"You know, Equal Interest played at the Bell Atlantic Jazz Festival Awards and not one musician from that category was even thought of. Even thought of! The idea, that here's this vital energy, and that element doesn't even know it exists!"
- Joseph Jarman
About this Quote
This quote by Joseph Jarman talks to the lack of acknowledgment and also recognition for jazz musicians in the Bell Atlantic Jazz Festival Awards. Jarman is sharing his frustration that not one musician from the jazz classification was even thought about for the awards. He is highlighting the fact that there is a vivid and also energised jazz scene, yet it is not being acknowledged or appreciated. This quote talks to the bigger problem of the lack of recognition for jazz artists and also the need for more gratitude and also support for the genre. Jarman is highlighting the value of acknowledging the skill and also energy of jazz musicians as well as the demand to provide the acknowledgment they are worthy of.
This quote is written / told by Joseph Jarman somewhere between September 14, 1937 and today. He/she was a famous Musician from USA.
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