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Classical is the King of Music.. the more you hate Classical the more APE-like you are..

Eventially degrading to RAP and acting like an APE.. thinking like an Ape, some even walking like APES..

The emotions, tone, demeanor, and harmony of Classical is wide and deep.. and Classical Cross-over is like a “Sigh”.. or glance of the eyes.. Classical and Classical-Crossover is like two genres dancing sometimes romantic sometimes brisk and lively..

Jazz is a Princess and Blues a Prince both learning to be potty trained.. a good wipe and their good as new..

PoP vomits quite often and RAP pisses on the TV..

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Dude, you sound "ape-like" in the extreme yourself.

Even classical musicians admit that (except for pianists) jazz musicians best them when it comes to sheer ability on their instruments.

And what is "Classical Crossover"? Mantovani?

[Emperor Palpatine]

The great Arthur Rubinstein once remarked that Oscar Peterson was the greatest pianist he had ever heard.

Some can do both equally well. Andre Previn is one of these, add his prowess as a conductor and he’s a triple-threat.

[wideawake]

Good observations. Think of a composer like Charles Mingus. His work is as sophisticated and complex as the composers he studied - Stravinsky, Saint-Saens, DeBussy - but unlike them, he was also a master improviser.

"Reincarnation of a Lovebird", "Goodbye Porkpie Hat" and "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting" all demonstrate how artificial the line is between blues, jazz and "art music." Especially when the artist is a genius who undeceived by categorization.

[Psycho_Bunny]

“Even classical musicians admit that (except for pianists) jazz musicians best them when it comes to sheer ability on their instruments.”

In the 30-odd years since I began at the Interlochen Arts Academy as a high school freshman majoring in orchestral composition I have never once - not ever - heard a classical musician say anything even remotely like what you’re saying.

I’ve found your sentiments are basically something that jazz musicians claim that classical musicians say.

Usually, when the subject of jazz comes up amongst classical musicians the general opinion tends to be indifferent or sometimes down on jazz.

But, frankly, I’ve never understand why anyone even bothers to have these conversations: jazz and classical music musicians aren’t really comparable: the two styles require a different skill-set of talents.

And both of those skill-sets are really cool when they’re dead on.