Good Music is Good Music. An interview conducted by JazzTracks host Bobby Jackson with Quincy Troupe, a celebrated author and poet. In American Culture, a book that tries to answer the question of what jazz is and what it means to us. Jazz music is not quite a century old, yet it has stirred up more passion and controversy than any other single invention in the twentieth century. Just about everyone you talk to will react to jazz in a different way.
Some people happily embrace the music.
Others think you need to be a rocket scientist to understand it. It's very much like the debate between people who prefer checkers to chess. Whatever side of the fence you stand on, understand that jazz is more than just music. It's an attitude. It's a lifestyle choice.