[78-L] The Future of Jazz?

[Spats]

Hi!

My problem is not that there has to be something NEW all of the time.
There are many tunes and solos still available in past genres of Jazz.
I just want to hear someone doing these things WELL with some individual style!

(And I'm not speaking about technical skill. That's something different).

As with opera singing, standards seem to get lower and lower. ;-(

Earl.

At 12:00 pm -0700 08/8/2009, 78-l-request at klickitat.78online.com wrote:
>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