Guest youmustbe Posted January 26, 2007 Report Posted January 26, 2007 Just saw the lineup for New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival! TOP JAZZ ACTS! A JAZZ LOVER"S DREAM! Rod Stewart, Ludacris, ZZ Top!! JAZZ IS ALIVE!!!! Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted January 26, 2007 Report Posted January 26, 2007 Rod Stewart. Blech. Hasn't he had enough? Why does he have to horn in on jazz festivals, too? Christ. So what does Rod Stewart have to do with either jazz or the heritage of New Orleans? Quote
Ron S Posted January 26, 2007 Report Posted January 26, 2007 So what does Rod Stewart have to do with either jazz or the heritage of New Orleans? You mean as contrasted with Ludacris and ZZ Top? Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted January 26, 2007 Report Posted January 26, 2007 So what does Rod Stewart have to do with either jazz or the heritage of New Orleans? You mean as contrasted with Ludacris and ZZ Top? Ludacris and ZZ Top are both from the south, so I guess... I don't know... but Rod Stewart!?!? Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted January 26, 2007 Report Posted January 26, 2007 They should hire these guys: Quote
Lazaro Vega Posted January 26, 2007 Report Posted January 26, 2007 The one and only time I saw James Brown was at the New Orleans Jazz AND HERITAGE Festival...lots of blues, swamp boogie, stank finger guitar, gospel groups -- this melange of music and sounds with a strong jazz flava running through it. Duck weed with a twist there, Gates, and gotta match? Stayin' at the Ho Jo's in N.O. Julip's up, Sam. See you after the 100. Degrees if you please. Quote
sal Posted January 26, 2007 Report Posted January 26, 2007 Man, Rod Stewart sucks with his watered down standards, but how the HELL did Ludacris end up playing at a jazz festival? Quote
Aggie87 Posted January 26, 2007 Report Posted January 26, 2007 (edited) It's not really a jazz festival, the organizers know it. But it's got some 'cache' to call it a jazz festival. And people (who aren't jazz fans) who think they're too old to go to rock concerts can attend this and feel alright about it. It's for the people who used to go to keg parties, but now that they've gotten older and more responsible, they like to go to wine tastings instead. That's one thought, anyway. Edited January 26, 2007 by Aggie87 Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted January 26, 2007 Report Posted January 26, 2007 Honestly, I can see the connection for Ludacris. Less so for ZZ Top, but they can play the blues and are a good band. But really... Rod fucking Stewart?! PLEASE! Quote
Guest youmustbe Posted January 26, 2007 Report Posted January 26, 2007 Yes, 'JAZZ" is by now a generic name...I don't have any problem with the lineup, it is what it is. It's just that it's always be funny to me how people who could give a shit about actual 'Jazz', will go to a 'Jazz Festival', even though there is almost no 'Jazz' on the prgram, even if we stretch the boundries. It's like the new Reebok shoe I saw, 'The Rebopper'!!! Bird's first records were under the name Charlie Parker and his Re Boppers' I believe. So yeah, it's like a brand name that conjures up whatever, even though that whatever has nothing whatsoever to do with the actual music. Quote
Lazaro Vega Posted January 26, 2007 Report Posted January 26, 2007 Man, I saw Sammy Price and Doc Cheatham in a quintet or even sextet at the race track where they have the festival there in New Orleans, and later met Danny Barker at Snug Harbor...good times, good times..... Quote
Soul Stream Posted January 26, 2007 Report Posted January 26, 2007 Yeah,...I mean, let's be honest. Quote
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