs.  And, for those that moan about the “workhorse tunes”…. do them in your own style & with your very own talent, and it no longer is a workhorse, but something you have just created. 

 

I don’t consider the sale of our records as “business” as such (although the cash is nice!).  What I do enjoy is having folks want to take our music home.  

 

Anyway, enough preaching.  Enjoyed your video, Madison.

 

Jim

 

De: Madison T <maditayl at gmail.com> 
Enviado el: lunes, 03 de febrero de 2020 14:36
Para: Jim Kashishian <jim at kashprod.com>
CC: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Asunto: Re: [Dixielandjazz] RV: Check out my band playing Ellington's Awful Sad!

 

Hey Jim! Yeah, I hadnt thought about the viability of obscure tunes vs popular until this very moment haha. But honestly i just love playing, performing and teasing out the lesser known stuff. At this point i think "Blue Drag" is going to be the closest thing to a popular song on our album. 

 

The band is less business and more passion project for me anyways, though i do wish it were both most of the time. But i think if i had to worry about our commercial viability we might lose something about the  and that i consider very special.

 

-madison

 

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