Couw, you are out of your element here unless you have read all the stuff mentioned. Mr Lowe is "on the money" for this thread.
If you know the works, cut me up.
All of the "uptown"/"downtown", composers/improvisers stuff is about keeping music alive. Commercial outfits like DMG help the system work. All should be concerned.
OR - I'm full of shit.
...with the subtitle "open discussion ONLY if you're a far left liberal. Anyone else will be abused, spit on, insulted and kicked out"
That's only fair.