The dreaded 'S' word in jazz

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I suppose everyone has their own tastes.  And everyone's tastes are developed in different ways.  So, if you like it, that's cool.  If you don't that's cool.  BUT...the thing that really kills me is when I tell people that I listen to jazz and they say something like "oh, it's so relaxing".  Or when I tell them I am a jazz musician, smooth jazz is what usually pops into their minds.  That, unfortunately, is the downside I see to it.  But it can be a good gateway for someone to appreciate music without words, however, it is seldom a gateway into discovering other genres of jazz.

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davidrydelnik Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Newbie Joined: 09 Jul 2013 Location: NY Status: Offline Points: 11	Post Options Post Reply Quote davidrydelnik Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Jul 2013 at 2:39am
	I suppose everyone has their own tastes. And everyone's tastes are developed in different ways. So, if you like it, that's cool. If you don't that's cool. BUT...the thing that really kills me is when I tell people that I listen to jazz and they say something like "oh, it's so relaxing". Or when I tell them I am a jazz musician, smooth jazz is what usually pops into their minds. That, unfortunately, is the downside I see to it. But it can be a good gateway for someone to appreciate music without words, however, it is seldom a gateway into discovering other genres of jazz.
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dreadpirateroberts Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Joined: 06 Jul 2011 Location: AU Status: Offline Points: 1836	Post Options Post Reply Quote dreadpirateroberts Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Jul 2013 at 6:06am
	Well said - the immediate association of the word 'jazz' with 'relaxing' is misleading. It's a bit like when I hear people tell me they like jazz (or any style of music) but what they're really saying is that they a certain subset. Like when a metal head tells me they love metal but 'metal' for them = about 4 bands only, each playing the same sub-genre
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js Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Site admin Joined: 22 Dec 2010 Location: Memphis Status: Offline Points: 34157	Post Options Post Reply Quote js Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Jul 2013 at 6:59am
	These people probably wouldn't appreciate the fact that a lot of jazz records I own are not the least bit relaxing, ha.

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	most probably those people never listen to double LP of solo sax improvisation?

davidrydelnik Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Newbie Joined: 09 Jul 2013 Location: NY Status: Offline Points: 11	Post Options Post Reply Quote davidrydelnik Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jul 2013 at 8:51pm
	When most people tell me it's relaxing, I whip out my laptop, open itunes, cue up a section of John Coltrane's "Ascension" and I say "is that relaxing enough for ya? Huh?" and then I laugh with fiendish glee.
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