Actually, @simmonmoon, new jazz almost turned me off before I got into it. I subscribed to Jazziz magazine with the idea of using the magazine and its accompanying CDs as a gateway into Jazz. While there was some that I enjoyed, I was never really moved to start digging deeper. By pure coincidence I stumbled across an eBay seller who was slowing selling his deceased fathers jazz collection of about 3500 albums. Turned out he lived about 3 miles from me! I began buying 10-15 albums at a time, mostly 50s, 60s and 70s. I loved what I heard and and his prices were very reasonable, especially considering what fantastic condition they were in. Sadly, he passed away last December, I really enjoyed talking about music with him when he dropped a batch of records off. He still had about 2000-2500 records left, sadly I suspect his son just sold them as a lot at a record store. But I digress! I have followed suggestions on Roon and Qobuz based on the music I like most but I keep coming back to the vintage jazz that I want to listen to over and over again. The newer stuff just hasn’t moved me in the same way. That’s just the way it is. But saying I haven’t given more modern jazz a chance is just flat out wrong. I will try streaming some of the artists you mentioned above with an open mind, but based on previous experience I won’t hold my breath. But thanks for making an assumption about me based on knowing absolutely nothing about me other than two or three sentences I typed above.
Why do we stop listening to new music as we get older?
Hello all,
Sometimes I find myself wondering why there is so little newer music in my library. Now, before you start in with rants about "New music is terrible!", I found this rather interesting article on the topic. (SFW)
With the maturing of streaming as a music delivery platform, and the ease of being able to surf new artists and music, it might be time to break my old listening habits and find some newer artists.
Happy listening.
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It might be unwise to extrapolate too much from this very interesting study: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2800197 But it would seem to me that making an effort to broaden your horizons and seek out challenging music as you age can only be a good thing for both your physical brain and your mental health. We should consider ourselves fortunate to have so much choice available to us, and also be among those who enjoy music. I know too many people who are fully indifferent to music, and they're far poorer for it. |
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