Are We Jazz Musicians Anymore?

[journalofmusic]

Ronan Guilfoyle has an article called 'Are We jazz Musicians Anymore?' in the latest Journal of Music: http://journalofmusic.com/article/1009

[Teasing the Korean]

I can only read the first paragraph with that link. I appreciate the way the publication misspells WM's name, though.

FWIW, many of the musicians I've known over the last twenty years or so who are solid jazz players also have pretty eclectic taste in music. They probably don't want to define themselves so narrowly. Also, considering the scarcity of jazz gigs in many areas, some may feel reluctant to call themselves "jazz musicians" when they're not actively working in the genre. That's just a guess on my part.

[Guest Bill Barton]

Yeah, can't read the full article without subscribing... And, to tell you the truth, after reading the lead that's not in the cards for me.

[BruceH]

I, for one, am not.

[GA Russell]

Are the record labels jazz record labels anymore?

Last week when I voted in the Downbeat Readers Poll, I didn't think there was much competition for Label of the Year. Other than ECM and EmArcy, I'm not aware of anyone doing anything.

And now that I think about it, EmArcy is a Universal label, and I think that ECM's US headquarters are in the Universal offices.