Well, you can't blame youngsters for wishing to avoid any kinds of Jazz that seem tired, lame, clichéd etc. But it's one thing to turn your nose up at Louis Jordan, but who's in a position to turn their noses up at Oliver Nelson or Wayne Shorter, or Eric Dolphy? If we're calling it Jazz, then IMHO Roots
and sophistication beats cleverness for it's own sake any day. Of course, if it's
not Jazz, then "Pure Music" is not really expected to contain any emotional content, and probably hasn't since Schoenberg.
I just don't get why kids wanna do "Maths Jazz", I mean, why restrict yourself? Just make "Maths Music" if you need to feel big and clever!
Why is the internet out of tune, and what can you...
Today, 03:07 AM in Guitar, Amps & Gizmos