American Music Program | Pacific Crest Jazz Orchestra

American Music Program | Pacific Crest Jazz Orchestra 2015: Won at Mingus Festival, Essentially Ellington competition, placed at Next Gen Jazz Festival.

08/21/2023

Sadly, it’s hard not to agree with this provocative statement from Herbie Hancock.

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“Why is jazz not part of the pop scene anymore?”

“Cause music doesn’t matter anymore. People don't care anymore about the music itself, they care about who makes the music.

The public is more interested in celebrities and how certain artists are more famous than the music they make.

Jazz changed the way audiences related to music. It no longer has a landmark connection to music and to its quality.

People just want the glamour. Jazz doesn't want to be part of that. Do you know why? It's not about humility, or arrogance, “we don't want to be famous, we are 'underground'" posture, nothing of that. No.

Jazz is about the human soul, not appearances. Jazz has values, it teaches us to live in the moment, to work together and above all to respect others.

When musicians get together to play together, you have to respect and understand what the other is doing.

Jazz, in particular, is an international language that represents freedom, because of its roots in slavery. Jazz makes people feel good about themselves.”

- Herbie Hancock

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