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Jazz and Democracy

Jazz and Democracy
Aspen Institute's "Arts and Ideas" executive director Ken Adelman, Jazz Aspen Snowmass (JAS) president Jim Horowitz, along with jazz pianist Bill Charlap sat down with Plum to discuss jazz's influence on American politics, culture, and history as part of the "Jazz and Democracy" seminar hosted by JAS and Aspen Institute.
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What a fabulous idea...Jazz

What a fabulous idea...Jazz and Democracy. The interviews were great. A balanced of bit Mind and Spirit.

The clip is fantastic. I

The clip is fantastic. I wish I could have been there to hear those musicians talk to each other through music in that wonderfully structured anarchy... A jazz musician and colleague of mine said that jazz is democratic because it is predicated on the particular individuals who show up to play. It is about the individual's contribution in the moment thus making the music immediate. Like Democracy it is not a private fight, anyone can get in. Good stuff both: jazz - democracy.

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