Comments on: House of Representatives Affirms Miles Davis’ “Kind Of Blue” as National Treasure. Does This Ring Hollow To Anyone Else?

By: D'Jalma Garnier

D'Jalma Garnier — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:13:53 +0000

Thank You Jason Parker,
It was interesting to see your influence and your site cited and this essay link at NPR. Action speaks louder than words; Kris Tiner’s mention of the Public Option if only for the innumerable American artists that will probably see an early grave working below the poverty line, promoting our greatest treasure with no health insurance. The worst scenario is above that line just enough to not qualify for Medicaid or no proof of income. There are people as old as Senator McCain working: playing, teaching, writing, and traveling. I wonder how he’d cut it, he kinda looks like a trumpet player – don’t let him contract the gig though.

By: “Jazz Lovers, Rejoice.” « Twenty Dollars

“Jazz Lovers, Rejoice.” « Twenty Dollars — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:58:16 +0000

[...] HERE for video (around min. 119). Appropriate responses can be found from Peter Hum, Jason Parker, and David Hill. I just have a few thoughts to [...]

By: Mack Grout

Mack Grout — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:24:51 +0000

I’m with you JP, with you all the way!

By: Rudy

Rudy — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:07:22 +0000

[-figuratively- Miles from Heaven]: Awright…thanks for the recognition … Now put your money where your mouth is!

By: Ira

Ira — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:19:12 +0000

Yup, they are a bunch of hypocrites all right.
Slash funding for the arts, bail out banks and brokerage firms to the tune of billions, refuse to enact meaningful health care reform because it might negatively impact the earnings of insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies, but declare “Kind of Blue” a national treasure. Can we declare them a national disgrace?

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:03:39 +0000

Amen, Kris!

And I’m usually the first to say that any press is good press. While I agree that this is true (a friend of mine told me that 50% of the Google traffic for “Kind of Blue” for the week has come in the last 24 hours), it still strikes me as very two-faced and self-serving that they are saying they will do everything the can to promote jazz while simultaneously bitching about and cutting the funding thereof. As Alex mentioned, it’s more of a press-release for Columbia Records than anything else.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:34:24 +0000

100% agreed. Reads like a lobbyist for Columbia wrote the resolution …

By: Kris Tiner

Kris Tiner — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:00:59 +0000

How about actually helping some LIVING jazz musicians by passing a public option?

By: Dave Dolengewicz

Dave Dolengewicz — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:38:12 +0000

Everybody lookout if Nic Cage hears about this…

By: roland

roland — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:22:46 +0000

of course there’s much more which can be done, and it doesn’t translate into much for the average musician, but any recognition jazz gets like this is better than none, doubt if even this would have happened under Bush, and be thankful Barack is in, giving some recognition to the music, like putting Esperanza on the world stage like he did