[78-L] fwd: Marsalis makes the world safe for pure jazz^

[Michael Biel]

eugene hayhoe wrote:
> I'd also say most 'avant-garde' musicians I'm familiar
> with have some degree of humor in their playing as well,
> as opposed to the sanctimonious attitude they are often
> accused of having.   Gene

As I've admitted, this music isn't my bag and I realize it is yours, but
sometimes I think that the humor might be them thinking "I can't BELIEVE
that these people are actually buying this stuff!!!!"  I've also
discussed music styles as being like a language, that it is difficult
for non-native speakers to hear accents.  Thus I don't think I can
differentiate between good and bad in these styles, and I wonder if just
ANYBODY could noodle around and play in some of these styles and be
accepted.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbie.com