| Yeah, I hear you, LP.
That's a drag because it's not like you don't have guys like Wynton going out and touching the lives of so many young people to get them interested in jazz. Bugging people for being into classical is just so old. I don't know... I think people like that still equate loving classical or jazz with being elitist and you don't get credit for actually liking a wide variety of music.
These are also the same people that will say "Celebrate diversity!".
I will say this,however: there are those among us that perpuate this mythology because of a lack of being able to articulate why they love certain types of music without alienating others. There ARE people that act like you have to belong to a certain kind of mentally elevated club in order to enjoy jazz/classical. All that's really required is that someone can actually sit still long enough to get into it. That was my biggest problem: finding someone who would listen without fidgeting. Teenage boys are NOT good at sitting still without a really "good" reason.
Ah, just keep tooting away, LP. Someone's listening...
ML |