Comments on: Monterey Jazz Festival: The Shotgun Wedding Quintet

By: Caishie72

Caishie72 — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:58:19 +0000

Apparently some of you haven’t seem them live. Jazz Mafia is comprised of the best, most talented Bay Area jazz musicians. They are incredibly skilled composers and arrangers, and they fuse genres because they can do it so well. No, they don’t play straight jazz as a collective whole, but individually each of them has various bands and projects in which they play other types of more traditional jazz (or soul). The point is, they’re the best Jazz Musicians in the Bay, and to diss them because they fuse genres is missing the point. They play good music.

By: Bob Fan

Bob Fan — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:29:32 +0000

They should not combine jazz with rap???? Am I missing something here? Are different genres of music not supposed to be fuzed together to create something new every once in a while? Strongly disagree Janet. Sorry.

By: janet lorren

janet lorren — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:50:03 +0000

When jazz mafia combine some jazz with rap music, There is no jazz there!!!!!!! you just can’t do that to jazz! I understand that they’re great musicians, but they should not combine jazz with rap!!!!

By: Katester

Katester — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:48:49 +0000

Captain Negative has his cape wrapped ’round his pills.

By: Bob Fan

Bob Fan — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:03:40 +0000

Completely disagree Jazzizdead… they may not play straight ahead jazz.. but this band features some of the best jazz musicians in the bay area.
Did you actually hear them play?

By: Jazzizdead

Jazzizdead — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:41:25 +0000

There is nothing even remotely related to jazz with what these guys do. What is going on here? To me, it sounds more like mediocre hip-hop… the JAZZ mafia, the Monterey JAZZ festival…?? really? I just don’t get it.