tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post63495514665610840..comments2024-02-20T07:06:18.516-05:00Comments on Brilliant Corners: Whither the Professional (jazz) Musician?Steve Provizerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-78697781202048167882013-12-22T11:05:44.312-05:002013-12-22T11:05:44.312-05:00The degree to which jazz and its practitioners are...The degree to which jazz and its practitioners are culturally "marginal" types is interesting. It's tough to make comparisons generation to generation, as you can read the anecdotal history of jazz however you want to.<br /><br />It's possible that as jazz fragmented into different styles, identification among jazz musicians also fragmented. At the very least, it's always been somewhat notable when people known as practitioners of a particular style played or recorded with people from a different "camp."<br /><br />Actually, I think it's reasonable to think of Ellington's bands as big umbrellas harboring different schools of stylists; surely one element of the singularity of his music.Steve Provizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-36901183837838267432013-12-21T21:23:57.836-05:002013-12-21T21:23:57.836-05:00The last-mentioned study brings up a point that...The last-mentioned study brings up a point that's worth thinking about - jazz musicians are an under-studied group socially. Jazz, the music, resists categorization, and jazz musicians probably do, too. They tend to network and help one another out only if they're close collaborators, because in a way, jazz players from different styles or communities are strangers to one another. <br /><br />None of which is much good for the music as a profession, but "it is what it is," and more and more often, it isn't what it was. pwlsaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15301642133484044429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-47640854200311061532013-12-16T17:46:35.739-05:002013-12-16T17:46:35.739-05:00Thanks for reading, Ronan...There seem to be trend...Thanks for reading, Ronan...There seem to be trends, but if anyone says they know where it will all go, they're probably bringing an agenda of their own.Steve Provizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-17240792915974747522013-12-16T17:41:44.214-05:002013-12-16T17:41:44.214-05:00Thanks for a thoughtful and informative post Steve...Thanks for a thoughtful and informative post Steve - the discussion continues, though I admit I have no idea where it will go, it's just guesswork - hope I'm wrong……...Ronan Guilfoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668316692753726447noreply@blogger.com