http://www.lajazz.com/blog7.cfm en-us Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:33:00 GMT Many musicians and fans have recently read and commented on the Wall Street Journal article by music critic Terry Teachout, "Can Jazz Be Saved?" Apparently, jazz is now considered a high art form, and, like classical music, the average person has trouble understanding it. You can't see it on TV, it doesn't sell, young people can't relate to it, and jazz musicians are snobs. Why do we even need jazz now? How does it fit into today's zippy electronic, information age? Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:33:00 GMT http://www.lajazz.com/blog7.cfm?ID=267817 http://www.lajazz.com/blog7.cfm?ID=267817 Default I just found a bag of CD's that I once brought to play for intermission music at a gig. They are some of my favorites and I had been missing them. I thought I'd share the list with LAjazz.com readers. Three of these I had the pleasure of playing drums on. I'm not ashamed to say that I still like them a lot. (Gotta give yourself a break now and then!) Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:15:00 GMT http://www.lajazz.com/blog7.cfm?ID=246458 http://www.lajazz.com/blog7.cfm?ID=246458 Default Recently I've been riding my bike down to the Venice Beach area to get out and get some sun and exercise. Along with all the local characters, street performers, and beachgoers, one can't help but notice the background music that fills the air. It comes from the open air shops, from boom boxes, from skating guitar players with amps strapped to their bodies-it comes from everywhere. What else do you notice? No jazz! Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:13:00 GMT http://www.lajazz.com/blog7.cfm?ID=203592 http://www.lajazz.com/blog7.cfm?ID=203592 Default There are such an extraordinary amount of really fine players and singers in L.A. that it is easy to take their talent for granted and play favorites. Jazz record companies these days are emulating their pop, rock, and hip-hop counterparts by focusing mostly on new, young talent and creating "mega-bucks" celebrities. The true spirit of jazz has always been broader and more all-encompassing. Sat, 29 Dec 2007 00:49:00 GMT http://www.lajazz.com/blog7.cfm?ID=162818 http://www.lajazz.com/blog7.cfm?ID=162818 Default Tue, 28 Aug 2007 19:40:00 GMT http://www.lajazz.com/blog7.cfm?ID=124904 http://www.lajazz.com/blog7.cfm?ID=124904 Default