tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526704657739088406.post5674806764638820337..comments2024-02-01T12:37:55.180+00:00Comments on Mostly music: Judgement! Competitions, Critics and the Jazz MeritocracyRonan Guilfoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02668316692753726447noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526704657739088406.post-30702037175003347082012-11-01T22:37:52.981+00:002012-11-01T22:37:52.981+00:00Hi Ronan. Such an interesting blog. Maybe the sa...Hi Ronan. Such an interesting blog. Maybe the same can be said for all genres of music? However, some of your points in the second half of the blog made me think that perhaps jazz can also be just as capitalistic as other forms of music. For example, there are a few great jazz musicians I know, who have become reluctant to become the next Louis Stewart (speaking from a guitarist's perspective :)) in favor of practicing and writing pieces which more people are likely to enjoy and pay them for. I agree with you on the whole, but sometimes, unfortunately, money talks... and jazz suffers - at least for those who can't afford to invest as much time in it. I'm not a great guitarist (yet... ?) but there's two elements to what I practice everyday - the stuff that I can get paid for playing in local pubs (Blues/Rock/Pop etc.) and the jazz stuff, which challenges me personally (which is about when my housemates, mother etc. start to figure out why I've suddenly started playing insane lines/chords, LOL). However, better musicians than I have distanced themselves from certain jazz forms because they just cannot afford to make that kind of investment anymore, which is to the detriment to anyone who loves jazz. <br /><br />JamesElon J Lerlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14791692171770633837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526704657739088406.post-80436017144845062992012-10-10T13:22:26.593+01:002012-10-10T13:22:26.593+01:00what about somebody like Herbie Nichols? what about somebody like Herbie Nichols? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609786218053848544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526704657739088406.post-9337529162662360222012-10-10T13:22:10.440+01:002012-10-10T13:22:10.440+01:00what about somebody like Herbie Nichols? what about somebody like Herbie Nichols? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609786218053848544noreply@blogger.com