Re: [Harp-L] Do Blues Jams turn the public off?

["david robbins" <drobbins5658@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That's a really good point. The public doesnt know any better. They think 
the blues jam is the best the blues has to offer and they do not make the 
effort to support the legit blues act on the weekend.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Denny Noreikas" <harpmessin@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Harp- L" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 11:00 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] Do Blues Jams turn the public off?


> Have Blues jams created a negative for the listening audience?
>
> We have jams at bars on a regular basis - why, because it is usually 
> cheap entertainment
> for the bar owners paying minimal for a host band and nothing for the 
> jammers. The patrons
> get bored with the normal "what do you want to play next" delay and  then 
> a compromised,
> "let's play a slow Blues in G". I get bored as a harp player. Some  nights 
> are excellent to me
> but not every time. The bar owners don't care as long as they sell  drinks 
> at very little cost.
>
> On the weekends they book a rock band.
>
> Now, a Blues act comes to town and the public thinks Blues is boring  and 
> they don't support the event.
>
> It is very difficult to get new listeners. You either feel the Blues  or 
> you don't. It scares me. I love the Blues.
>
> Denny
> Dayton, OH