A 2014 Nielsen report yielded some dismaying news for jazz connoisseurs: the once-coveted genre is now one of the least-consumed in the United States.
Why are so many turning away from jazz, and toward other styles of music like rock, pop, and country?
This hour, a panel of experts and musicians weigh in, and share their thoughts on jazz's future both in America and abroad.
GUESTS:
- Congressman John Conyers Jr. - U.S. Congressman Representing Michigan’s 13th District
- Noah Baerman - Jazz pianist, composer, educator, and artistic director of the non-profit Resonant Motion
- Maurice D. Robertson - Host of WWUH’s Accent on Creative Music; program committee chair of the Hartford Jazz Society
- Catherine Russell - Grammy Award-winning vocalist, who is based in New York City
- Zaccai Curtis - Pianist, composer, teacher, and founder of Truth Revolution Records
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John Dankosky and Tucker Ives contributed to this show, which originally aired on May 28, 2015.
