Here is an interesting artist that's new to me, and I wanted to share his music.

Orpheus, though Mathew  McConaughey is not from New Orleans, this is why so many local love this city. Even people that live in Louisiana but not  in New Orleans claim this city. 

https://youtu.be/AMFnOy_BEcM
Saturday night I sat in my porch in this heat with a few neighbors drinking bourbon  and listening to music

Nikonola, you have answered many questions I had about New Orleans; like what makes it so different from any other city.

In every city I've ever been to, people "retreat" from one another; they build nice decks in the back for privacy. They even ignore the gun fire like in a war zone in the inner city. That gunfire is not people getting shot, but gangs warning other gangs not to come on their "turf"; it's kind of like animals peeing on trees.

I like the way people in New Orleans sit on the "front porch" where they can engage with one another; after all there's nothing they can do about the gigantic problems we are confronted with, might as well drink and be merry; that's what makes New Orleans so unique, and is one of the reasons why those who are born there prefer to stay there.

Thanks.

Today’s Listen:

Wynton Marsalis Septet -- THE NEW ORLEANS FUNCTION

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKHM53iv2VI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nayYQXtddXE

Cheers

There never has, and there never will be a strict definition of "jazz". Wynton has attempted to say, this is jazz, but that is not jazz; it won't work.

While what was presented is a good example of "New Orleans Jazz", it does not stand up for repeated listens in my opinion; it was dated when I was born, and that was a long time ago.

There have been more artists with different styles of jazz than I can count since that time.

Here is one of them;


        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BgZnyxD-bk


        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ltqlGdxJIo


        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC4hCn9411k&list=PLDiwark-Pr9o05stcwcQBOeiZrNKSO0-v&index=3

***** There never has, and there never will be a strict definition of "jazz". Wynton has attempted to say, this is jazz, but that is not jazz; it won't work.*****

Wynton speaks truth.  Don't like it, too bad.

***** While what was presented is a good example of "New Orleans Jazz", it does not stand up for repeated listens in my opinion; it was dated when I was born, and that was a long time ago.*****

Other 'dated' music / musicians:
Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Ellington, Mingus, Bolden, Armstrong, Miles, Elvis, Trane, Morgan, Sinatra, Adderley, Motown, etc.........   you get the drift.

You seem to like 'improvised music', if it can be called music, but not Jazz.   Jazz is not a throw-a-way music.   It never gets old or dated. 

And music played by a guy in clown clothing, playing tunes with third world names, does not make it good music, in fact, most often the opposite is true.  Music is music  and noise is noise.

As the good book says:
No Blues, No Jazz.   Know Blues, Know Jazz.

Cheers