tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3054262254035639974.post164884632378485673..comments2023-04-28T06:44:05.236-05:00Comments on Spirit of Black Paris: How Did Jazz Become French, Anyway?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09475921988619277002noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3054262254035639974.post-72175968744725218242013-01-21T00:36:30.995-05:002013-01-21T00:36:30.995-05:00Hello Tarani,
I understand your upset about the su...Hello Tarani,<br />I understand your upset about the suggestion that the French 'elevated jazz from pop'. I think I expressed myself not too clearly. What I intended to convey was that jazz was considered by many, especially established musicians fearful for their jobs, like pop music at the time, meaning it seemed like a trend, wasn't going to last... not like the established forms. The crew from Jazz Hot changed that perception.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475921988619277002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3054262254035639974.post-54381632148629977072013-01-04T08:51:23.391-05:002013-01-04T08:51:23.391-05:00Hello there, I happened upon your blog and this po...Hello there, I happened upon your blog and this post while trying to find the address for Gordon Heath's L'Abbaye. I currently live in Paris with my husband, who is a jazz musician, so naturally I was intrigued to read your piece until I came to this sentence:<br /><br />"And then there were the insightful fans who saw the future of French music in jazz and began the quest of elevating this American ‘pop’ music to an art form."<br /><br />Jazz, as a Black American art form, was not elevated from "pop" music by the French. To say so is a slight to Black Americans and the entire artistry that was produced by the likes of Coltrane, Davis, Parker, et al. This type of thinking has a pointedly racist history of anything originated by Black people needs "elevating" in order to be appreciated by the masses. Jazz is one of the few art forms that reached its pinnacle before being appreciated by the French. <br /><br />I am very glad that French people have a love of jazz music, even in ways that many Americans no longer have in the states. However, to infer that the French made jazz into an art form does a serious disservice to the originators of the music. taranihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15855086333328559340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3054262254035639974.post-28765164651838624082011-12-29T06:05:19.728-05:002011-12-29T06:05:19.728-05:00I found your site by pure accident, trying to find...I found your site by pure accident, trying to find any info on my grandfather, Max ROCHE (not to be confused with Max Roach), who was a well known jazz composer in France. You would LOVE to chat with my mom. She was a Jazz and Bebop celebrity during the late 40's and early 50's. Her stage name was Lolita. She sang and danced with the band known as L'Orchestre de Fred Addison. She worked with Sidney Bichet, Louis Armstrong, and so many more during that time. She could certainly tell you stories that would enrich your knowledge of that period. So glad I ran into you!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11761390361503290370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3054262254035639974.post-80709550860546960732011-08-08T05:33:05.584-05:002011-08-08T05:33:05.584-05:00This post has got me wanting to pack my overnight ...This post has got me wanting to pack my overnight back and head down to France for that Jazz Fest! Inspiring post!Carolyn Vineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06862798370750959287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3054262254035639974.post-51216453016182354442011-07-27T14:00:00.694-05:002011-07-27T14:00:00.694-05:00Jazz was such a critical and important part of Par...Jazz was such a critical and important part of Paris back then. Especially for the African American expat musicians who struggled to make it big. The combination of the two make Paris and the whole of France even more exiciting.Jacqueline Lucketthttp://www.jacquelineluckett.comnoreply@blogger.com