"Reignited interest in the genre"?
Or my favorite:
"We're hoping that people are able to appreciate artists like John Coltrane
and Miles Davis" -- said Jeff Jones, senior vice president of
Columbia/Legacy Recordings -- "and then make the leap to Branford and Wynton
Marsalis."
:: ryan ::
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Burns' 'Jazz' gives the music a boost
With his 10-part documentary on jazz, Ken Burns has reignited interest in
the genre
February 2, 2001
NEW YORK (AP) -- It may be too much to expect a TV documentary to restore
jazz to the mass popularity it enjoyed decades ago.
But Ken Burns' voluminous and talked-about "Jazz," which wrapped up this
week on PBS, has created a surge of interest in the music. CD sales are up,
a companion book is debuting on The New York Times best-seller list next
week, and some jazz institutions say their programs are evoking more
interest...
More @ http://www.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/02/jazz.surge.ap/index.html
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