The acceptance of acid jazz

From: Peter Hall (peterwhall@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu May 04 2000 - 07:12:15 MET DST

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    Wow, that line up at the North Sea Jazz Festival is very impressive, Jero.
    And the mixture of well known, mainstream jazz acts amongst acid jazz acts
    is very cool. I remember a few years ago the big deal over Liquid Soul and
    Brooklyn Funk Essentials being invited to the JVC Jazz Festival, and how
    acid jazz was finally maturing. I guess acid jazz never really went pop
    like some thought it would, though trip hop sort of did. And Medeski Martin
    and Wood. But none is top 40, except for the new Soul. How do you guys
    feel about this? Would it be better if acid jazz was played on commercial
    radio, or is it better underground? I personally would find it great if the
    record companies would promote more good music including acid jazz. We
    would probably find that more people have good taste than we realize, if
    they were ever introduced to it. I was lucky enough to have parents with
    good and eclectic tastes, as well as being proactive enough to search and
    discover, but many people just take in what they are spoon fed. What if
    they were spoon fed good stuff.....?

    I guess what has happened is that acid jazz has become more accepted in the
    jazz community.

    On the Liquid Soul and Brooklyn Funk Essentials note, they both have out new
    albums! I haven't heard the BFE one yet, but from what I have heard from
    the Liquid Soul album, it is very cool! I unfotunatly don't have any of the
    Liquid Soul albums yet, so I may be wrong in this judgement, but I found it
    to be more jazzy like the first, than the more R&Bish second.
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