Saturday, January 14, 2012

Controversial proposal to redefine jazz

Not a single note was played in the creation of the most consequential jazz-related story of last year. A furious torrent of incendiary blog posts and tweets by musician Nicholas Payton is forcing musicians and fans to reassess their relationship with the music. Among other things, Payton insists that the word jazz is racist and that deeply embedded societal oppression of black Americans necessitates a reclassification of the music.

more at kansascity.com

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