Blog: ZMEmusic

Here’s something that you don’t see often anymore: an audience cheering at a jazz spot when the musicians on stage introduce the first few notes of one of their original tunes. Perhaps it’s simply because few are playing the album releases on repeat in their home or car as they would with a number of rock or pop artists. Maybe it’s because that there just isn’t anything to “sing along to.” Yes, it’s a pain trying to be a jazz musician today. Correct that: it has ALWAYS been a pain to be a jazz musician. I used to [...]