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The old and the new....

Posted by andy evans on March 23, 2022 at 03:29:30:
There's a long established tradition of playing the old standards in jam sessions. Most players know most of the tunes. In its favour these kind of jam sessions bring out new talent, help create new bands and give a lot of players the chance to play in public.

On the other hand the repertoire may be regarded by contemporary audiences as stale unless standards are re-imagined.

So it's an audience thing, as jazz always is. Musicians will always turn up at jam sessions, but the crowds will go where they hear the music that they dig the most and makes them come back again and again. Could be old or new. You can't tell those that like the old tunes that they should be listening to something more up to date, and you can't expect those who demand something fresh to be satisfied with a menu of old standards.