Re: Boston Acid-Jazz/Badu

Emani97@aol.com
Fri, 7 Mar 1997 10:11:05 -0500 (EST)


t-bird writes:
<< you don't know
how many people have told me they don't like acid jazz, and then tell me
they
really like what i play w/o realizing what they're hearing is acid jazz.
>>

This is exaclty what I was talking about. People actually love acid-jazz
without really knowing what it is. The term "jazz" brings to mind to a lot
of people the straight ahead or be bop versions of the music. So
consequently when some people hear "jazz" used in any context they
automatically turn off because they don't like the straight ahead variety.
It's not a matter of people, or the industry not liking good music, it's
just the term "jazz" has been used to describe too many different styles and
people are confused. We as insiders know the beautiful blend of jazz licks
to hip hop and R & B beats is the key to the best in modern music, and people
know they like it when they hear it. But how do you translate to the layman
what acid-jazz really is when he has no idea? You guys in New York and LA
don't have this problem as much because the term "acid-jazz" is used a great
deal there. But here in Miami, as I mentioned before, we have to call it R &
B in order to get people to show up.
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