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Our appreciation of music is subjective. I'm sure most fans of hip hop would strongly disagree that there is no flow. Each artist has there own cadence and rhythmic feel. It might sound all the same to you if dislike the genre. Just like a nice scotch would taste like crap to someone who doesn't drink. Or how many people think jazz is a bunch of random notes and mental masturbation.
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06-01-2021 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Troubadour_1991
If only it were that easy!
Fore!
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Originally Posted by Saxophone Tall
I promise not to be a squatter if they lower the cost of rent.
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Originally Posted by Saxophone Tall
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Originally Posted by Christian Miller
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Originally Posted by Stevebol
Clearly, the city has ZERO idea how to deal with housing.
The only way I could afford to live there is in a glorified "rooming house." Cheap rent, but a bunch of misfits and weirdos in the house; they came and went. I was "Covid stuck" there for 15 months. Back on the East coast now. Back in La La Land when the weather craps out!
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Originally Posted by Saxophone Tall
I've been plotting my revenge in Las Vegas the last 4 years. I think I'm ready for California again.
If it's not about gangsters and pimps, I don't want to hear it. I know how to speak Californian. Say 'back in the day' a lot.
Damn, can't they go down just 2-3 hundred on the rent? $1,500 in Oceanside is going to drain me.
I promise not to squat. I have a nice pad but it's gone up to $1,200. Plus, it's f@cking Las Vegas.
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Originally Posted by Troubadour_1991
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Originally Posted by Christian Miller
Last edited by olliehalsall; 06-03-2021 at 03:40 PM.
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Can we get back on topic?
JAZZ ISN'T A GENRE
I went from a band that hired schooled musicians, I'd call them jazz musicians, to different kind of band. A residency band. Guitarists have it easy in some situations. You can be of value in R&B if you know how to stay out of the way.
Is jazz a genre?
"We crave definitions for our art, and when we can’t describe or compare it, many get frustrated. Hence, the Jazz Police."
I can't form an opinion just because I played a few gigs with schooled musicians.
It's a good question. Is jazz a genre?
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"You see, when you try to take something as creative as jazz and fit it into a box, it becomes unattractive to people."
"Unfortunately, over time a conservative contingent has dominated the jazz scene and branded it with a definition that is stuck in the 1950s. To their mind, jazz died in ’68 when Miles went electric"
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I'd call Buffalo where I grew up, a fusion town. I guess it would be 'new school'? I'd have to practice it but I can play it. Some guys wanted to jam one time.
We jammed a little. They were cool. Don't you want to do this? If I did I would definitely be writing music.
Old school is bop.
No, way. I tried. I can't play that stuff. Remembering heads, Donna Lee at 300 BPM.
A guy who's very underrated and influencial is Steve Lukather.Last edited by Stevebol; 06-02-2021 at 11:59 PM.
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Jazz. A music in permanent recession. The only musicians who will play for a paid gig and then go and play for free. A musician's music. A music where the goal recedes further into the distance the closer you think you are to it. A music played by gods and aspired to by mere mortals. It will never die because real creative talent will always seek its challenge. That inevitably means it evolves in new directions, but nurturing the entertainment value keeps it afloat. That's important too.
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Hm. Turn more popish things into jazz. Like this:
I think it sounds fresh and fun.
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Jazz is.
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Originally Posted by carvingcode
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Originally Posted by emanresu
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Popish jazz is when you don't have the jazz police, so much as a confession box.
'Father, I played Stella in the key of B flat, and played the first two chords as Em7b5 A7b9.'
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Originally Posted by Christian Miller
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people like their clubs. They like to feel part of an in crowd, exclusive, in the know. Jazz provide that for both practitioners and audiences alike. I can't readily think of a form of music where the players like to talk up the bar of entry quite as much. And let's not pretend that audiences, magazines etc can't get awfully cork-sniffy about the genre.
Is it any wonder if we lose out on a lot of the more casual music lovers and consumers? You need to give people an in.
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Originally Posted by Average Joe
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It happened again today.
Elvin Jones ‘Whew’
Elvin is no doubt talented. But man that song is to me everything why people switch off and out. Sorry.
One persons opinion but I would have thought I would at least have and insight and appreciation but I simply could not connect: and I must represent part of that maybe 0.5% or whatever of the listening population that enjoys jazz.
how do the very few stations that still broadcast musicians such as Elvin and honorary their work without the audience grimacing at the fractured mess that I heard? It must be hard. But I’m not sure if they should pander to only the most popular of tunes. At that point you are not much better than the classic rock station recycling the same set list every 3 mths for the last 15 years (looking at you MMM)
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I had not heard it before tonight. I like it.
Are listeners repelled by music that was new in 1969?
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Originally Posted by EastwoodMike
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