Bauhausler
Rational Subjectivist
Jazz has a huge following, but it's not as visible as the pop audience. When our local Detroit Public Radio switched from a music format to talk recently, the one show that was untouchably sacred was the jazz show, which has been on the air for 30 years at least with the same host.
Jazz will never produce huge megahit records like pop and rock, but the market is deep and loyal.
I think diversity was a theme of the award selections and of the Grammy show this year. The cynic in me says maybe it was a weak year for pop hits and if there had been a couple of really huge rock records released those albums, songs and artists would have dominated.
