Re: [Harp-L] You are both Wrong. (Was Opps I did it again. Pop is for the week.)

[Philharpn@xxxxxxx]

Jazz is still alive but it will never be as popular as it was during the Big 
Band era when probably half the people who "enjoyed it" didn't know the 
difference between 'hot" and "sweet" bands -- they just wanted to dance with their 
sweetie. 

In the Detroit area, the local public radio outlet WDET-101.9 FM has been 
playing jazz 7-10 p.m. Mon-Fri for about 20 years*, complete with visits and 
interviews with jazz performers. Since I work during that time period, I usually 
can't catch the station except during my lunch half-hour.

Another guy plays bluesy-jazz and jazzy-blues on WDET on his show. And the 
Montreaux Jazz Festival has been broadcast in the past on WDET.

Just recently, the local PBS TV station 56 took over the Detroit Public 
Schools FM station (Sept 1?) and programs classical music daytime until 7 p.m. and 
jazz until midnight(?). 

In addition, there is a "light jazz" on Detroit FM that I have stumbled 
across.

(*no footnotes, this ain't no term paper) 

I don't have satellite radio yet but the last time I checked it seemed that 
both networks have at least one jazz "station."




   


In a message dated 10/1/05 3:26:35 PM, ltlbuddha@xxxxxxxxx writes:


> > "Chris Michalek" wrote:
> > "Pop music is only popular because that what people are told to like.
> > It's all about marketing. etc."
> 
> 
> Richard Hunter wrote:
> > "Oh, come on.
> > Jazz isn't hard to find on the radio because of payola. Jazz is hard to
> > find because stations that play a lot of jazz attract fewer listeners
> > than stations that play a lot of pop. etc."
> Could also say you are both right.
> Young people drive the market. Jazz is old. Jazz is not cool, hip, fly or
> whatever word you choose, therefore will get less attention from the folks
> buying all the CDs.
> This is one factor.
> Record companies and media corporations are about making money. They produce
> what they think will sell and promote it strongly. This gets the artists of
> their choice in front of people. This influences some people, advertising
> does work.
> This is another factor.
> Remember also, Jazz was once the popular music, getting all the airplay,
> irritating musicians playing other forms.
> 
> 
>