Jazz - a load of spazz.

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Right on brother Dord!

You know something that unmusical people hate nearly as much as Jazz? Heavy Metal. They think it's all cantankerous noise and ear-bleeding nonsense. Could you imagine what these people would think if the abstract melodies and experimentation of Jazz ever fused with the hard edged sound of Metal? I bet they pray it never happens. Oh wait, it has!

But this is kind of specialist and for musos........appreciation or disdain for a genre of music is ones own personal preference.....my missus loves Tony Bennett......I still don't know why..........but I brought her to see him a few years ago.....it was what you would expect from a crooner in his 80s...however.....the drummer did a solo......which was made up of 2 snares and a cymbal of sorts ( I am no drummer ) and it was the single most unbelievable display of musicianship I have ever seen.....and I have seen great drummers, guitarists, bassists and kazooists........but none came close......probably because this young dude was only the drummer in Tony Bennetts' touring band.......but he scored the cup winner/ blew a load on Traci Lords face/ sold that ****hole in Glengarry Glenross and won me the euromillions all in ten minutes.......if I could have licked his balls I would have.

The point is, I appreciated what he did, even if it wasn't my kind of music........which I think might be a big part of the point of Jazz.......it's appreciation as much as enjoyment.........

...or maybe not.......I obtain the right to disclaim writing everything I just wrote.

Dudess wrote: »

Jazz is awesome. Can't wait for next weekend...

http://www.corkjazzfestival.com/

I've always been amused by the fact the Cork Jazz festival is sponsored by Guinness while the Howth Jazz festival is sponsored by Murphys.

Wouldn't be a fan myself

how could anyone hate jazz?

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Jazz on the other hand, the musicians involved are highly creative, amazing composers, and play with incredible feeling.

I qualified my appreciation in a previous post. I don't dislike jazz....in fact if I were to think about musical genres I flat out don't like...I would come up with nil....all music has its merits......even the most sickly sweet x factor over produced christmas number one was written by someone who had a basis for the song.........Jazz is probably the least (dunno how to do itallics...or how to spell it)....commercial form of music as it is produced, by the artists, for the love and passion of their "art"......an accomplished jazz musician could, possibly, write christmas hits on a dime.....but opt not to......I commend it.....I think, and I may be wrong because it is late, that I stated my own personal preference....and that is that jazz would not be the first thing to jump out of my collection if I want something to kick back to........but that isn't to say that the jazz is not in my collection.........because there is always a time that calls for schmoove......and I prefer to be ready.

I wouldn't be the sort to use such a description for any kind of music.....although if you mention Rush we are not friends.

Karl Hungus wrote: »

You know something else I love about Jazz? For some reason, cute Japanese girls are really, really good at it:

And not a tweed hat in sight! You see folks, jazz musicians can be beautiful

I think there's a jazz record out there for everyone tbh. All you guys who complain saying it winds you up? Ladies and gentlemen, let Oscar Peterson soothe your soul. :cool:

Jazz is a highly skilled art... Your just jealous!