[78-L] The Future of Jazz?

[Taylor Bowie]

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> What he didn't mention is the quality of jazz being performed
> today--live and on record. Most of what I hear is bland and of
> "I've-heard-this-all-before" quality. There are no individualists
> playing these days. Perhaps all the possible styles have been "worked
> through" and there's nothing left to explore?
>
> Even the current avant garde is regurgitating what was being played 40+
> years ago.
>
> There is no intrinsic reason why jazz should be a permanent fixture,
> except on record.
>
>      Julian Vein


If we could go back in time,  we would see that most of the music played at 
any time in history was derivative or regurgitation of other stuff.

I think there will always be room for new versions and new "takes" on old 
styles and old songs...why else do we still get new records all the time of 
symphonic and so-called "classical" compositions?  I don't see that as 
anything different than a young singer or pianist doing an album of 
standards or even originals.

Taylor