Comments on: The new standards of jazz http://www.andylykens.com/blog/2009/08/27/the-new-standards-of-jazz/ I work in the music industry, am a musician, a CrossFitter, and generally interested in human development in all aspects. I'm also immature and love laughing at absurd things and poop jokes. Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:10:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul http://www.andylykens.com/blog/2009/08/27/the-new-standards-of-jazz/comment-page-1/#comment-864 Paul Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:13:59 +0000 http://www.andylykens.com/blog/?p=363#comment-864 I want to point out two things. 1. The discussion is about the situation in the USA Jazz has been adapted worldwide and the situation in Europe, Latin-America, Afrika and India (to name a few) is completely different. I don't have figures like the WSJ published at hand for these areas. It would be nice to 'globalize' the study. I have the feeling that Jazz is alive and kickin' all over the world. The cultural assimilation started after the 2th world war. There were quite a few American Jazz-musicians that stayed in Europe because they liked the music-climate over there. They were seen as artists. 2. Jazz is Live-music (IMHO) The technology changed dramatically in 100 years. There is so much canned music right now that a live band in a bar or restaurant is a rarity. So much hassle, more expensive too. Just have a good sound-system, maybe a DJ. This trend I regret, and a lot of fellow musicians too. There is nothing like a nice public and a good jam in a crowded small bar. But it start to be a rarity these days. The places that are left to play are the jazz-clubs. That is for the hard-core Jazz-fan. I prefer to surprise the Joe-six-pack with good music. Tunes that everybody knows, but a bit different. Something else: Jazz is friends with all kinds of music. There is fusion with Rock (Miles), Salsa, Bolero, folk, hip-hop, disco(Hancock) and so on. Who is Jazz? Is Jimmy Hendrix, is Santana, is Kenny G? Maybe the Jazz-musicians are a bit picky about what a good song is. That's because it is Jazz. "Jazz is music for musicians" I want to point out two things.

1. The discussion is about the situation in the USA

Jazz has been adapted worldwide and the situation in Europe, Latin-America, Afrika and India (to name a few) is completely different. I don’t have figures like the WSJ published at hand for these areas. It would be nice to ‘globalize’ the study.
I have the feeling that Jazz is alive and kickin’ all over the world.
The cultural assimilation started after the 2th world war. There were quite a few American Jazz-musicians that stayed in Europe because they liked the music-climate over there. They were seen as artists.

2. Jazz is Live-music (IMHO)

The technology changed dramatically in 100 years. There is so much canned music right now that a live band in a bar or restaurant is a rarity. So much hassle, more expensive too. Just have a good sound-system, maybe a DJ.
This trend I regret, and a lot of fellow musicians too. There is nothing like a nice public and a good jam in a crowded small bar. But it start to be a rarity these days. The places that are left to play are the jazz-clubs. That is for the hard-core Jazz-fan. I prefer to surprise the Joe-six-pack with good music. Tunes that everybody knows, but a bit different.

Something else:

Jazz is friends with all kinds of music. There is fusion with Rock (Miles), Salsa, Bolero, folk, hip-hop, disco(Hancock) and so on.

Who is Jazz? Is Jimmy Hendrix, is Santana, is Kenny G?

Maybe the Jazz-musicians are a bit picky about what a good song is. That’s because it is Jazz.

“Jazz is music for musicians”

]]> By: Geoff Lapp http://www.andylykens.com/blog/2009/08/27/the-new-standards-of-jazz/comment-page-1/#comment-863 Geoff Lapp Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:32:48 +0000 http://www.andylykens.com/blog/?p=363#comment-863 Hi..I want to thank you for sharing your thoughts on this topic. I'm a jazz pianist . Here are mine in a nutshell. If you compare the history of Jazz ( a relatively new art form) to that of classical music (European) there will be artists keeping the different traditions alive as well as those experimenting with new forms. After all, Bach still sounds great today . ( and its played quite differently than 250 yrs ago) Great music survives and evolves. Cheers Hi..I want to thank you for sharing your thoughts on this topic. I’m a jazz pianist .

Here are mine in a nutshell.

If you compare the history of Jazz ( a relatively new art form) to that of classical music (European) there will be artists keeping the different traditions alive as well as those experimenting with new forms. After all, Bach still sounds great today . ( and its played quite differently than 250 yrs ago) Great music survives and evolves.

Cheers

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