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JazzPortraits: Aging audience?
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Jazz news, reviews, gossip and some blues. Monday, May 28, 2007. Has an interesting piece on his blog. But classical music is especially challenged in this area. Jazz is too. Just go to a jazz concert or a festival, and observe the audience. It's not the most youthful group. Thankfully, the jazz audience isn't quite as old as the classical audience, and it's certainly more diverse. A recent study (2006) by the Jazz Alliance International ( PDF. Or going to see the CTI. All Stars at the Warnors. If true, ...
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JazzPortraits: Jazz Audience Part II: Jazz and Youth Soccer?
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Jazz news, reviews, gossip and some blues. Saturday, June 09, 2007. Jazz Audience Part II: Jazz and Youth Soccer? A bit old, from 2002) talks about this issue. This of course is of concern to many in soccer, and presumably to the MLS, which is hoping its product will catch on and be as mainstream as baseball or football someday (with the revenues that follow). How does this relate to jazz? Posted by Joe M at 8:44 PM. Leave a comment please if you like any of it. People will find their own way to the musi...