http://doublebassblog.org/2007/07/innovatinve-arts-funding-model-in-chicago-jazz-scene.html double bass news, stories, downloads, podcasts, and more! Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:11:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://doublebassblog.org/2007/07/innovatinve-arts-funding-model-in-chicago-jazz-scene.html/comment-page-1#comment-836 Bill Harrison Sat, 28 Jul 2007 18:25:00 +0000 http://doublebassblog.org/?p=1414#comment-836 I saw this in the Trib. It is nice to see some corporations and philanthropies throw some money into support for jazz and it certainly was too long in coming. But Reich's observation about the disparity in monetary support between jazz and other cultural institutions like the CSO is a bit naive. Jazz has always been a cultural step-child, unfortunately, and the Chicago Jazz Partnership is not about to change that any time soon. I saw this in the Trib. It is nice to see some corporations and philanthropies throw some money into support for jazz and it certainly was too long in coming. But Reich’s observation about the disparity in monetary support between jazz and other cultural institutions like the CSO is a bit naive. Jazz has always been a cultural step-child, unfortunately, and the Chicago Jazz Partnership is not about to change that any time soon.

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