tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376600789317696393.post8074038809752417570..comments2024-03-22T05:05:53.714-04:00Comments on OzBlog: Jazz BumsGreg Osbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17076414648979910930noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376600789317696393.post-5869374553573816392018-02-20T17:22:10.165-05:002018-02-20T17:22:10.165-05:00Thank You Greg, I stay so frustrated with my music...Thank You Greg, I stay so frustrated with my musicians. They dress any old way. It is so frustrating. I dress nice and they most times just wear anything.<br />I am going to be sure to share this with all the musicians I know in Ghana.<br />I use to tell stories of how well dressed the Atlanta Jazz Musicians were and how they even carried their instruments with pride. Also how many of them were teachers or had day jobs and no matter what kind of job they did they still dressed when it came to performing.<br /><br />They don't want a woman telling them what to do. I have shared stories of how I was always told first impressions are lasting. I tell them they are not taken serious. This is why they can't get what they want.<br /><br /> I hope you don't mind if I use portions of this in a book I am writing about performance.<br /><br />I am celebrating my 20th anninversary of "Keeping Jazz Alive" in Ghana. For me, this is right on time. Toni "Jazz Tone" Maniesonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376600789317696393.post-39972982162466837782018-02-19T12:55:31.205-05:002018-02-19T12:55:31.205-05:00I was just watching a tribute for Stevie Wonder on...I was just watching a tribute for Stevie Wonder on YouTube from a few years ago. Everything about it, the set designs, the lighting, the clothing worn by the performers, the hair styles, accessories, were first class, EXCEPT Ed Sheeran, who was wearing some casual shirt that he might of picked up in the $1.00 segment of the thrift store. Now don't get me wrong, you can get some nice things at the thrift stores, especially in some wealthy neighborhoods, but Ed Sheeran's outfit struck me as being so out of place! His look has it's origins in the hippie movement who were anti establishment, anti parents, etc. Fatigue and ex military surplus clothing were acceptable too. Some people are all style and no substance, some no style, a lot substance and then there are those who dress for the occasion! As a performer, assuming you're not performing for a bunch of "dead heads" or a casual out door festival in the summer, it's always a good idea not to have your appearance detract from your presentation!robert stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665465443115623913noreply@blogger.com