Why do i like jazz so much?Interesting question,i'm bored. It's something that none of my friends take too kindly to. And still i persist!I was enjoying an interesting performance the other day that i had this epiphany and i wasn't surprised that i was alone-it's better that way!I think jazz is much more palatable than painful genres like hard rock and metal, it's something one can chew on and savour, and not just gulp down like the rest. You have 3 or 4 people on stage, each playing their own instrument, on their own,and yet there's harmony, u can still distinguish notes. No growling, no nasty snarls, no homoerotic long haired dudes banging their heads around.
Jazz in Bombay is often considered a little elitist, which might be true because the passes are always beyond my reach!But what i realised the other day was that jazz unfortunately has been projected in that manner. Foreign bands are very expensive for organisers to bring in, and the only people who will support the ticket sales are the moronic hoity-toities. They patronize the performance because they can afford it, and be seen with their 'peers', not necessarily because they like it so much. Jazz, in India, has caught on very late. And thanks to 'dude rock', almost underground. Whats new is uber cool, whats uber cool is uber expensive.
That's why i say piracy truly is power to the people.
Well i guess i'l just have to wait till things become cheaper. Till then its 'bitcomet' all the way.
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