http://www.lajazz.com/blog5.cfm en-us Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:00:00 GMT Times have changed. We have become an increasingly noisy society. The circumstances in which jazz is performed have also changed. The old fashioned jazz clubs -- Donte's is a good example -- were devoted entirely to the music, shunning expensive trappings and leaving it to the audience and performers to generate atmosphere. The audience was there specifically to listen to jazz, so they were invariably appreciative, quiet and respectful of musicians. But now, the hotel lounge and the corner-in-a-restaurant seem to have become the norm. This means that the musicians have to compete with dinner-table chat or "waiting-to-have-dinner" chat. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:00:00 GMT http://www.lajazz.com/blog5.cfm?ID=84766 http://www.lajazz.com/blog5.cfm?ID=84766 Default