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May 31, 2004
TT: The ear of the behearer
A friend writes:So I was working out at the gym under the eye of my trainer (about 35, black, born in the Bahamas). The music, which is usually hiphop or rock, switches to jazz, of a recent, inoffensive variety. He says he likes jazz; likes it better than hiphop, and all the other things kids are into. And then he adds, as a plain statement, with no sense of making a point, "For jazz, you have to play an instrument."
My friend thought I needed to laugh. I did, and I did.
Posted May 31, 2004 12:01 PM
