Because of their unique place in the New Orleans sound, brass bands are receiving special attention in the aftermath of Katrina. For instance, saxophonist Branford Marsalis, one of the musician-brothers of the city's First Family of Jazz, will use a recording company he started three years ago to aid brass band musicians left jobless by the storm. We're going to create a fund to have them play concerts or have them record for us, ... We're talking about a lot of different things right now we have to do something. A lot of the guys I'm talking about include the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, the Rebirth Brass Band, the Tuxedo Brass Band. There are all these different groups. It's a matter of finding all these musicians scattered across the South.
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New Orleans is probably the only city in America that has its own culture. There are things you can't find anyplace but there.Branford Marsalis
If you listen to a lot of the songs that are popular now, there's very little melody in there. People love the beat. But to musicians, it's melody, because we understand how elusive it is and how hard it is to hold.
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Now that we've actually stepped it up to the point where we're playing really sophisticated music, it's very difficult for people to follow.
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That's kind of like how jazz is sometimes. You're out there predicting the future, and no one believes you.
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Jazz fans love Miles and I love him for a myriad of reasons, but the overviews are always too simplistic.
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The whole point is, give me a break with the standards. You go to the average jazz label and suggest a record and they want to know which standards you're going to play. I'm saying let's break the formula.
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