Jazzical Nonsence

[Zidargh]

[size=1][color=darkblue][b]R.e: It's jazz, daddyo...[/b]

Ah Jazz, the 'American Music' as so some would like to say. It's hijinks with exaggerated notes and twists in the scores by all sorts of instruments, some being the saxophone, or piano. But jazz is like many other things in the world today, you either love it, or you hate it.

If you've ever watched the cartoon series, [i]Hey Arnold[/i] you can really get a taste of modern world jazz, and in my opinion, it's fantastic.

You have the classic artists such as Frank Sinatra or the...the... others, heh. As you can see, the world today in generalization only knows the big guys(or gals). This could be beacuse alot of the songs focus on instrumentals, or voices tend to lay similarities to the classical beings.

But the real question is, who likes it? What is it that makes you like it?

Well in my personal opinion, I definitely do like it, I have ever since I was little. I do not know why but many seem to feel jazz is for the more 'mature' audiences, I disagree. A young child is perfectly capable of appreciating the music because it varies so much.

What is it that makes me like it you ask? Well I prefer Easy Listening jazz, some soundtracks from Hey Arnold are excellent. But because the music is so unpredictable, I think it's amazing, considering you can really do anything you like with it. Moving on...

In comparison to modern world music, I feel those 'Drum n' Bass fanatics should take a taste of something new-old, something unique. I apologise for the biased opinions, but I want some discussion to come of this. Let's see what you think.[/color][/size]

[Shinmaru]

I was slightly into jazz...and then I heard some of the fantastic jazz music from Cowboy Bebop. It's very, very pleasing to the ear and helps me relax if I ever happen to become a bundle of nerves (which doesn't happen very often, fortunately).

Really, when you listen to it, it just hooks you in...there's no other way for me to describe it. You listen to it and get in tune with it and you just can't stop listening to it. The best of jazz can get stuck in your head for months (in my experience) and I find that I actually really enjoy having the tunes bounce around constantly in my head.

[Radaghast]

I was never really into jazz very much, until I joined jazz band. Huh, if I never really listened to it very much, why did I join a school jazz band. I have no idea.

I really like slow jazz, it's just so relaxing. Slow jazz is pretty much an alto sax soloing, which as I say, is relaxing.

Regular jazz, I haven't really gotten into. I only have two cd's, weather report and word of mouth. But i must say, Jaco Pastorious is argueably(sp?) the best bass player, dead or alive(unfortunately, he's the dead part).

[Manic Webb]

I love Jazz. Ok, maybe "love" is too strong of a word. I don't listen to jazz regularly, but I think it makes incredible background music. It's the kind of stuff I love listening to when relaxing in the car, or just sitting around the house. My grandfather keeps his car on a jazz radio station all the time, so I learned to really like it.

It's funny that you mentioned jazz in [i]Hey Arnold![/i] That cartoon was saturated in jazz. Not only was the background music jazz, but Arnold himself (a boy no older than 10 years) only listened to jazz. It was different, but not totally unbelievable.

[Vash's girl]

I love Jazz. Living in LA, I've grown up on jazz. I play the tenor and alto sax so I play as much swing and jazz as I can. I love slow sax jazz. It puts me in such a good mood. I love cartoons that play jazz. It gives me a warm feeling inside. *sigh* gonna go listen to some jazz now*

[Pagan]

Jazz is alright. I would prefer the Blues. Jazz is a little to noises and loud for my taste. The trumpets and drums and all that noise. Smooth Jazz on the other hand is all right with me. I find it calming and soothing to listen too.