From the desk of: Stuart

90’s Jazz

So, I’m not a huge listener of jazz, but I do go out of my way to see jazz musicians perform. A common misconception about jazz is that it takes some sort of specialized education to listen to, which is complete bullshit. If it sounds good, listen to it, and if you don’t understand it, listen more. I am a firm believer that you will learn the most from just listening without someone telling you why something is good. You can get the Clif Notes later. Additionally, what would be the point of understanding everything?

If you were alive in the 90’s (I was) you should check out Destination: Out’s 90’s Weeks (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5a). They asked for submissions for people’s top 10 jazz recordings of the 90’s, and were able to compile them into 5 parts. It’s pretty dang good. I missed most of this, because I was too busy being indoctrinated with the standards at Shell Lake. Looks like I have some major catching up to do. While I can tell Bill Evans from Oscar Peterson, I can’t really say what new happened outside of Minneapolis in the 90’s. Nice to know someones got my back.

Thanks Destination: Out!