tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694480735393172006.post5998611848403387822..comments2023-09-30T06:09:28.429-05:00Comments on Plastic Sax: Crossing Over on a Rising TideHappy In Baghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325328547476858000noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694480735393172006.post-11511238371866396442010-11-07T18:20:53.564-06:002010-11-07T18:20:53.564-06:00Your premise suggests Mos Def's current work i...Your premise suggests Mos Def's current work is not jazz. This notion will trouble purists, but I believe jazz is at the heart of his ouvre.Joelhttp://www.joelfrancis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694480735393172006.post-20003537268020205572010-11-02T20:05:53.508-05:002010-11-02T20:05:53.508-05:00I think your timeline and logic are rather incompl...I think your timeline and logic are rather incomplete. Max Weinberg and many other musicians(certainly the Roots included) learn to play and develop a passion for jazz when they're younger but become successful in other genres. Once they've made enough money playing other music they can indulge their passion for jazz. Max Weinberg is one of the few musicians who can afford to take a big band out on tour. Touring big bands are like operas, nobody makes a profit putting them on. If you're paying for a touring big band and playing venues like Jardines, you're losing money. <br /><br />It's not like early music performers now need to worry about pop musicians taking their gigs just because Sting put out an album of lute music.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com