Good points. And, I would make so bold as to aver, that if I were
asked to write something for the LCJO, I would quickly find a venue
in which to pat myself on the back. Way to go, even though you can't
at present.
Dean
On Jan 31, 2010, at 4:45 PM, Christopher Smith wrote:
On Sun Jan 31, at SundayJan 31 5:56 PM, Dean M. Estabrook wrote:
Doesn't the Lincoln Center group, led by Winton Marsalis (sp.),
call it , "Lincoln Center Jazz Ensemble?" Just went to hear them
play a few months ago, but forget the exact name.
Dean
Lincoln Centre Jazz Orchestra.
It is differentiated from a "big band" (although their own website
describes it as a big band) in that it does not play music for
dancing, though much of the music it DOES play was either
originally meant for dancing, or was derived from dance music.
There is a real problem coming up with a good name for a band like
this. "Stage Band" was a euphemism to start with and is hopelessly
dated. "Big Band" leads the listener to think Glen Miller's music
will figure prominently, and in my opinion should only ever be used
to refer to dance music from that era. "Jazz Ensemble" can refer to
any size of group, so it is not specific enough. "Jazz Orchestra"
might lead an uninformed listener to think there were strings
involved, like the Metropole Orchestra, and frankly, it's a little
pompous in my opinion. But that doesn't stop many groups, like
Lincoln Centre, Maria Schneider, Vanguard and others from calling
their groups by that name. "Large Jazz Ensemble" is accurate
enough, I suppose, but it is a little unwieldy and most people
don't know what exactly is being referred to.
Yup, it's a problem.
Christopher
(Coincidentally, I was just contacted to do some writing for the
Lincoln Centre Jazz Orchestra. I can't do it, as it turns out,
because the due date is too close and I have previous commitments,
but I thought I would take advantage of the subject coming up like
this to brag a bit. Okay, I'm done. As you were.)
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