This week we went to see a New Orleans jazz show at the Sydney Opera House featuring John Cleary and The Dirty Dozen Brass Band. It was a fantastic show and a great reminder of what so many classical music performances have lost: energy, exuberance, risk taking, infectious rhythms and sheer good fun!
On the way home our 18 year old son, who is studying classical music at University, said “Classical musos could learn from those guys”. How true!