A lot of good jazz out there. A lot of great musicians who are not popular because they don't sound like the "Giants" we grew up with. The music scene will be very good once the large group of boomers, which I am part of, are gone, and they stop dictating what is good music. People will be saying, where was I while Mathew Shipp was playing in his prime, and who is this William Parker. The young players I hear on my local college station, KNTU, are good to exceptional.
Support local young musicians, and let them grow into the next Giants! Don't blow them off because they might use sounds and styles from their generations.
Support local young musicians, and let them grow into the next Giants! Don't blow them off because they might use sounds and styles from their generations.