[Trombone-l] good but no jazz

[Phil Brink]

Don't you think that this way of expressing yourself is a kind of a slam on 
"classical" players? I know several who, with or without great enthusiasm, 
will play jazz of acceptable, good or GREAT quality. I play a fair amount of 
jazz, but don't do as much as I like due to choice [classical player] and 
circumstance [left the only "jazz" band I was working due to too many 
"classical" calls].

I think that every player who has worked to a level to be considered 
professional has learned how to improvise to SOME degree... correct my 
impression if I am wrong.

It's the nature of the business we are in that we have to be ready to do 
WHATEVER is asked of us to stay functional in today's professional musical 
environment.

Comments?

Phil Brink

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles Levine" <chardy2 at totcon.com>
To: <Trombone-l at server5.samford.edu>
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 5:05 PM
Subject: [Trombone-l] good but no jazz


> Can you name some good (other than "classical") players that play very 
> little or poor jazz?
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