speaking of Jazz stores... has anyone been to the jazz&blues mart in Chicago. Supposedly it is the largest one in the country. Im heading down there this weekend, and want to know if its worth the time. Im refering to selection/prices etc... I hope its not like most places and fills up on fifty best of miles davis discs or sells Lacross for forty bucks... things like that. Thanx for any info
From: Chris Selvig <selvig@sonic.net> To: zorn-list@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Jazz article Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2002 15:08:35 -0700
Yesterday's Boston Globe ran an article about the ills of the jazz biz: http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/216/living/Off_the_record+.shtml The classical business has gone through the same thing, and according to the Globe is now recovering somewhat, or at least adapting to the new business environment: http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/216/living/Classical_musicians_seek_new_wa... I note that both articles lob darts at Tower's industry-bullying approach to their cash flow problems. I think the jazz article is a tad light - surely there are successful indie jazz labels out there, and I know there are stores that sell lots of jazz.
Chris Selvig np: The Fall, "This Nation's Saving Grace" nr: between books
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At 07:48 PM 8/5/02 -0400, Darti Bastamai wrote:
speaking of Jazz stores... has anyone been to the jazz&blues mart in Chicago. Supposedly it is the largest one in the country. Im heading down there this weekend, and want to know if its worth the time. Im refering to selection/prices etc... I hope its not like most places and fills up on fifty best of miles davis discs or sells Lacross for forty bucks... things like that. Thanx for any info
*Definitely* worth the time. I tend to spend all my time in the avant and used cd sections and it takes me a good hour to get through it all. If you're looking for anything that's more in the 'jazz' line (which includes anyone from the ODJB to Sun Ra), plan on spending much more time. If you're looking for vinyl, plan on spending even more time. Call ahead and find out if there are any in-store shows. The last time I went there was an excellent Brazilian nylon-string guitar and wind duet. If you need help, the sales people are very knowledgeable and helpful. Check out their web site at http://jazzmart.com.cnchost.com/jrm.home.htm. If there's a better place in Chicago to get new music, I'd love to know where. -- Caleb Deupree cdeupree@erinet.com
speaking of Jazz stores... has anyone been to the jazz&blues mart in Chicago. Supposedly it is the largest one in the country. Im heading down
I have. Was able to walk there from the Museum of Contemporary Art (which at the time was having a small Christian Marclay exhibit with a great video and some terrible sculptures). It's got an incredible selection with tons of indies and imports and a couple of rooms full of LPs. I was a bit disappointed there wasn't a larger used selection and the prices are higher than from an online source but then that's probably what keeps them in business. ----------------------------- Violinist Bauer-Lechner on Mahler: "The first thing he composed on paper at the age of six was a polka, to which he added a funeral march as an introduction." The Funhouse Journal http://wlt4.home.mindspring.com/blog/journal.htm
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