Russell Malone - I Like Playing for People

[ThoughtExperiment]

you dont need the apostrophe in "its"

[clevblue]

Thanks Russell, tremendous interviews and wisdom

[VonNashman]

Great points by this titan of Jazz. One of the problems is that many young, talented musicians, are drawn to Jazz because they are under the mistaken impression it is a completely intellectual music with no boundaries on how a given artist may express themselves. They are attracted to its difficulty, and use the music as a medium for challenging themselves and others, but Jazz really isn't that. Jazz is a style, not a laboratory for analysis, experimentation and self-conscious "innovation."

[ES175jazz]

nothing wrong with being a great player AND selling records at the same time!!

[seanwayland]

Young black musicians interested in connecting with people have gone into "gospel" music and/or ditched jazz altogether which has become academic and requires proving yourself in an institution to the "masters" before you have a career . The critics and jazz promoters look down on "fusion" music or similar crossover type of music that might appeal to people . Jazz musicians these days rarely play current pop tunes like cannonball used to . The end result is an academic music .

[Greensill]

Right on Russell!

[jazzylover59]

This is great to see...another timely treat.

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