<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=3>In a message dated 3/5/03 7:49:42 PM Central Standard Time, barbonestreet@earthlink.net writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Jim Beebe writes about the Marsalis review in the New York Times<BR>
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>With pretentious blather like this review, no wonder jazz is in<BR>
trouble.<BR>
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> " The music gushed over the audience"<BR>
> (gag)<BR>
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Respectfully disagree. Any review is probably better than no review.<BR>
Jazz, for the Marsalis family is hardly in trouble as the packed houses<BR>
at their concerts attest.<BR>
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Cheers,<BR>
Steve Barbone</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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I respectfully disagree, Steve. Bad writing is bad writing and nothing, event the dearth of writing on jazz justifies this.<BR>
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Jim Beebe</FONT></HTML>