| Reading between the lines, what is being said here is that money dictates the sound. Whoever is paying the bills gets to say what the band is going to sound like and then finds the players with that sound.
Bachman---as for the next generation, I think we are going to see some really good players who are extremely versatile. It used to be that a musician really learned his craft at the college level and then found a professional, paying gig---if they were really good. The 'c' and 'd' level students from college couldn't get the pro jobs and wound up teacing music on the side or got a job as a band teacher in an elementary or high school somewhere.
Now, that's changing. The 'A' and 'B' students aren't finding the pro jobs and they are taking over the band teacher slots and teaching students on the sides. They are also playing more with community bands and on church worship teams. That means that students are getting a better, basic grounding in music earlier and that the average joe is hearing better music from the community groups than they used too.
Since Woody Herman has been mentioned here, one of his sons is Scott Herman, who is an excellent drummer. But, he has a family and didn't want to do all of the touring a musician does. He has a day job and plays on a couple of church worship team and shows kids interested in drumming 'the ropes'. My sons' kindergarten teacher has a degree in music from the University of Florida and had a band that opened for Celia Cruz. Nowdays, he has a regular jazz gig on Friday nights at a local resturant and teaches five and six year olds to love music the rest of the week.
The result is that average folks don't have to wait for a touring 'pro' or pro band to hit town to hear really good music. It's starting to look a bit like the music scene around the early 1900's----community based with excellent local musicians.
Bill
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Gabriel is NOT a woodwind player! |