good luck to the great Ray Baretto who was first latin artist to chart in Modern era 1962" El Watusi.".. He passed into that great orchestra in the sky in 2006.......so who is the line up this year ? dont bait and switch us with what happened in other years

jazz boringgg..... i need another rock/ metal festival that rocks!!!!!! :DDDD

" He passed into that great orchestra in the sky in 2006," GC points out.

oooo

Yes, Ray left town some time ago.

I believe the DT meant that in the past "Chuck Mangione, Ramsey Lewis, Bobby Sanabria, Ray Baretto, Nestor Towers, Gossipy Valdes and Arturo Sandoval" have performed, not that any will perform this time.

Returning to Ray, if Ray is gonna play, I'll be there, because this may be Ray's last show. I will love to see Ray and shake his hand ... as cold as it is.

The name "Dominican Republic Jazz Festival" is cool because admits the various genres of jazz many of which are attracting the world's greatest mudicians.

In Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Asia the growth of jazz is explosive. The talent level is just divine. Look at the 21 year old Eldar from the Ukraine. Unbelievable.

Putting together a jazz festival is a fine art in itself that demands taste that few possess.

Did you know that some musical geniuses have absolutely no taste?

"jazz boringgg..... i need another rock/ metal festival that rocks!!!!!! :DDDD"

oooo

Jazz is not intended for philistines.

Never has and never will.

The philistines have they own music, if you can call it music. Probably, sound is a better name for it.

Since the philistine sound or music is 99% computerized, automated, mechanized, and electrified, I hope the next rock concert in the DR will not be interrupted by a rolling blackout.

They don't open and close a rock concert. They switch it on and off, sometimes from another country.

nobody should deny Euromax his headbanger noise festival. however, Euromax, how about going to somewhere like winnipeg or edmonton for that crap? who in God's name wants that bilge in this country, except the trolls who grew up on it? that is not the stuff that grows on you. you don't learn to enjoy it. it is born in your dna. mindless, artless, banshee howls do not constitute music. you might be bored by jazz, but you have to concede that it is artful. heavy metal music is for people whose minds are addled out on hallucinogens. at least rap has rhythm, and you can dance to it. metal is arhythmic, mindless noise.

Euromax, let me bring it to your attention, if you have not already noticed it, that there is in process an exodus of intelligent people from this forum. the reasons are legion, but the most apparent is that intelligent people find it quite irksome to have to juxtapose themselves with neanderthal racist types like yourself, creatures who are barely literate enough to fashion a simple sentence in english. cro magnons like you are going to be the death of the forum. easy on the crystal meth; it diminishes whatever few brain cells you might have had

dreadlocks, no need to use your " smart words" for this crappy conversation, if i type the freaking sentences like that , its becuase my English accent sounds like that and its reflected in the comment.. im not racist im just telling the truth.

Euromax, let others be the judge of whether or not your comments are racist, since it is apparent that you do not possess the intellectual tools to do it for yourself. you might not consider "ugly ass black people" a racist remark, but that could possibly be derived from the fact that you are a colossal idiot, incapable of understanding reality. " african monkey lover" might be acceptable in the cave you crawl out of; civilised human beings find it repulsive. and, the words might sound "smart" to you, if only because you yourself are so idiotic.stay away from the crack pipe; no good can come of it.

"Jazz is not intended for philistines.

Never has and never will."

Jazz is for people who want other people to think that they know about music.
Modern Jazz is a form in which all one has to do is take something from another genre then abandon any idea of melody then perform in in front who think French wine is better than California wine.

this forum is a complete waste of time. it seems to be a contest of fools. first, some rhesus monkey called Euromax, who cannot fashion an intelligent sentence, comes with vulgarities, thinking he is hip and cool. then, anthonyc, now masquerading as music critic. having tried to pass himself off as being knowledgeable in a variety of fields, but having been proven to be an exemplary know nothing, he slithers around the topics, offering nothing meaningful, but rather being churlish and childish. i give the site another month before all the worthwhile posters pack up and leave. that way, chaff such as Euromax and anthonyc will find themselves in an ecosystem in which they are actually thought of as being intelligent.

Dread more good news this morning.. "McCain leads Democrat Barack Obama by 50%-46% among registered voters, the Republican's biggest advantage since January and a turnaround from the USA TODAY poll taken just before the convention opened in St. Paul. Then, he lagged by 7 percentage points.

Goulet, i am a little more savvy than to be caught up in poll watching. news outlets have to use something to keep the viewers riveted to the screen. i just saw a poll today which has obama ahead. if you think your poll is better, then amuse yourself. i really thought that americans had a little more sense than they do, but i guess they are every bit as dumb as they can be. 8 years of george bush has not decimated them enough; they want four more. 605, 000 jobs lost this year alone. govt just took over fannie mae and freddie mac! then, we get a woman who has left the country ONCE in her life, but people like you believe she is ready for Putin, because she can shoot a moose. i really do not care. i hope americans do vote mccain. they deserve misery, anyway!

Also dread they are going to drill for oil on Ozone Als Gores bald spot....good morning

Dread is acting like a child who is loosing the game so wants to take his ball and go home.

i am acting like an adult who is annoyed that children like yourself have ruined what was heretofore a perfectly good forum. everyone is entitled to their opinion, but stupidity is unpardonable. when you drive out all the intelligent posters, then you can go on some auto racing site and sound off to your admiring fans. but spare us over here. and, anthonyc, you are in no position to call anybody childish; you just post to annoy people. surely you cannot be serious with the things you say!

"children like yourself have ruined what was heretofore a perfectly good forum. everyone is entitled to their opinion, but stupidity is unpardonable. when you drive out all the intelligent posters, ".........what does that mean all the intelligent posters Dread .....does that mean when you leave everyone left will be cromagnum dummies....please explain......And Dread please dont leave again or we will find you and bring you back

you know what this forum was like when Baldoria, Frank, mr Lautaro, thelmo rancier, etc, were posting. at the end of the day, you felt like you had learnt something. then, it seems like a bunch of right wing ideologues discovered it toward the beginning of the year, and have decided to use it as their little battleground. so, instead of the great opinion pieces we used to get from Ed Gonzales Acosta, which drew many educated comments, we get instances like texasshoe making the case for sarah palin. who gives a rat's ass? this is DominicanToday. there are no caribou here!

Dread the membership has expanded considerably and everybody wants to get their two rupees in.....those guys still post.... come on lighten up kill us with kindness and a sense of humour .....rancor sux.........for example.I like Chill personally I think ....He demonstrated he was raised properly by publicly apologizing to TB...but I also like to make jokes at his expense

as they say " How do you like them apples " belial

Belial, tell him it is all inconsequential. sarah got her little honeymoon with the media. now the crap begins, when real heavyweights begin asking real questions. this is not going to be like in alaska, when Billy Sue from the waffle house is asking what color blouse to wear when you go out to shoot a wolf. she will have to deal with some chainsaw types, and will see what the real world has to offer. mayor of a 7000 person city? the local bachata singer here pulls more than that!

Never ceases to amaze me that you guys harp on her being a former mayor of a small town in Alaska, but completely overlook SHE IS the sitting Governor of Alaska that manages an annual budget of over 10 billion dollars and last year had a surplus, something the Federal Government has never done!

BTW, How to dress appropriatly when hunting a wolf or moose is very important, to the Hunter

tex thats nuthin compared to a community organizer

"Written by: gouletcolonial, 8 Sep 2008 10:40 AM
From: Canada
tex thats nuthin compared to a community organizer

Something along the lines of a Cub Scout Den Mother or the speaker at an AA meeting.

the only reason why the community organiser is viewed with disdain is because it is an inner city position, which caters to the poor, and minorities. if you guys really believe that some lady who just got a passport 18 months ago, for the first time, and has been out of the country once, is ready to deal with problematic world leaders, knock yourselves out. as i said, i hope they win, anyway. americans deserve them! you guys cant even hide your racism well!

"Jazz is for people who want other people to think that they know about music," AC says as his first point.

oooo

A lot of people say they know what they hear.

But jazz is not so much about what you know than about what you feel when you hear.

There are many things in jazz to hear and feel -- improvisations, harmonic structure, melodic lines, phrasing, etc.

But the essence of jazz is the swing rhythm. Can you hear and feel the swing even if you don't know what it is. If you swing with the music, you can't care less about what other people believe you know.

The joy of jazz is not in knowledge but in feeling, especially the joy that swing excites.

"It don't mean a thing if ain't got that swing," Duke wrote.

Many believe improvisation is the essence of jazz. But Chopin and Beethoven were great improvisors but they didn't or couldn't swing.

So, AC, if somebody swings rather than go for the stupid beat, he shows off his knowledge, huh?

"Modern Jazz is a form in which all one has to do is take something from another genre then abandon any idea of melody," anthonyC poses his second objection to jazz.

oooo

"Abandon any idea of melody" can mean a lot of different things, such as:

(1) A musician improvises "off" the melody rather than "in" the melody or "near" the melody

or

(2) Is a bebop melody ... say, the twisting "Confirmation" by Bird or "Four" by Miles ... a melody at all?

or

(3) Are melodies from a non-Broadway or rock n roll sources ... say, the 1500 songs by Silvio Rodriguez ... melodies at all?

or

(4) Whether jazz is great in melodic composition? Fats Waller outcomposed the best of 'em.
The big band swing era was mostly melodic compositon and arrangement. Dixieland composed almost all of its melodies, Scott Joblin, King Oliver, and Jelly Roll. Bebob and Cool refined melody. Funk, fusion, smooth, musak, and other garbage are excessively melodious ... lushy and gushy.

Barack Obama, former partner in one of the US richest law firms and, at the same time, law professor at the University of Chicago School of Law and community organizer is the "The 50th-richest senator, with a net worth at the end of 2005 of between $1 million and $2.5 million, has most of his assets in bank and retirement accounts, owning only three publicly traded securities.
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.....LookAtBarackObamaTheInvestor.aspx

This $1M to $2.5M net worth range, per congressional reporting requirements, is only his capital investments. The net worth range excludes the value of his principal place of residence, worth about 2,000,000.

On the other hand, Gov. Palin at one time had a 20% stake in a car wash in Anchorage, Alaska. She worked hard at her car wash, but it went bankrupt anyway. So, she decided to stop washing cars and go into politics.

belial, are you trying to explain jazz to anthonyc? i wish you well. i think it is beyond his comprehension, but , what the heck. give it a try, anyway.

He can try to defend Jazz all he wants just like every other wannabe who thinks they are cool to know jazz.

Pretenscious never was.

dreadlocks,

I concede. I give up on anthonyC. His soul is lost forever.

No matter how hard he wiggles, his fate is damnation.

AnothonyC is not really anti-jazz, he's a-jazz ... like not immoral, but amoral.

As long as somebody in anti, then we can hope, because they are still fighting what they ought to embrace.

But once they become an "a," then they're gone forever, because they aren't fighting only because something doesn't even exist for them.

Belly,

You are so predictable.

Like shooting with my Kimber .45 at fish in a barrel.

dreadlocks,

Once upon a time in the jazz world, we said about members of the jazz audience that either he's hep or he digs it. He knew if he were hep and enjoyed if he dug it.

If he was neither hep nor dug it, but he still listened, we said he's cool or he's OK.

Cool or OK was back then was something less than hep or diggin'.

AnthonhyC is neither hep nor diggin' nor cool nor OK.

AnthonyC is out of it. AC is out for lunch.

"Like shooting with my Kimber .45 at fish in a barrel."

oooo

I hope that's not the limit of your valor.

sounds like a real he-man, doesn't he?

I received an email recently from the organizer since I'll be visiting. Among others, in Cabarete Friday: Dave Valentin, Saturday: Giovanni Hidalgo, Sunday: Fidel Morales Trio (Cuba) & Prodigio en Jazz. Whatever you guys are bantering about, it will be a good time. After all, the trade winds will be warm & the Presidentes will be cold. See you there. MAC
P.S. Monday the 10th is a National Holiday (Constitution Day).

Manny.... many thanks for the info...hope it is a big success

As a Heavy Metal fan I say the Dominican Republic needs a Heavy Metal festival forget about Jazz, that garbage Reggeaton crappy Bachata that the Dominican people have comming out of their asses that they don't recognize other forms of music.


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