tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post6472986784969429743..comments2024-03-27T22:41:44.357+00:00Comments on bebop spoken here: Jam Session @ Jazz Café. June 17.Lancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-66084426578799919662014-06-20T23:46:47.948+01:002014-06-20T23:46:47.948+01:00Dear Anonymous of Leeds - I don't quite see th...Dear Anonymous of Leeds - I don't quite see that musicians playing to what they see on a muted screen of the world cup is going to appeal to either jazz people or football people. If I choose to watch a football match I don't want some guy blowing tenor sax in my ear. Likewise, I want the musicians I've come to hear to be inspired by Ellington, Cole Porter, Pat Metheny, Chick Corea orLancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-34987740182274382552014-06-20T22:38:25.758+01:002014-06-20T22:38:25.758+01:00The way to go about getting more people into jazz,...The way to go about getting more people into jazz, especially live jazz, is to make it more inclusive.<br />I don't think the way to do so is to suggest that those choosing to watch the football don't have their wits about them. In Leeds, theres a couple of places were they had the football on during the last world cup but mute, and encouraged people to come in and play music based on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com