Klarinet Archive - Posting 000408.txt from 2003/03

From: "Dee D. Flint" <deehays@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Jazz
Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2003 15:27:16 -0500

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From: "Mark Charette" <charette@-----.org>
Subject: RE: [kl] Jazz

> Here in Detroit we have 2 jazz festivals, one of which normally attracts
> well over 1 million visitors and the other maybe 20 or 30 thousand. Both
> attract big-name groups - both are free.
>
> I'd say (from being there) that the audience in both those festivals is
> pretty well mixed - men, women, and ages from 0 to 100 (at least). The
> number of high-caliber high school and college groups performing is
amazing
> (there are multiple stages, with something going on all the time) and many
> of the younger performers get to work with some of the established names
> during classes and meet with them personally.
>
> Perhaps it's a "Detroit thing" ...
>
> Mark C.

When and where are they?

Dee Flint

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