It’s such a shame when anything good gets appropriated as a status marker.
I hate jazz. That’s too strong a word but I’ve never heard any jazz I liked. It just didn’t move me. Even worse, because I can see how, as well as a form of music, it’s a status marker, I can’t be sure ANYONE ELSE likes jazz either.
The best thing about jazz is that it has taken the elitism away from classical music, which I do love. I think classical music is just seen as a bit weird now that the best people like jazz.
As I just re-stacked this. The foundation of jazz is in blues, but yeah, some tragic takeovers, no doubt! I was a “vocalist” for a jazz ensemble in Los Angeles. That lasted about three gigs, and I’d had enough of the bastards—and their girlfriends, with their horrified stares at something new on stage.
It’s such a shame when anything good gets appropriated as a status marker.
I hate jazz. That’s too strong a word but I’ve never heard any jazz I liked. It just didn’t move me. Even worse, because I can see how, as well as a form of music, it’s a status marker, I can’t be sure ANYONE ELSE likes jazz either.
The best thing about jazz is that it has taken the elitism away from classical music, which I do love. I think classical music is just seen as a bit weird now that the best people like jazz.
Sorry, just riffin’ on a theme here.
I love jazz, that's why this upsets me so!
As I just re-stacked this. The foundation of jazz is in blues, but yeah, some tragic takeovers, no doubt! I was a “vocalist” for a jazz ensemble in Los Angeles. That lasted about three gigs, and I’d had enough of the bastards—and their girlfriends, with their horrified stares at something new on stage.
Hated jazz vocalists are welcome here!