Jazz fest for me was awesome because it exposed me to so much music that I had never thought about before. There are so many cool types of music in the world, and it's awesome that I got to see so many. And to think that most of that music came from the Louisiana region!!
It was exciting to hear the different styles, and to see the showmanship of the different artists.
In an earlier entry I had said how gospel music makes sense here. Actually, I think a lot of the music was like that - Eryka Badu's lyrics made sense when I saw her on the stage with the crowd she had, and she shared some of her experiences and pain through her songs and 'in between' talking; Theresa Andersson's music was creative and incorporated beats that had been 'created' in New Orleans; Zydeco music incorporates accordians, harmonicas and crazy metal breastplate things with corroguated type ridges all down the front (they must have a name!) that are used to create rythmical, full, expansive music, and they do it well... that is a bit of creole and cajun (french influence that is quite significant in parts of Louisiana)... It is just of and from the people (and of course with worldwide influcences as well, I'm sure).
Jazz fest has made me think about my own music quite a lot, and the styles that I like. It has really opened my eyes up to a much bigger world of music than I was exposed to, or thought too much about previously... And it's lots of up beat, dancy kind of music that rocks ; )
I can really see that music shaped by your own background, upbringing or experience is the best kind of music you can make. I really value having seen that...
It was exciting to hear the different styles, and to see the showmanship of the different artists.
In an earlier entry I had said how gospel music makes sense here. Actually, I think a lot of the music was like that - Eryka Badu's lyrics made sense when I saw her on the stage with the crowd she had, and she shared some of her experiences and pain through her songs and 'in between' talking; Theresa Andersson's music was creative and incorporated beats that had been 'created' in New Orleans; Zydeco music incorporates accordians, harmonicas and crazy metal breastplate things with corroguated type ridges all down the front (they must have a name!) that are used to create rythmical, full, expansive music, and they do it well... that is a bit of creole and cajun (french influence that is quite significant in parts of Louisiana)... It is just of and from the people (and of course with worldwide influcences as well, I'm sure).
Jazz fest has made me think about my own music quite a lot, and the styles that I like. It has really opened my eyes up to a much bigger world of music than I was exposed to, or thought too much about previously... And it's lots of up beat, dancy kind of music that rocks ; )
I can really see that music shaped by your own background, upbringing or experience is the best kind of music you can make. I really value having seen that...
