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I want to know whether or not the fact that jazz musicians are seen so much in foreign countries is a culture factor, or an economic one;*****
It's an economic / business factor. The world is now one giant market. There are just as many Foreigners coming here to make money as are Americans going abroad.
That old paradigm of the black Jazz musician going to Europe because there was no racism and the Europeans 'appreciated' Jazz more, was never true. Just a convergence of circumstances in the world.
Some interesting facts: The new 2017 Ford Taurus has been on display in china for months. Designed for the Chinese market. No sign of it here yet. The new 2017 Buick LaCrosse was designed for the Chinese market and will be built in China. We get whatever the Chinese want now. Buick sells many, many more Cars in China, than the US.
So foreign is almost becoming a meaningless term.
You take your product to where the market for it is. The market for Jazz is all over the world, just a small market is every part of the world.
On the other hand, the good folks of Stuttgart invited a Jazz singer to a classical outing. Maybe they needed something to draw a crowd also. People like the new and different.
Cheers
It's an economic / business factor. The world is now one giant market. There are just as many Foreigners coming here to make money as are Americans going abroad.
That old paradigm of the black Jazz musician going to Europe because there was no racism and the Europeans 'appreciated' Jazz more, was never true. Just a convergence of circumstances in the world.
Some interesting facts: The new 2017 Ford Taurus has been on display in china for months. Designed for the Chinese market. No sign of it here yet. The new 2017 Buick LaCrosse was designed for the Chinese market and will be built in China. We get whatever the Chinese want now. Buick sells many, many more Cars in China, than the US.
So foreign is almost becoming a meaningless term.
You take your product to where the market for it is. The market for Jazz is all over the world, just a small market is every part of the world.
On the other hand, the good folks of Stuttgart invited a Jazz singer to a classical outing. Maybe they needed something to draw a crowd also. People like the new and different.
Cheers