At one point, jazz was rock n roll, jazz was punk, jazz was gangsta rap. Jazz gave way to modern, musical improvisation. Jazz got us to where we are today, and the cannon of Jazz spans such a huge breadth of styles and tempos, there is something to be found for everyone. If it wasn't for jazz, we'd all be listening to Souza waltzes and Marching Band Brass Arrangements. And trust me, it's hard to get laid to either one.
All laws are racist.
The law of gravity is racist. Unfortunately, my campus was the disgusting, slush-ridden streets of manhattan. There was the gorgeous blonde behind the bar in the leopard print cowboy hat, the guy with the 2ft. pink mohwak spinning old punk records from the DJ booth and two dollar cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon. The crowning moment was Dancing Dominic, the 80 year old man in the grey wool sport-coat in the back of the bar who was dancing by himself from the moment I walked in to the moment I left. I'm still dissappointed I didn't get a shot of him.