Nathan Madsen

I'll lay off Dan once he stops making up-surd comments and starts asking questions about jazz, jazz performance and jazz theory. He can't sit there and make outrageous statements and expect to be treated kindly. If all he is wanting is knowledge- then there are much better (more polite and efficient) ways to go about it.

I have no problem with someone not knowing something and wanting to learn- I do have a problem when someone makes inflammatory statements against an entire genre that for the most part is widely respected.

Just my two cents.

Edit: Something Dan needs to consider is if he was wanting to learn about jazz then why name the thread "The Suckiness of Jazz"? If I want to learn about a musical genre that is new to me (or better yet one that I'm not super fond of) then I would approach the community in a more respectful manner. Since Dan hasn't done this- why should we show him respect and lay off him? He should apologize to the jazzers and those that love this art form for being offensive in the first place.

Oh and Franzman- you're videos ROCK! Thanks so much for sharing!