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Quebec Jazz
I once heard an interview with Wynton Marsailis where he talked about the word “Jazz” coming from bands that would play in brothels in New Orleans. The venues would reek of jasmine perfume and the bands called themselves “Jass” bands. One day someone scratched the J off of the bass drum, so it read “…. ASS Band” After that, the band repainted it with two Z’s.
I was recently asked to DJ for the Quebec Jazz Festival, but needed to submit a short mix showing how I would incorporate the jazz theme into a club friendly Set:
This Aint Jazzercise!
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