Comments on: Road Trip! http://www.prex.com/blog/road-trip/ A Music Reviews and News Blog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:58:23 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Paul Landry http://www.prex.com/blog/road-trip/comment-page-1/#comment-1785 Paul Landry Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:35:53 +0000 http://www.prex.com/blog/?p=678#comment-1785 I'm astonished that the General Manager of WBGO has the courtesy to respond to your sad and uninformed perspective. While it may be fun to be the preceived "rebel," your opposition to the nation's flagship jazz station is without merit. This is a station that broadcasts once a month from the Village Vanguard, for chrissakes! I've listened to a number of studio sessions contributed by WBGO to NPR, all featuring some amazing young musicians. You want Peter Brotzmann and the out shit? Play it yourself. They make records. Some of them are wonderful. You might even find them at your local record store... That's not all you'll find. Just look at the Princeton Exchange's own website - "Princeton Record Exchange appreciates the contribution WBGO provides to the music community and aims to carry as much of their air-played Jazz, Blues, and Funk music as possible. We hope to see you in the store soon, and if you have any trouble finding anything, please don't hesitate to ask one of our friendly employees!" Sorry, man. You've clearly punked yourself. Next time you're leaving New York, get in your car, roll up the windows, enjoy the skronk, leave the hundreds of thousands of people who dig WBGO to their bliss, and check the air pressure above your shoulders. Your ignorance is leaking into the ether. Paul Landry Improvised Music Fan and WBGO Member I’m astonished that the General Manager of WBGO has the courtesy to respond to your sad and uninformed perspective. While it may be fun to be the preceived “rebel,” your opposition to the nation’s flagship jazz station is without merit. This is a station that broadcasts once a month from the Village Vanguard, for chrissakes! I’ve listened to a number of studio sessions contributed by WBGO to NPR, all featuring some amazing young musicians. You want Peter Brotzmann and the out ****? Play it yourself. They make records. Some of them are wonderful. You might even find them at your local record store…

That’s not all you’ll find. Just look at the Princeton Exchange’s own website –

“Princeton Record Exchange appreciates the contribution WBGO provides to the music community and aims to carry as much of their air-played Jazz, Blues, and Funk music as possible. We hope to see you in the store soon, and if you have any trouble finding anything, please don’t hesitate to ask one of our friendly employees!”

Sorry, man. You’ve clearly punked yourself. Next time you’re leaving New York, get in your car, roll up the windows, enjoy the skronk, leave the hundreds of thousands of people who dig WBGO to their bliss, and check the air pressure above your shoulders. Your ignorance is leaking into the ether.

Paul Landry
Improvised Music Fan and WBGO Member

]]> By: Cephas Bowles http://www.prex.com/blog/road-trip/comment-page-1/#comment-1650 Cephas Bowles Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:04:34 +0000 http://www.prex.com/blog/?p=678#comment-1650 Thanks for referencing the music programmed by WBGO. For the past 30 years, our unwavering goal has been to present classic jazz music in the manner that would appeal to a supportive audience. In order to achieve that goal, we had to make certain decisions about the type of music that would be played. Our continued existence suggests that we have been successful. I'm sorry that your taste differs from the musical direction of WBGO. Please advise, however, where you turn for the music that pleases you. The list will inform me and enable your readers to know where to go for the best in contempoary, cutting-edge jazz content. Thanks, again, for your interest in jazz. While we don't think that the WBGO music program is bland, we support and appreciate your heartfelt opinions and perspective. Cephas Bowles General Manager WBGO Thanks for referencing the music programmed by WBGO. For the past 30 years, our unwavering goal has been to present classic jazz music in the manner that would appeal to a supportive audience. In order to achieve that goal, we had to make certain decisions about the type of music that would be played. Our continued existence suggests that we have been successful.

I’m sorry that your taste differs from the musical direction of WBGO. Please advise, however, where you turn for the music that pleases you. The list will inform me and enable your readers to know where to go for the best in contempoary, cutting-edge jazz content.

Thanks, again, for your interest in jazz. While we don’t think that the WBGO music program is bland, we support and appreciate your heartfelt opinions and perspective.

Cephas Bowles
General Manager
WBGO

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