It’s interesting you say that because jazz bars aren’t exactly a roaring success anymore. I’m sure a lot of it has to do with the fact that jazz was considered counterculture, and people like that aspect of it. These days no one really cares about jazz and no one’s trying to ban it. And it’s interesting that now it’s less popular.
It’s moreso that Jazz got torn apart for spare parts after it went mainstream. I’m quite literally listening to a Credence Clearwater Revival record right now to make sure it’s in good condition and the current song started up with a very Jazzy guitar. So if you aren’t really into jazz as a genre you probably aren’t gonna notice it since it kinda faded into the background culturally, kinda like funk, reggae, and bluegrass.
It’s interesting you say that because jazz bars aren’t exactly a roaring success anymore. I’m sure a lot of it has to do with the fact that jazz was considered counterculture, and people like that aspect of it. These days no one really cares about jazz and no one’s trying to ban it. And it’s interesting that now it’s less popular.
Maybe it wasn’t actually ever good?
It’s moreso that Jazz got torn apart for spare parts after it went mainstream. I’m quite literally listening to a Credence Clearwater Revival record right now to make sure it’s in good condition and the current song started up with a very Jazzy guitar. So if you aren’t really into jazz as a genre you probably aren’t gonna notice it since it kinda faded into the background culturally, kinda like funk, reggae, and bluegrass.
In most arts, I’ve found the Venn overlap of quality and popularity is a slim lens.
Jazz used to be different. At some point, it got more technical.
That’s my layman understanding, may be over simplified.