Comments on: Sonny Rollins on the relevance of jazz http://thejazzsession.com/2009/11/09/sonny-rollins-on-the-relevance-of-jazz/ The online jazz interview show hosted by Jason Crane. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:59:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jazz Inc Bubbles Bursting Everywhere http://thejazzsession.com/2009/11/09/sonny-rollins-on-the-relevance-of-jazz/comment-page-1/#comment-14146 Jazz Inc Bubbles Bursting Everywhere Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:27:03 +0000 http://thejazzsession.com/?p=1398#comment-14146 [...] People who like having the music around will often get drawn into these explorations as Jazz is a portal. [...] [...] People who like having the music around will often get drawn into these explorations as Jazz is a portal. [...]

]]> By: Chris Pitts http://thejazzsession.com/2009/11/09/sonny-rollins-on-the-relevance-of-jazz/comment-page-1/#comment-14028 Chris Pitts Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:50:30 +0000 http://thejazzsession.com/?p=1398#comment-14028 Newk is my absolute inspiration and hero. How relevant is music today to the american audience is indeed a larger question. Most of these last couple genrations expect to download it for free and do so. Is it more prevalent or less so in the the schools? Most I know say the whole " music literacy" is down. Fewer radio stations play jazz than ever and barely any TV now. perhaps Youtube is filling that gap but there is no revenue being genrated for artists. The audience at festivals is the same people for the last 20 years hence the average age is now 40-50. And while jazz will always exist in basements and clubs here and there, will it ever return to a level enjoyed in the 60s or earlier? Newk is my absolute inspiration and hero. How relevant is music today to the american audience is indeed a larger question. Most of these last couple genrations expect to download it for free and do so. Is it more prevalent or less so in the the schools? Most I know say the whole ” music literacy” is down. Fewer radio stations play jazz than ever and barely any TV now. perhaps Youtube is filling that gap but there is no revenue being genrated for artists. The audience at festivals is the same people for the last 20 years hence the average age is now 40-50. And while jazz will always exist in basements and clubs here and there, will it ever return to a level enjoyed in the 60s or earlier?

]]> By: matt Lavelle http://thejazzsession.com/2009/11/09/sonny-rollins-on-the-relevance-of-jazz/comment-page-1/#comment-14027 matt Lavelle Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:31:45 +0000 http://thejazzsession.com/?p=1398#comment-14027 At Last,..the TRUTH is revealed! Master Sonny has summed up just about everything I've heard,read,and tried to write about Jazz,..the bottom line,. relating the music and those who engage it to LIFE,.. MAD props to Sonny and Jason.. At Last,..the TRUTH is revealed!

Master Sonny has summed up just about everything I’ve heard,read,and tried to write about Jazz,..the bottom line,.

relating the music and those who engage it to LIFE,..

MAD props to Sonny and Jason..

]]> By: Chris Rich http://thejazzsession.com/2009/11/09/sonny-rollins-on-the-relevance-of-jazz/comment-page-1/#comment-14024 Chris Rich Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:38:24 +0000 http://thejazzsession.com/?p=1398#comment-14024 Wow...Go Mr Rollins!! Wow…Go Mr Rollins!!

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