Poll: Dinner Jazz

[BeBop]

Does it work for you?

[Chuck Nessa]

No.

[golfcrazy1984]

Just voted! I think it works...no hanging chads here..!

[J.A.W.]

No.

[JSngry]

I've always had to work for my jazz and my dinner both, so I guess my answer is also "no".

[BFrank]

I could never understand what "dinner jazz" was supposed to mean.

[Chuck Nessa]

Look at your plate and decide.

[Dave James]

I could never understand what "dinner jazz" was supposed to mean.

That's why this poll really doesn't make sense. Dinner Jazz is a specific thing. It was a term coined by radio programmers in an attempt to to offer less challenging music geared to the more sophisticated listener wishing to unwind after a hard day at the office. When I was a jock on KMHD, we had a dinner jazz show Monday thru Friday between 6:00 - 7:00 P.M. We were asked to present the softer side of good jazz during that hour. Being the big fan of jazz balladry that I am, I never had a problem with it. Some did.

[Shawn]

I prefer Diner Jazz.

[BeBop]

I'd posted the poll because, as I travel about, I encounter this phenomenon many places - "Jazz at Twilight", "Jazz Oasis", "Evening Jazz".... I must conclude that there is a demand for it. But I don't personally find it satisfying.

[Rooster_Ties]

Never really heard the term "dinner jazz" used (seriously), but I am familiar with "dinner music"...

Take your pick...

[Dave James]

Perhaps this will shed some light on what is a very complex issue. As a personal aside, I'm particularly taken with the two gals on the left and the guy on the right with the brutal porn stash.

[JSngry]

This will do, thanks.

[Jim R]

I could never understand what "dinner jazz" was supposed to mean.

That's why this poll really doesn't make sense. Dinner Jazz is a specific thing. It was a term coined by radio programmers in an attempt to to offer less challenging music geared to the more sophisticated listener wishing to unwind after a hard day at the office. When I was a jock on KMHD, we had a dinner jazz show Monday thru Friday between 6:00 - 7:00 P.M. We were asked to present the softer side of good jazz during that hour. Being the big fan of jazz balladry that I am, I never had a problem with it.

Me neither. Jayne Sanchez hosting the Jazz Oasis on KCSM has been a good listen since 1994. Have tuned in on many an evening- and not to talk over during dinner, either, but to actually listen. Inspired a number of CD purchases over the years.

[Dan Gould]

I think there's a place for it - I often program a Houston Person Highnote release when we have guests for dinner. Its pleasant to them, and if the conversation bores me I can concentrate on the music.