Learsfool:
*****based on what I have heard here - he is merely using humor to pretend to be outside, which to me makes him very hypocritical if he is criticizing folks like Wynton. But this isn't about Wynton.*****
Well stated. Hypocritie is the perfect word. But this is not about Bowie or Marsalis. It's about what they each represent. I am sure he would have given anything to have had Wynton's career, playing the music Wynton plays.
*****this humor and theatricality is as far as he goes. He is a performer putting on an act, much like many pop artists do - his playing/music making ON ITS OWN would not be enough to make it in his case, despite his good timing. I would disagree that he is actually furthering the art of jazz music, hence my earlier comment that he is hypocritical to criticize others for not being so.******
He found a 'niche' where he could be more, than he would be, going up against, the Hubbards and Morgans of the music world. If you are a musician, you had better find a place, or change profession. Tiny Tim found his. So did Bowie.
****I think this is a case of style masquerading as substance.*****
True, but to be more exact, I would say it's trying to pass noise off as music. In fact, I see no reason to consider this music at all. And why is Jazz the dumping ground for these people? They could just as easily called it 'FOLK'.
Cheers
*****based on what I have heard here - he is merely using humor to pretend to be outside, which to me makes him very hypocritical if he is criticizing folks like Wynton. But this isn't about Wynton.*****
Well stated. Hypocritie is the perfect word. But this is not about Bowie or Marsalis. It's about what they each represent. I am sure he would have given anything to have had Wynton's career, playing the music Wynton plays.
*****this humor and theatricality is as far as he goes. He is a performer putting on an act, much like many pop artists do - his playing/music making ON ITS OWN would not be enough to make it in his case, despite his good timing. I would disagree that he is actually furthering the art of jazz music, hence my earlier comment that he is hypocritical to criticize others for not being so.******
He found a 'niche' where he could be more, than he would be, going up against, the Hubbards and Morgans of the music world. If you are a musician, you had better find a place, or change profession. Tiny Tim found his. So did Bowie.
****I think this is a case of style masquerading as substance.*****
True, but to be more exact, I would say it's trying to pass noise off as music. In fact, I see no reason to consider this music at all. And why is Jazz the dumping ground for these people? They could just as easily called it 'FOLK'.
Cheers