For me, I have almost begun to shy away from the big music scene and
have started to attend almost exclusively shows by local and regional
talent. I find the experience of shooting the breeze with the guys is
almost as fun as the gig itself. On top of that, every once in a while
we just sit around and jam. It doesn't get much better than that.

So, right now I could care less about what Wynton has to say. He hasn't
shown up for any of our coffee house jam sessions lately.

Doug
Pete wrote:
>
>
> I have never been terribly inquisitive about the personal lives of the
> musicians I love; I'm not bringing them into my home, just their
> recordings. That being said, I think things are far different today
> than they were in the late 60s and 70s. Then musicians were almost
> expected to be difficult, stand-offish and substance abusers.
>
> Personally, some of the most mediocre musicians I have played with
> have been the most difficult, and vice-versa. I think the competition
> is much greater now (I have been a music fan since the 60s and I
> constantly discover great new younger players in jazz and fusion that
> I had never previously heard of. I also think it is recognized that
> promptness, sobriety and a good attitude will get you a gig over
> someone who is equally talented but difficult to tolerate.
>
> http://www.myspace.com/petewulforstproject
> <http://www.myspace.com/petewulforstproject>
> To hear more of Pete's Music, go to these locations:
>
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> http://www.box.net/shared/loa3kls4sl
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> http://www.box.net/shared/07bodoujvp
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> http://www.box.net/shared/l5lcrzmn0q
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: mzkjr
> To: fusenet@yahoogroups.com <mailto:fusenet%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 5:34 PM
> Subject: [fusenet] Roll over, Wynton, and tell Charles Mingus the News
>
> . . . with apologies to Chuck Berry.
>
> It seems there are any number of musicians and other artists whose
> work was superb, despite their having thoroughly unpleasant
> personalities. Miles Davis was nicknamed "Prince of Darkness," for
> example. It seems to me that unless you are a musician playing with
> someone with an unpleasant personality, that the personal side of an
> artist should not interfere with the ability to enjoy and appreciate
> the artist's work.
>
> /s/ Marty
> Martin Z. Kasdan Jr.
> Jazz Columnist, Louisville Music News
> www.louisvillemusicnews.net
>
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