http://chriskelsey.com/?p=1602#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed The Web Site of Writer/Musician Chris Kelsey Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:46:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://chriskelsey.com/?p=1602&cpage=1#comment-157 Pamela Espeland Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:30:32 +0000 http://chriskelsey.com/?p=1602#comment-157 No jazz musicians, no musicians, no vocalists, no composers, no conductors, no instrument makers. No jazz musicians, no musicians, no vocalists, no composers, no conductors, no instrument makers.

]]> http://chriskelsey.com/?p=1602&cpage=1#comment-143 admin Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:40:19 +0000 http://chriskelsey.com/?p=1602#comment-143 LOL! You are truly a wise man, Colonel! LOL! You are truly a wise man, Colonel!

]]> http://chriskelsey.com/?p=1602&cpage=1#comment-142 Alan Kurtz Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:32:11 +0000 http://chriskelsey.com/?p=1602#comment-142 According to www.macfound.org (to which you helpfully provided a link), MacArthur recipients "may use their fellowship to advance their expertise, engage in bold new work, or, if they wish, to change fields or alter the direction of their careers." Considering jazz's current economic outlook, if a jazz artist were to be awarded such a grant, perhaps the latter choice would be wisest. But let's assume that a jazz fellow obstinately refused to change fields. In that case, my question is: WHY ON EARTH DOES A JAZZ ARTIST NEED $500,000, paid out in equal quarterly installments over five years? Checking online today, I found that a box of 10 La Voz alto sax reeds (medium) has a list price of $40.75, but can be purchased from Amazon.com for $17.65. At that cost, over the course of his or her grant, our jazzy MacArthur fellow could purchase 284,091 reeds. How many choruses of "Now's the Time" would that cover, Chris? According to http://www.macfound.org (to which you helpfully provided a link), MacArthur recipients “may use their fellowship to advance their expertise, engage in bold new work, or, if they wish, to change fields or alter the direction of their careers.” Considering jazz’s current economic outlook, if a jazz artist were to be awarded such a grant, perhaps the latter choice would be wisest. But let’s assume that a jazz fellow obstinately refused to change fields. In that case, my question is: WHY ON EARTH DOES A JAZZ ARTIST NEED $500,000, paid out in equal quarterly installments over five years? Checking online today, I found that a box of 10 La Voz alto sax reeds (medium) has a list price of $40.75, but can be purchased from Amazon.com for $17.65. At that cost, over the course of his or her grant, our jazzy MacArthur fellow could purchase 284,091 reeds. How many choruses of “Now’s the Time” would that cover, Chris?

]]> http://chriskelsey.com/?p=1602&cpage=1#comment-141 admin Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:41:09 +0000 http://chriskelsey.com/?p=1602#comment-141 Yeah, the MacArthurs have traditionally been very friendly to jazz, so I'll cut 'em some slack ... Yeah, the MacArthurs have traditionally been very friendly to jazz, so I’ll cut ‘em some slack …

]]> http://chriskelsey.com/?p=1602&cpage=1#comment-140 JD Considine Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:35:49 +0000 http://chriskelsey.com/?p=1602#comment-140 No musicians at all, actually, so I doubt that jazz was singled out. No musicians at all, actually, so I doubt that jazz was singled out.

]]> http://chriskelsey.com/?p=1602&cpage=1#comment-138 admin Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:56:28 +0000 http://chriskelsey.com/?p=1602#comment-138 I think Connie Crothers would be an excellent choice. I think Connie Crothers would be an excellent choice.

]]> http://chriskelsey.com/?p=1602&cpage=1#comment-137 Lyn Horton Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:54:24 +0000 http://chriskelsey.com/?p=1602#comment-137 Who would your recipient be? If one was given to a jazz artist? Who would your recipient be? If one was given to a jazz artist?

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