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Originally Posted by Jimmy Krack Korn
There's almost nothing better than listening to live jazz in a smoky club late at night, but I have a peculiar aversion to listening to jazz otherwise. I think it has something to do with the fact that no recorded jazz can measure up to the real deal. I got spoiled a long time ago by just happening to be in Toronto for the jazz festival about 15 years ago and nothing measures up to watching some of the best jazz musicians in the world jam at 4 in the morning while slamming imported beers and smoking good cigars.
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I hear ya. I was in NO for a week last September, and was just blown away. I had no idea it could be so good, and now listening on the computer will never be quite the same. I have to get back at some time, it was just simply amazing.
I actually had a chance to sit down for about an hour with a pianist that was playing at the Royal Sonesta, it was one of the coolest conversations I've ever had. The guy was a fantastic creative pianist and had a pretty interesting life to boot.