Setting aside the specifics of Jazz -- I'm more interested in issues raised by Alan's assertion that:
"having an opinion is not the basis for dismissing a musical or aesthetic practice." What would qualify a dismissal for being regarded as anything more than an opinion? Every one of us dismisses some particular aesthetic practice -- don't we? In the visual arts, Kinkade has been our frequent whipping boy on this listserv-- not because we question his skill/ability to deliver an intended aesthetic effect -- but because we dislike-dismiss-or even despise that effect. We are dismissing an aesthetic practice -- rather than the competence of one of its practitioners. But even if we allow that our dismissal is no more than an opinion -- what would be the most fundamental values on which such an opinion might be based? For me -- the value relevant to my dismissal of most current aesthetic practices (though, not Kinkade's) is maturity -- i.e. I value the adult more than the adolescent -- and dismiss all those genres created for children. But I assume the rest of you have different concerns? _____________________________________________________________ Find great deals from qualified plastic surgeons. Click now! http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2211/fc/Ioyw6ijmZLkbZwM36gltBiwZno6It3 cJ8NIi4LoyUZm4chQ2bkKbMA/
